The effects of psychosocial aftercare following pediatric chronic pain treatment withstand the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic: long-term outcomes of a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Intensive interdisciplinary pain treatment (IIPT) is the best therapy available for children and adolescents affected by severe chronic pain. Psychosocial aftercare (PAC) offered for 6 months after IIPT can improve treatment outcomes for up to 12 months.

Objectives

The current study is the first to explore whether PAC is superior to treatment as usual at a long-term follow-up of 18 to 33 months after discharge-including when facing the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

Methods

A multicenter randomized controlled trial investigated the impact of PAC with follow-up assessments in 2021 during the COVID-19 pandemic (N = 209). Multilevel models and regression analyses explored long-term treatment effects on pain characteristics and psychological ou

SUBMITTER: Rau LM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11671081 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature