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ArticleJournal of pain research2020

Feasibility of a Randomized Controlled Trial of Paediatric Interdisciplinary Pain Management Using Home-Based Telehealth.

Anna Hilyard, Julia Kingsley, David Sommerfield, Susan Taylor, Natasha Bear, Noula Gibson

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Article in Journal of pain research, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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6 authors.

Anna HilyardComplex Pain Service, Perth Children's Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-1882-3799
Julia KingsleyComplex Pain Service, Perth Children's Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-2728-3632
David SommerfieldComplex Pain Service, Perth Children's Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
Susan TaylorComplex Pain Service, Perth Children's Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-5057-8140
Natasha BearDepartment of Child Research, Child Adolescent Health Service, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
Noula GibsonPhysiotherapy Department, Perth Children's Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-0183-9214

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeChronic pain is common in adolescents. Evidence-based guidelines recommend interdisciplinary treatment, but access is limited by geography. The development of hybrid programs utilizing both face-to-face and videoconference treatment may help overcome this. We developed a 7-week hybrid pediatric interdisciplinary pain program (Hybrid-PIPP) and wished to compare it to individual face-to-face sessions (Standard Care). Our objective was to test the feasibility of a protocol that used a matched pair un-blinded randomized controlled design to investigate the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of the Hybrid-PIPP compared to Standard Care. PATIENTS AND

methodsParent-adolescent dyads were recruited from tertiary pediatric clinics and matched by disability before randomization to minimize allocation bias. The adolescents (aged 11-17) had experienced primary pain for >3 months. Hybrid-PIPP involved 11 hrs of group therapy and 4 individual videoconference sessions. Standard care was provided by the same clinical team, using the same treatment model and similar intensity as the Hybrid-PIPP. The intention was to recruit participants for 3 Hybrid-PIPP groups with a comparison stream. Recruitment was ceased after 2 groups due to the high participant disability requiring more intensive intervention.

resultsEighteen dyads were screened and 13 randomized (7 Hybrid-PIPP, 6 Standard Care, 2 unsuitable, 3 unallocated when the study was stopped). The study met a priori feasibility criteria for staff availability; recruitment rate; treatment completion; and data collection. Global satisfaction ratings were similar in both streams (SC median 7, range 5-9 and Hybrid-PIPP median 8.5, range 5-10). Challenges were identified in both streams. A future modified Hybrid-PIPP was considered acceptable if the intensity is increased to manage the high level of disability. Standard care was considered inefficient. No adverse events were reported.

conclusionThe study determined that the protocol met a priori feasibility criteria, but to be practicable in a real world, health environment requires significant modifications. REGISTRATION: ANZTR(ACTRN2614000489695).

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allied healthhybrid treatmentinterdisciplinary pain managementpediatric pain managementtelemedicinevideoconferencing

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PMID32431538
PMCPMC7200248

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