Pain MedicinePub Date : 2024-08-01DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnae058
{"title":"Corrigendum to: The Prevalence of Non-Cancer Pain Diagnoses in Adults with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.","authors":"","doi":"10.1093/pm/pnae058","DOIUrl":"10.1093/pm/pnae058","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19744,"journal":{"name":"Pain Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"539"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141545135","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pain MedicinePub Date : 2024-07-30DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnae068
Katherine McDermott, Christina Rush, Tony Pham, Julia Hooker, Courtney Louis, Elizabeth A Rochon, Ana-Maria Vranceanu
{"title":"PTSD symptoms, pain catastrophizing, and pain outcomes after acute orthopedic injury.","authors":"Katherine McDermott, Christina Rush, Tony Pham, Julia Hooker, Courtney Louis, Elizabeth A Rochon, Ana-Maria Vranceanu","doi":"10.1093/pm/pnae068","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/pm/pnae068","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>PTSD is associated with greater incidence of chronic pain. Pain catastrophizing often accounts for this association. Less is known about these relationships during the acute phase (1-2 months) following orthopedic traumatic injuries. We sought to understand which orthopedic traumatic injury-related PTSD symptoms were associated with acute pain and physical dysfunction and whether pain catastrophizing accounted for these associations.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This secondary analysis uses baseline data from a multisite randomized controlled trial of an intervention for individuals with heightened pain catastrophizing or pain anxiety following acute orthopedic injury. We used partial correlations to examine associations between PTSD symptom clusters (re-experiencing, avoidance, negative alterations in cognitions and mood, and hyperarousal) and pain outcomes (pain intensity and physical dysfunction) controlling for pain catastrophizing. We used hierarchical regressions to evaluate unique associations between PTSD clusters and pain outcomes. In exploratory analysis, we examined the indirect effects of PTSD symptoms on pain outcomes through catastrophizing.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Hierarchical linear regressions indicated that hyperarousal was uniquely associated with greater pain intensity with activity (β = 0.39, p < 0.001, ΔR2 =0.06) and physical dysfunction (β = 0.22, p = 0.04 ΔR2 =0.02). PTSD symptoms were still associated with pain with activity even with pain catastrophizing included in the models, and catastrophizing did not have a significant indirect effect on the relationship between PTSD and physical dysfunction (b=0.06, SEBoot=0.04, 95% CIBoot = [-0.003, 0.14]). Pain catastrophizing did largely account for the association between re-experiencing, avoidance, and negative alterations in cognitions and mood symptoms and pain at rest.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Pain catastrophizing interventions may be best suited for limiting the impact of PTSD symptoms on pain at rest, but catastrophizing alone may not fully explain the relationship between PTSD symptoms and physical dysfunction after acute orthopedic injury. To prevent the negative association of PTSD symptoms, especially hyperarousal, on physical outcomes in acute pain populations, interventions may require more than solely targeting pain catastrophizing.</p>","PeriodicalId":19744,"journal":{"name":"Pain Medicine","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-07-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141856171","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pain MedicinePub Date : 2024-07-26DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnae066
Shawn Shoham, Jarna R Shah
{"title":"Novel Use of Botulinum Toxin A in Celiac Plexus Block for Management of Chronic Focal Abdominal Pain.","authors":"Shawn Shoham, Jarna R Shah","doi":"10.1093/pm/pnae066","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/pm/pnae066","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19744,"journal":{"name":"Pain Medicine","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-07-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141760244","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pain MedicinePub Date : 2024-07-18DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnae064
Katherine Selman, Sarah Perelman, Caroline Blatcher, David Fett, Amanda Adams, Brian Roberts
{"title":"Buprenorphine for acute pain in older adults: a systematic review with meta-analysis.","authors":"Katherine Selman, Sarah Perelman, Caroline Blatcher, David Fett, Amanda Adams, Brian Roberts","doi":"10.1093/pm/pnae064","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/pm/pnae064","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Buprenorphine, a partial opioid agonist, has emerging evidence as an alternative to full agonist opioids for treatment of acute pain. This systematic review aimed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of buprenorphine for acute pain in older adults.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>PubMed Medline, Embase, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, CINHAL, Web of Science database, and Google Scholar were searched. We included articles that reported buprenorphine as an intervention to treat acute pain among patients 60 years or older. Primary outcome was difference in pain scores for patients treated with buprenorphine compared to other analgesia. Secondary outcomes included adverse events, opioid consumption, and patient satisfaction. Meta-analysis was conducted on difference in pain scores and differences in nausea and vomiting.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Twenty-two studies were included (n = 2610). Buprenorphine was administered as nerve blocks in six studies, transdermal in eight, intravenous or intramuscular in five, sublingual in two studies, and both intravenous and sublingual in one study. 10 out of 20 (50%) studies found improved pain control in buprenorphine groups. Meta-analysis found no significant difference in pain scores between buprenorphine and control analgesia at 24 hours (Cohen's d = -0.29 [95% CI -0.85 to 0.27]) and 7 days (Cohen's d = -0.89 [95% CI -2.66-0.88]). Six studies (54.5%) found reduced opioid consumption in patients receiving buprenorphine. There was no difference in adverse effects in most studies.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>This review did not find buprenorphine to be superior to alternative analgesia; however the mixed results provide scientific rationale for future studies testing buprenorphine in older populations.</p>","PeriodicalId":19744,"journal":{"name":"Pain Medicine","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-07-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141724090","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pain MedicinePub Date : 2024-07-16DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnae061
Taylor Butler, Brooke Lochridge, Karen Hande, Lauren Poe, Amanda Cass, Thomas J Reese
{"title":"Tapering Opioids in Patients with Persistent Pain After Cancer Treatment.","authors":"Taylor Butler, Brooke Lochridge, Karen Hande, Lauren Poe, Amanda Cass, Thomas J Reese","doi":"10.1093/pm/pnae061","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/pm/pnae061","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19744,"journal":{"name":"Pain Medicine","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-07-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141620609","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pain MedicinePub Date : 2024-07-01DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnae021
Stephanie Schneider, Maria M Wertli, Anna Henzi, Monika Hebeisen, Florian Brunner
{"title":"Effect of an interdisciplinary inpatient program for patients with complex regional pain syndrome in reducing disease activity-a single-center prospective cohort study.","authors":"Stephanie Schneider, Maria M Wertli, Anna Henzi, Monika Hebeisen, Florian Brunner","doi":"10.1093/pm/pnae021","DOIUrl":"10.1093/pm/pnae021","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>The aim of this study was to evaluate the benefit of inpatient treatment in reducing disease activity in patients with complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) who have exhausted outpatient options. Furthermore, the study sought to identify patient-related outcome variables that predict a reduction in disease activity.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The primary outcome was disease severity (CRPS Severity Score, range 0-16 points). Secondary outcomes included depression, anxiety, physical function, pain interference, fatigue, sleep disturbance, and the ability to participate in social roles and activities, all of which were assessed using the PROMIS-29. Furthermore, pain catastrophizing, neuropathic pain, quality of life, pain self-efficacy, medication intake, and the patient's global impression of change were examined in accordance with current international agreed recommendations, assessed at discharge, 3-month, and 6-month post-discharge. Mixed-effects models were conducted to identify baseline variables associated with CRPS severity.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Twenty-five patients completed the program (mean age 49.28 [SD 11.23] years, 92% females, mean symptom duration 8.5 [SD 6.5] months). Results showed a significant reduction between baseline and discharge of disease activity (CSS -2.36, P < .0001), pain (PROMIS-29 pain -0.88, P = .005), and emotional function (PROMIS-29 depression -5.05, P < .001; fatigue -4.63, P = .002). Moderate evidence for a reduction between baseline and discharge could be observed for pain interference (+2.27, P = .05), social participation (PROMIS-29 + 1.93, P = .05), anxiety (PROMIS-29 -3.32, P = .02) and physical function (PROMIS-29 + 1.3, P = .03). On discharge, 92% of patients (23 of 25) reported improvement in their overall condition. In the follow-up period, medication intake could be reduced after 3 (MQS -8.22, P = .002) and 6 months (MQS -8.69, P = .001), and there was further improvement in social participation after 3 months (PROMIS-29 + 1.72, 0.03) and sleep after 6 months (PROMIS-29 + 2.38, 0.008). In the mixed models, it was demonstrated that patients experiencing less pain at baseline also exhibited lower disease activity.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The results of this study confirm that inpatient interdisciplinary treatment of CRPS patients improves disease activity, pain, physical function, emotional function, and social participation. Most improvements were maintained for up to 6 months after discharge. The majority of patients reported that their overall condition had improved during the study period.</p>","PeriodicalId":19744,"journal":{"name":"Pain Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"459-467"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11224586/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140294178","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The effect of conventional radiofrequency thermocoagulation of femoral and obturator nerves' articular branches on chronic hip pain: a prospective clinical study.","authors":"Sevilay Şimşek Karaoğlu, Sinem Sari, Yusufcan Ekin, Yasemin Özkan, Osman Nuri Aydin","doi":"10.1093/pm/pnae016","DOIUrl":"10.1093/pm/pnae016","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Chronic hip pain is one of the most common and difficult-to-treat causes of disability. Our study's primary aim was to investigate the effects of ultrasound and fluoroscopy-guided radiofrequency thermocoagulation of the femoral and obturator nerve articular branches on chronic hip pain, and the secondary aim was to determine its effects on hip function and quality of life.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Fifty-three patients with hip pain lasting more than three months were enrolled in the study. VPS scale and WOMAC, SF-12 questionnaires were applied to the patients before and in the first, third, and sixth months following the procedure.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Of the patients, 60.4% were female, and 39.6% were male. Hip pain was caused by osteoarthritis in 77.1%, postoperative hip pain in 12.5%, malignancy in 8.3%, and avascular necrosis in 2.1%. The VPS scores were 8.9 ± 1.1 (mean±SD) in the baseline period, 2.4 ± 2.5 in the first postoperative week, 3.8 ± 2.5 in the first month, 5.1 ± 2.8 in the third month, and 5.8 ± 2.7 in the sixth month, with a significant decrease in VPS score (P < .001). One patient developed a motor deficit that improved spontaneously.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>We concluded that radiofrequency thermocoagulation application to the articular branches of the femoral and obturator nerves provides pain relief, hip function improvement, and better quality of life (better physical component scores but no improvement in mental component scores in SF-12) for up to 6 months in chronic hip pain.</p>","PeriodicalId":19744,"journal":{"name":"Pain Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"444-450"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140013071","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pain MedicinePub Date : 2024-07-01DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnae019
Sithapan Munjupong, Wanwipha Malaithong, Ekasak Chantrapannik, Poomin Ratchano, Nuj Tontisirin, Steven P Cohen
{"title":"Comparative-effectiveness study evaluating outcomes for transforaminal epidural steroid injections performed with 3% hypertonic saline or normal saline in lumbosacral radicular pain.","authors":"Sithapan Munjupong, Wanwipha Malaithong, Ekasak Chantrapannik, Poomin Ratchano, Nuj Tontisirin, Steven P Cohen","doi":"10.1093/pm/pnae019","DOIUrl":"10.1093/pm/pnae019","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Transforaminal epidural steroid injections (TFESI) are commonly employed to treat lumbosacral radiculopathy. Despite anti-inflammatory properties, the addition of 3% hypertonic saline has not been studied.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>Compare the effectiveness of adding 0.9% NaCl (N-group) vs. 3% NaCl (H-group) in TFESI performed for lumbosacral radiculopathy.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This retrospective study compared TFESI performed with lidocaine, triamcinolone and 0.9% NaCl vs. lidocaine, triamcinolone and 3% NaCl. The primary outcome was the proportion of patients who experienced a ≥ 30% reduction in pain on a verbal rating scale (VRS; 0-100) at 3 months. Secondary outcome measures included the proportion of patients who improved by at least 30% for pain at 1 and 6 months, and who experienced ≥15% from baseline on the Oswestry disability index (ODI) at follow-up.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The H-group experienced more successful pain outcomes than the N-group at 3 months (59.09% vs. 41.51%; P = .002) but not at 1 month (67.53% vs. 64.78%; P = .61) or 6 months (27.13% vs 21.55%: P = .31). For functional outcome, there was a higher proportion of responders in the H-group than the N-group at 3 months (70.31% vs. 53.46%; P = .002). Female, age ≤ 60 years, and duration of pain ≤ 6 months were associated with superior outcomes at the 3-month endpoint. Although those with a herniated disc experienced better outcomes in general with TFESI, the only difference favoring the H-group was for spondylolisthesis patients.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>3% hypertonic saline is a viable alternative to normal saline as an adjunct for TFESI, with randomized studies needed to compare its effectiveness to steroids as a possible alternative.</p><p><strong>Registration: </strong>Thai Clinical Trials Registry ID TCTR 20231110006.</p>","PeriodicalId":19744,"journal":{"name":"Pain Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"451-458"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140185153","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pain MedicinePub Date : 2024-07-01DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnae009
Yan Yuan, Kristin Schreiber, K Mikayla Flowers, Robert Edwards, Desiree Azizoddin, LauraEllen Ashcraft, Christina E Newhill, Valerie Hruschak
{"title":"The relationship between emotion regulation and pain catastrophizing in patients with chronic pain.","authors":"Yan Yuan, Kristin Schreiber, K Mikayla Flowers, Robert Edwards, Desiree Azizoddin, LauraEllen Ashcraft, Christina E Newhill, Valerie Hruschak","doi":"10.1093/pm/pnae009","DOIUrl":"10.1093/pm/pnae009","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>Pain catastrophizing (PC) is a cognitive/emotional response to and in anticipation of pain that can be maladaptive, further exacerbating pain and difficulty in emotion regulation (ER). There is a lack of research on the interplay between PC and ER and its impact on pain. Our aim was to investigate whether ER exacerbated the pain experience through PC.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Adults with chronic non-cancer pain of >3 months' duration (n = 150) who were taking opioid medication were recruited from a large medical center in Pennsylvania. A battery of questionnaires was conducted to gather data on demographics, substance use, mental health histories, and health and pain outcomes. Measures used included the 18-Item Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale, the Pain Catastrophizing Scale, the Brief Pain Inventory-Short Form, and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale. A structural equation model with latent variables was conducted to examine our aim.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Both pain interference and severity were significantly positively associated with several psychosocial variables, such as anxiety, depression, ER constructs, PC, and distress intolerance. The associations between subscales and pain interference were larger than the associations between subscales and pain severity. PC fully mediated the paths from ER to pain experiences.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>Our results highlight the importance of several cognitive and emotional constructs: nonacceptance of negative emotions, lack of emotional awareness, magnification of the pain experience, and a sense of helplessness. Furthermore, by showing the indirect effects of PC in affecting ER and pain, we posit that ER, mediated by PC, might serve a critical role in influencing the pain experience in patients with chronic pain.</p>","PeriodicalId":19744,"journal":{"name":"Pain Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"468-477"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139906275","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}