Chronic Postsurgical Pain in Cerebral Palsy

Status: Recruiting
Location: See all (2) locations...
Study Type: Observational
SUMMARY

The study purpose is to document the typical trajectory of perioperative pain experience in Cerebral Palsy (CP) and to identify important predictive factors for the development of chronic postsurgical pain. The main aims of the investigators are to: 1. Quantify the trajectory of pain and opioid use in the context of orthopedic surgery in children with CP. 2. Identify predictors for CPSP in children with CP and develop an applicable risk index. 3. Examine relationships between perioperative pain severity and functional/mobility outcomes achieved by orthopedic surgery in children with CP. Participants will complete: 1. Questionnaires/Surveys via email and text message 2. In-person Sensory Tests 3. In-person Gait and Motion Analysis

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 5
Maximum Age: 17
Healthy Volunteers: f
View:

• CP diagnosis

• Have a scheduled lower extremity or spine orthopedic surgery

Locations
United States
Delaware
Nemour's Children's Hospital
RECRUITING
Wilmington
Minnesota
Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare
RECRUITING
Saint Paul
Contact Information
Primary
Maykala Owens
maykalajowens@gillettechildrens.com
6512291717
Backup
Lisa Lykken
LisaALykken@gillettechildrens.com
6512291768
Time Frame
Start Date: 2023-03-17
Estimated Completion Date: 2029-01
Participants
Target number of participants: 500
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Collaborators: Nemours Children's Hospital, National Institutes of Health (NIH), University of Minnesota, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Leads: Chantel Burkitt

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