Neuroimaging of Pain: Changes in Regional Brain Functioning Associated With Amplified Pain and Intensive Treatment

Completed

Conditions studied: Pain, Chronic

In brief

The proposed study will examine how intensive interdisciplinary pain treatment (IIPT, specifically the Rehabilitation for Amplified Pain Syndrome, or RAPS, program at Children's Mercy Hospital) impacts neurofunctional mechanisms of emotional and physical pain processing in patients. There has been recent interest in characterizing the brain regions responsible for processing pain (Wager et al., 2013), but little research has included youth. A better understanding of the physiological mechanisms of pain can lead to better treatment outcomes.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03703921

Run by

Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City

People needed

15

Starts

2018-07-09

Expected to finish

2019-10-31

Last updated by the study team

2020-08-06

Who can join

Age: 13 and older, up to 19. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Age 13 to 19
• Admitted to the RAPS program for intensive treatment

You may not qualify if…

• Inability to participate in imaging due to developmental delay
• Inability or unwillingness to be still during imaging procedures

Where it is running

• Children's Mercy Hospital — Kansas City, Missouri, United States

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