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Source
Brief title
Health condition
Pediatric chronic pain
Sponsors and support
and Pijnkenniscentrum Erasmus MC
Intervention
Outcome measures
Primary outcome
1. Pain intensity;
2. Psychosocial functioning;
3. Quality of life;
4. Coping;
5. Illness behaviour encouragement by the parents.
Secondary outcome
N/A
Background summary
Pediatric chronic pain is highly prevalent in the general population and causes considerable suffering. It often becomes a recurrent long-lasting, if not life-long, problem requiring costly health care over time. Psychological treatments, in particular cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and relaxation, have proven to be highly effective in reducing the intensity and frequency of chronic headache, recurrent abdominal pain, and musculoskeletal pain in children and adolescents. Despite demonstrated effectiveness, the delivery of standard psychological treatments is limited by the lack of well-trained therapists, high costs, low accessibility, long waiting lists, long travel distances, interference with school and work, and patients’ reluctance to enter psychological treatment. As a result, adolescents with chronic pain are an undertreated group. A possible solution to this problem of undertreatment might be the use of modern information and communication technology (ICT) that appeals to youth. Therefore, the aim of the current study is to develop an Internet-based treatment based on the principles of CBT for adolescents with chronic pain and to test its effectiveness.
Study objective
Internet-based cognitive behavioural therapy will be more effective than a waiting list for adolescents with chronic pain complaints.
Study design
Pre- and post-treatment.
Intervention
Internet-based cognitive behavioural therapy versus waiting list.
Dep. of Medical Psychology & Psychotherapy
P.O. Box 2040
Esther Graaf, de
Erasmus UMC
Dep. of Medical Psychology & Psychotherapy
P.O. Box 2040
Rotterdam 3000 CA
The Netherlands
+31 (0)10 704 39 88
l.e.degraaf@erasmusmc.nl
Dep. of Medical Psychology & Psychotherapy
P.O. Box 2040
Esther Graaf, de
Erasmus UMC
Dep. of Medical Psychology & Psychotherapy
P.O. Box 2040
Rotterdam 3000 CA
The Netherlands
+31 (0)10 704 39 88
l.e.degraaf@erasmusmc.nl
Inclusion criteria
1. Age 12 - 14 years;
2. At least 3 months pain complaints (continuous or recurrent);
3. Pain in abdomen, head or limb;
4. (Impending) decrease of participation level;
5. Access to the Internet;
6. Fluent in Dutch language (parent and child).
Exclusion criteria
1. Severe psychosocial problems;
2. Current treatment for chronic pain;
3. Current research participation.
Design
Recruitment
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In other registers
| Register | ID |
|---|---|
| NTR-new | NL1816 |
| NTR-old | NTR1926 |
| Other | MEC Erasmus MC : MEC-2009-195 |
| ISRCTN | ISRCTN wordt niet meer aangevraagd. |