Clinical trial · Observational
Expressed Beliefs About the Cause of Pain in a Paediatric Population
Expressed Beliefs About the Cause of Pain in a Paediatric Population: a Mixed Explanatory Sequential Study.
NCT05731401CI-TRIAL-00064025EBPaincompletedClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
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.
Conditions
Conditions (3)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chronic Pain | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Pain Perception | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Pediatric ALL | Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia | ALIAS | 0.90 |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Explanations of the cause of pain | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (0)
[]Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Explanations of the cause of pain
- timeFrame
- 1 year
- description
- 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.
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 10 Years
- Maximum age
- 16 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
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
References
Publications (4)
- BACKGROUNDPate JW, Noblet T, Hush JM, Hancock MJ, Sandells R, Pounder M, Pacey V. Exploring the concept of pain of Australian children with and without pain: qualitative study. BMJ Open. 2019 Oct 28;9(10):e033199. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-033199. PMID 31662406
- BACKGROUNDSalvat I, Adillon C, Andres EM, Monterde S, Miro J. Development of the Conceptualization of Pain Questionnaire: A Measure to Study How Children Conceptualize Pain. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Apr 6;18(7):3821. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18073821. PMID 33917429
- BACKGROUNDHuguet A, Miro J. The severity of chronic pediatric pain: an epidemiological study. J Pain. 2008 Mar;9(3):226-36. doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2007.10.015. Epub 2007 Dec 21. PMID 18088558
- BACKGROUNDHassett AL, Hilliard PE, Goesling J, Clauw DJ, Harte SE, Brummett CM. Reports of chronic pain in childhood and adolescence among patients at a tertiary care pain clinic. J Pain. 2013 Nov;14(11):1390-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2013.06.010. Epub 2013 Sep 7. PMID 24021576