ReviewPain2020
The revised International Association for the Study of Pain definition of pain: concepts, challenges, and compromises.
Review in Pain, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 13 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 2,066 papers, 13 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Effect of Virtual Reality Distraction Versus Audio Distraction on Anxiety and Pain Reduction in Children Undergoing Dental Treatment (A Randomized Clinical Trial)
Validation of a Novel Digital Pain Measure, Faces Thermometer Scale (FTS) in a Swedish Dental Context
Hypogastric Plexus Block and Ganglion Impar Block for Cervical and Endometrial Cancer Pain Management: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Efficacy and Safety
Facilitators and Barriers to Implementing Pain Neuroscience Education Programmes for the Treatment of Patients With Chronic Pain in Primary Care Physiotherapy Units: the Physiotherapist's Perspective
Evaluation of the Patient's Autonomy Vis-à-vis the Therapeutic Project Proposed in a Chronic Pain Structure
Effect of Tok-Sen Massage for Non-specific Low Back Pain
Chronic Pain in Mastectomy Patients; The Difference Between Pectoral Nerve Block (PECS I-II) and Erector Spinal Plane (ESP) Block
Evaluation of Clinical and Patient-Reported Outcomes of Laceback: A Split-Mouth Randomised Controlled Trial
The Effect of the Flipped Classroom Model on Nursing Students' Pediatric Pain Management Knowledge and Learning Motivation: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Interoceptive Awareness and Function in Adolescents With Chronic Pain
Multicenter Mixed-Methods Pilot Study Evaluating a Personalized Care Management Model (GAP-421) for Chronic Pain in Primary Care Physiotherapy: Feasibility, Care Coordination, and Patient-Reported Outcomes
Clinical and Economic Evaluation of Point-of-care Ultrasound-guided Infiltration for Subacromial and Carpal Tunnel Syndromes in Primary Care: a Cluster-randomized Study Protocol.
Enhancing Functional Outcomes in Total Knee Arthroplasty: the Role of Preoperative Genicular Radiofrequency
Who cites it
2,066 citing papers in PubMed, 13 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 4,557 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effectiveness of immersive virtual reality-based interventions for alleviating peri- and post-procedural pain and anxiety in gynecologic settings: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics · 2026Pooled it
- [Anger-related interventions for treatment of chronic pain : A systematic review].Schmerz (Berlin, Germany) · 2026Pooled it
- Factors affecting the experience of procedural and postoperative pain in children and adolescents - a systematic review.BMC oral health · 2026Pooled it
- The Role of the Antidepressants in Managing Chemotherapy-Induced Neuropathic Pain: A Systematic Review.Pharmacology research & perspectives · 2026Pooled it
- Toxins turned into medicines: A systematic review of peptide animal-derived venom in wound treatments.Chinese journal of traumatology = Zhonghua chuang shang za zhi · 2026Pooled it
- Pain Measurement in Critically Ill Non-Verbal Patients With Brain Injury: A Systematic Review.Nursing in critical care · 2026Pooled it
- Experiences of Pain Among Indigenous Peoples Globally: A Qualitative Systematic Review.The International journal of health planning and management · 2026Pooled it
- Capsaicin for Orofacial Pain Management: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Pooled it
- Exercise and Pain in Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Alzheimer's Disease, and Stroke: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2026Pooled it
- Patient- and Clinician-Related Factors Associated With the Reduction in Opioid Use Among Adults With Chronic Non-Cancer Pain: A Systematic Review.Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics · 2026Pooled it
- The 2026 British Society for Rheumatology guideline for pain management in people with inflammatory arthritis.Rheumatology (Oxford, England) · 2026Guideline
- Role of Supraspinal Neuroinflammation in Chronic Pain After Experimental Spinal Cord Injury-A Systematic Review.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Pooled it
- The dose-response relationship of aquatic exercise for musculoskeletal pain relief: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2026Pooled it
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- The Effect of Anodal tDCS Over F3 on Reducing Pain and Psychological Distress in Patients With Chronic Gastric Pain.The European journal of neuroscience · 2026Trial
- Paramedic analgesia comparing ketamine and morphine in trauma. A synopsis of the PACKMaN double-blind RCT.Health technology assessment (Winchester, England) · 2026Trial
- Relationship Between Central Sensitization and Genetic Polymorphisms-A Case-Control Study in Fibromyalgia.European journal of pain (London, England) · 2026Trial
- Exploring pain sensitivity changes after acceptance and attention bias modification trainings: preliminary evidence on fear of pain and attention bias.Scientific reports · 2026Trial
- The Effect ofNutrients · 2026Trial
- Effects and costs of a group-based educational intervention to reduce opioid use in people with chronic pain: I-WOTCH RCT.Health technology assessment (Winchester, England) · 2026Trial
2,006 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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16 authors at 15 institutions in 7 countries.
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Abstract
abstractThe current International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) definition of pain as "An unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage, or described in terms of such damage" was recommended by the Subcommittee on Taxonomy and adopted by the IASP Council in 1979. This definition has become accepted widely by health care professionals and researchers in the pain field and adopted by several professional, governmental, and nongovernmental organizations, including the World Health Organization. In recent years, some in the field have reasoned that advances in our understanding of pain warrant a reevaluation of the definition and have proposed modifications. Therefore, in 2018, the IASP formed a 14-member, multinational Presidential Task Force comprising individuals with broad expertise in clinical and basic science related to pain, to evaluate the current definition and accompanying note and recommend whether they should be retained or changed. This review provides a synopsis of the critical concepts, the analysis of comments from the IASP membership and public, and the committee's final recommendations for revisions to the definition and notes, which were discussed over a 2-year period. The task force ultimately recommended that the definition of pain be revised to "An unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with, or resembling that associated with, actual or potential tissue damage," and that the accompanying notes be updated to a bulleted list that included the etymology. The revised definition and notes were unanimously accepted by the IASP Council early this year.
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Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.