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2019 Oct 07


BMJ Open


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Association between quantitative sensory testing and pain or disability in paediatric chronic pain: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Authors

Schoth D E, Blankenburg M, Wager J, Broadbent P, Zhang J, Zernikow B, Liossi C
BMJ Open. 2019 Oct 07; 9(10):e031861.
PMID: 31594898.

Abstract

This protocol describes the objective and methods of a systematic review of the association between quantitative sensory testing (QST) measures and pain intensity or disability in paediatric chronic pain (PCP). The review will also assess whether the relationship strength is moderated by variables related to the QST method and pain condition; the use of QST in PCP (modalities, outcome measures and anatomical test sites as well as differentiating between pain mechanisms (eg, neuropathic vs nociceptive) and in selecting analgesics); the reliability of QST across the paediatric age range; the ability of QST to differentiate patients with chronic pain from healthy controls; and differences between anatomical test sites.