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First study to assess the reliability of commonly used pain scales in children with disorders of gut-brain interaction.
Authors
Ginton L, Nurko S, Di Lorenzo C, Saps MAbstract
There are no validated measures to assess chronic abdominal pain (AP) in clinical trials of children with disorders of gut-brain interaction (DGBIs). Currently used AP measures are extrapolated from studies on adults or children with acute AP. The primary aim of the study was to assess the commonly used pain scales in children with DGBIs. The secondary aim of the study was to compare specific pain measures with the overall subjective assessment of AP well-being in children.