Expressed Beliefs About the Cause of Pain in a Paediatric Population

Completed

• Conditions: Chronic Pain; Pediatric ALL; Pain Perception

• Registration Number: NCT05731401
• Lead Sponsor: University Rovira i Virgili

Brief Summary

The aims of this study are to explore what beliefs children and adolescents manifest about the cause of the pain they describe; to compare whether if there are differences between beliefs by age and by persistence of pain; and to relate explanations of the cause of pain with current scientific evidence to determine if these beliefs are erroneous.

Detailed Description

Design:

Mixed (explanatory sequential). The primary endpoint of the study were explanations of the cause of pain recorded by means of an open-ended question.

Setting:

The participants were school-age children attending a charted school in the province of Barcelona.

Participants:

Of the 345 potential school participants, 306 agreed to participate. 36 pupils were excluded when applying the eligibility criteria, so the resulting sample was of 270.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2021-09-01
• Primary Completion: 2022-06-01
• Study Completion: 2022-06-30
• Study First Submitted: 2023-01-24
• Status Verified: 2023-02
• Study First Submitted QC: 2023-02-07
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-02-07
• Study First Posted: 2023-02-16
• Last Update Posted: 2023-02-16

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 345

Inclusion Criteria

• to be schooled at the El Cim school
• to be between 10 and 16 years old (both included)
• to have or have had pain in the last month; to be able to read and write in Catalan and/or Spanish.

Exclusion Criteria

• had an intellectual disability and/or cognitive impairment that interfered with their participation
• had not submitted the informed consent form duly completed and signed by their legal guardians

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Explanations of the cause of pain	1 year	Participants were asked to fill out a questionnaire where they were asked "Do you have or have you had pain in the last month?" and "Why do you think you have or have had this pain?".; The answer is an open response.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Laura Menés Fernández; 🇪🇸 Vilanova i la Geltrú, Barcelona, Spain