Development and feasibility testing of a Pain Neuroscience Education program for children with chronic pain: Treatment protocol
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Background Current treatment for adults with chronic pain often includes Pain Neuroscience Education (PNE) to make people understand the nature underlying their pain and thus provides a clear rational for a biopsychosocial approach. Despite recommendations to use Pain Neuroscience Education as well in children with chronic pain, a specific program, tailored to children aged 6-12 years is lacking.Objectives The aim of this study was to develop a Pain Neuroscience Education program for children with chronic pain and test its feasibility.Methods First the internet and scientific literature was searched for sources (e.g., books, videos, etc.) that might be supportive in teaching children about the neurophysiology of pain. Based on this content, we developed a Pain Neuroscience Education program for children, 'PNE4Kids', which was tested for feasibility in three groups of healthy children (n=18; 9 girls and 9 boys) aged between 6 and 12 years old.Results and conclusions This paper provides both scientists and clinicians with a specific program to explain the neurophysiology of pain to children with chronic pain, since it is past high time to use a modern neuroscience approach in this vulnerable population. Further research should examine the effectiveness of this developed PNE4Kids program on pain-related outcomes in children with chronic pain. Registration number: NCT02880332 (https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02880332).
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Emerging brief psychological interventions for pediatric chronic pain are feasible, acceptable and effective in improving functioning and psychological well-being.
“Emerging brief psychological interventions for pediatric chronic pain have been reported as being feasible, acceptable and effective in improving functioning and psychological well-being”
From The Effect of a Brief Physician-Delivered Neurobiologically Oriented, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (Brief-CBT) Intervention on Chronic Pain Acceptance in Youth with Chronic Pain—A Randomized Controlled Trial. (2022) · cites this paper as [23]
The state-of-the-art section reports that a review found psychological therapy effective at reducing pain intensity in children with chronic pain. The feasibility-testing section and Conclusion describe a brief PNE4Kids program piloted with healthy children, but the paper does not establish its acceptability or effectiveness in improving functioning or psychological well-being in children with chronic pain; the Conclusion says efficacy in that population had not yet been investigated. Page numbers are unavailable in our copy. (LLM, conf=0.87)
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- Authors
- Pas, R., Meeus, M., Malfliet, A., Baert, I., Oosterwijck, S. V., Leysen, L., Nijs, J., & Ickmans, K.
- Affiliations
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel (BE)
- University of Antwerp (BE)
- Corresponding author
- Pas, Roselien
- ORCID
- Venue
- Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2018-05
- Volume
- 22
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 248-253
- ISSN
- 1413-3555 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC5993952
- OpenAlex
- W2794389412
- Cited by
- 32
- References
- 36
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 4 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 7 · 2021: 8 · 2020: 4 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 3
- FWCI
- 4.41
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy (publishedVersion)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University) (publishedVersion)
- Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University) (submittedVersion)
- VUBIR (Vrije Universiteit Brussel) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- Berekuyl Academy/European College for Decongestive Lymphatic Therapy, the Netherlands
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health › Pediatric Pain Management Techniques
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pharmacology › Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine › Pain Management and Treatment
- Keywords
- pain neuroscience education, pediatric chronic pain, neurophysiology of pain, biopsychosocial model, feasibility, children aged 6-12
- MeSH terms
- Child, Clinical Protocols, Humans, Neurosciences, Chronic Pain, Pain Management
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