The feasibility and acceptability of research magnetic resonance imaging in adolescents with moderate-severe neuropathic pain.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Multimodal characterisation with questionnaires, Quantitative Sensory Testing (QST), and neuroimaging will improve understanding of neuropathic pain (NeuP) in adolescents. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) data in adolescents with NeuP are limited, and the perceived practical or ethical burden of scanning may represent a barrier to research.

Objective

To determine the feasibility of MRI scanning in adolescents with moderate-severe NeuP, with respect to consent rate, postscan acceptability, and data quality.

Methods

This prospective cohort study evaluating questionnaires and QST recruited adolescents aged 10 to 18 years with clinically diagnosed NeuP from a tertiary clinic. Eligible adolescents aged 11 years and older could additionally agree/decline an MRI

SUBMITTER: Verriotis M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7004507 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan-Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature