PAIN®Pub Date : 2024-09-05DOI: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000003389
Daniel Z Buchman
{"title":"AI and the ethics of techno-solutionism in pain management.","authors":"Daniel Z Buchman","doi":"10.1097/j.pain.0000000000003389","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/j.pain.0000000000003389","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19921,"journal":{"name":"PAIN®","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":5.9,"publicationDate":"2024-09-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142293015","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
PAIN®Pub Date : 2024-09-05DOI: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000003384
Eva Lendaro,Corry K Van der Sluis,Liselotte Hermansson,Lina Bunketorp-Käll,Helena Burger,Els Keesom,Cathrine Widehammar,Maria Munoz-Novoa,Brian E McGuire,Paul O ' Reilly,Eric J Earley,Sonam Iqbal,Morten B Kristoffersen,Anita Stockselius,Lena Gudmundson,Wendy Hill,Martin Diers,Kristi L Turner,Thomas Weiss,Max Ortiz-Catalan
{"title":"Extended reality used in the treatment of phantom limb pain: a multicenter, double-blind, randomized controlled trial.","authors":"Eva Lendaro,Corry K Van der Sluis,Liselotte Hermansson,Lina Bunketorp-Käll,Helena Burger,Els Keesom,Cathrine Widehammar,Maria Munoz-Novoa,Brian E McGuire,Paul O ' Reilly,Eric J Earley,Sonam Iqbal,Morten B Kristoffersen,Anita Stockselius,Lena Gudmundson,Wendy Hill,Martin Diers,Kristi L Turner,Thomas Weiss,Max Ortiz-Catalan","doi":"10.1097/j.pain.0000000000003384","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/j.pain.0000000000003384","url":null,"abstract":"Phantom limb pain (PLP) represents a significant challenge after amputation. This study investigated the use of phantom motor execution (PME) and phantom motor imagery (PMI) facilitated by extended reality (XR) for the treatment of PLP. Both treatments used XR, but PME involved overt execution of phantom movements, relying on the decoding of motor intent using machine learning to enable real-time control in XR. In contrast, PMI involved mental rehearsal of phantom movements guided by XR. The study hypothesized that PME would be superior to PMI. A multicenter, double-blind, randomized controlled trial was conducted in 9 outpatient clinics across 7 countries. Eighty-one participants with PLP were randomly assigned to PME or PMI training. The primary outcome was the change in PLP, measured by the Pain Rating Index, from baseline to treatment cessation. Secondary outcomes included various aspects related to PLP, such as the rate of clinically meaningful reduction in pain (CMRP; >50% pain decrease). No evidence was found for superiority of overt execution (PME) over imagery (PMI) using XR. PLP decreased by 64.5% and 68.2% in PME and PMI groups, respectively. Thirty-seven PME participants (71%) and 19 PMI participants (68%) experienced CMRP. Positive changes were recorded in all other outcomes, without group differences. Pain reduction for PME was larger than previously reported. Despite our initial hypothesis not being confirmed, PME and PMI, aided by XR, are likely to offer meaningful PLP relief to most patients. These findings merit consideration of these therapies as viable treatment options and alternatives to pharmacological treatments.","PeriodicalId":19921,"journal":{"name":"PAIN®","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":7.4,"publicationDate":"2024-09-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142165938","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
PAIN®Pub Date : 2024-09-03DOI: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000003380
Helen Koechlin, Cosima Locher, Antonia Barke, Beatrice Korwisi
{"title":"Retrospective identification of the diagnosis of chronic primary musculoskeletal pain: a pragmatic suggestion by The Pain Net.","authors":"Helen Koechlin, Cosima Locher, Antonia Barke, Beatrice Korwisi","doi":"10.1097/j.pain.0000000000003380","DOIUrl":"10.1097/j.pain.0000000000003380","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19921,"journal":{"name":"PAIN®","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":5.9,"publicationDate":"2024-09-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142036613","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
PAIN®Pub Date : 2024-09-03DOI: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000003387
Jeremy Gauntlett-Gilbert,Christine Greco
{"title":"More work to do: ICD-11 pain diagnoses in children.","authors":"Jeremy Gauntlett-Gilbert,Christine Greco","doi":"10.1097/j.pain.0000000000003387","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/j.pain.0000000000003387","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19921,"journal":{"name":"PAIN®","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":7.4,"publicationDate":"2024-09-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142170813","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
PAIN®Pub Date : 2024-09-01Epub Date: 2024-03-15DOI: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000003211
Yang Zhou, Wanchen Sun, Yuxuan Fu, Jing Wang, Jingyi Fan, Yuchao Liang, Wenqing Jia, Ruquan Han
{"title":"Effect of esketamine combined with pregabalin on acute postsurgical pain in patients who underwent resection of spinal neoplasms: a randomized controlled trial.","authors":"Yang Zhou, Wanchen Sun, Yuxuan Fu, Jing Wang, Jingyi Fan, Yuchao Liang, Wenqing Jia, Ruquan Han","doi":"10.1097/j.pain.0000000000003211","DOIUrl":"10.1097/j.pain.0000000000003211","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Abstract: </strong>Moderate-to-severe acute postsurgical pain (APSP) can prolong the recovery and worsen the prognosis of patients who undergo spinal surgery. Esketamine and pregabalin may resolve APSP without causing hyperpathia or respiratory depression after surgery. However, there are other risks, such as dissociative symptoms. We designed a randomized controlled trial to investigate the effect of the combination of these 2 drugs on the incidence of APSP in patients who underwent resection of spinal neoplasms. Patients aged 18 to 65 years were randomized to receive esketamine (a bolus dose of 0.5 mg·kg -1 and an infusion dose of 0.12 mg·kg -1 ·h -1 for 48 hours after surgery) combined with oral pregabalin (75-150 mg/day, starting 2 hours before surgery and ending at 2 weeks after surgery) or an identical volume of normal saline and placebo capsules. The primary outcome was the proportion of patients with moderate-to-severe APSP (visual analog scale score ≥ 40) during the first 48 hours after surgery. Secondary outcomes included the incidence of drug-related adverse events. A total of 90 patients were randomized. The incidence of moderate-to-severe APSP in the combined group (27.3%) was lower than that in the control group (60.5%) during the first 48 hours after surgery (odds ratio = 0.25, 95% CI = 0.10-0.61; P = 0.002). The occurrence of mild dissociative symptoms was higher in the combined group than in the control group (18.2% vs 0%). In conclusion, esketamine combined with pregabalin could effectively alleviate APSP after spinal surgery, but an analgesic strategy might increase the risk of mild dissociative symptoms.</p>","PeriodicalId":19921,"journal":{"name":"PAIN®","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":5.9,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140158728","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
PAIN®Pub Date : 2024-09-01Epub Date: 2024-03-06DOI: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000003212
Joshua Crawford, Sufang Liu, Ran Tao, Phillip Kramer, Steven Bender, Feng Tao
{"title":"The ketogenic diet mitigates opioid-induced hyperalgesia by restoring short-chain fatty acids-producing bacteria in the gut.","authors":"Joshua Crawford, Sufang Liu, Ran Tao, Phillip Kramer, Steven Bender, Feng Tao","doi":"10.1097/j.pain.0000000000003212","DOIUrl":"10.1097/j.pain.0000000000003212","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Abstract: </strong>Opioids are commonly prescribed to patients with chronic pain. Chronic opioid usage comes with a slew of serious side effects, including opioid-induced hyperalgesia (OIH). The patients with long-term opioid treatment experience paradoxical increases in nociceptive hypersensitivity, namely, OIH. Currently, treatment options for OIH are extremely lacking. In this study, we show that the ketogenic diet recovers the abnormal pain behavior caused by chronic morphine treatment in male mice, and we further show that the therapeutic effect of the ketogenic diet is mediated through gut microbiome. Our 16S rRNA sequencing demonstrates that chronic morphine treatment causes changes in mouse gut microbiota, specifically a decrease in short-chain fatty acids-producing bacteria, and the sequencing data also show that the ketogenic diet rescues those bacteria in the mouse gut. More importantly, we show that supplementation with short-chain fatty acids (butyrate, propionate, and acetate) can delay the onset of OIH, indicating that short-chain fatty acids play a direct role in the development of OIH. Our findings suggest that gut microbiome could be targeted to treat OIH, and the ketogenic diet can be used as a complementary approach for pain relief in patients with chronic opioid treatment. We only used male mice in this study, and thus, our findings cannot be generalized to both sexes.</p>","PeriodicalId":19921,"journal":{"name":"PAIN®","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":5.9,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11333194/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140060161","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
PAIN®Pub Date : 2024-09-01Epub Date: 2024-03-27DOI: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000003217
Hadas Nahman-Averbuch, Mathieu Piché, Kirsty Bannister, Robert C Coghill
{"title":"Involvement of propriospinal processes in conditioned pain modulation.","authors":"Hadas Nahman-Averbuch, Mathieu Piché, Kirsty Bannister, Robert C Coghill","doi":"10.1097/j.pain.0000000000003217","DOIUrl":"10.1097/j.pain.0000000000003217","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19921,"journal":{"name":"PAIN®","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":5.9,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11333191/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140306406","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
PAIN®Pub Date : 2024-09-01Epub Date: 2024-04-02DOI: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000003230
Idhaliz Flores, Annelyn Torres-Reverón, Eduardo Navarro, Cristina I Nieves-Vázquez, Ariana C Cotto-Vázquez, Joanne M Alonso-Díaz, Nabal J Bracero, Katy Vincent
{"title":"Uncovering moderators of pain perception by women with endometriosis from Latin America and Spain: the roles of sociodemographics, racial self-identity, and pain catastrophizing.","authors":"Idhaliz Flores, Annelyn Torres-Reverón, Eduardo Navarro, Cristina I Nieves-Vázquez, Ariana C Cotto-Vázquez, Joanne M Alonso-Díaz, Nabal J Bracero, Katy Vincent","doi":"10.1097/j.pain.0000000000003230","DOIUrl":"10.1097/j.pain.0000000000003230","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Abstract: </strong>A cross-sectional multinational collaborative study on women with endometriosis from Latin America and Spain uncovered high levels of painful symptomatology and high pain catastrophizing scores. Associations between pain perception/catastrophizing and race/ethnicity have been documented. This study was conducted to uncover factors moderating pelvic pain severity, including socioeconomic variables, self-identified race, and pain catastrophizing in women with endometriosis from Latin America and Spain, a population encompassing diverse racial and sociocultural contexts. Self-reported data on demographics, clinical history, Ob-Gyn history, pelvic pain intensity, and pain catastrophizing were collected with the Spanish World Endometriosis Research Foundation (WERF) Endometriosis Phenome Project (EPhect) Clinical Questionnaire (ECQ). Multiple logistic regression was conducted to analyze effects of self-identified race, demographic clusters (defined as countries with similar racial population distribution), socioeconomic factors, and pain catastrophizing on reporting severe vs moderate-mild levels of dysmenorrhea, dyspareunia, and pelvic pain. Self-identified race did not affect the likelihood of reporting severe pelvic pain; however, there were significant differences in reporting severe dysmenorrhea at worst among demographic clusters. Older age was associated with severe dyspareunia at worst and recent pelvic pain. Pain catastrophizing score was highly predictive of reporting most types of severe pelvic pain, regardless of race and demographic cluster. These results negate a role of racial categories as moderator of pain in women from Latin America and Spain and support integration of pain catastrophizing assessments and psychological interventions into the pain management plan to enhance therapeutic outcomes and QoL for patients with endometriosis.</p>","PeriodicalId":19921,"journal":{"name":"PAIN®","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":5.9,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11333178/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140336456","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
PAIN®Pub Date : 2024-09-01Epub Date: 2024-03-12DOI: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000003219
Kevin M Hellman, Frank F Tu
{"title":"Hal, how many types of pelvic pain are there?","authors":"Kevin M Hellman, Frank F Tu","doi":"10.1097/j.pain.0000000000003219","DOIUrl":"10.1097/j.pain.0000000000003219","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19921,"journal":{"name":"PAIN®","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":5.9,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11333176/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140336497","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
PAIN®Pub Date : 2024-09-01Epub Date: 2024-03-22DOI: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000003215
Patrick H Finan
{"title":"Advances in the analysis of intensive longitudinal pain data: a commentary on Leroux et al.","authors":"Patrick H Finan","doi":"10.1097/j.pain.0000000000003215","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/j.pain.0000000000003215","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19921,"journal":{"name":"PAIN®","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":5.9,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142004982","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}