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Development and Clinimetric Properties of the Dutch Pediatric Neurophysiology of Pain Questionnaire in Healthy Children
In Brief
An observational study evaluating Pain Neuroscience Education for Surveys and Questionnaires and 4 related conditions. Completed, enrolled 111 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
The scientific objective of this research implies developing and examining the clinimetric properties of the Dutch Pediatric Neurophysiology of Pain Questionnaire (PedNPQ) in healthy children. A total study sample of 60 healthy children (30 from 2nd and 3rd primary school) will be included to measure test-retest reliability of the Pediatric Neurophysiology of Pain Questionnaire (PedNPQ). Children will be asked to fill in the questionnaire twice, with a time interval of 48 hours (assessment T0 and T1). In order to assess concurrent validity of the PedNPQ, 30 children (15 from 2nd and 3rd primary school) as well as their parent will receive a pediatric Pain Neuroscience Education (PNE) session. It is hypothesized that if the developed PedNPQ is valid, children who received PNE will perform better than children receiving no PNE. To reduce the participant's workload, all assessments will be done immediately after the school hours or during recreation, in the primary school of the participant.
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Interventions
Children as well as their parents will receive a +/- 1h one-on-one educational session about the neurophysiology of pain, adjusted to the child's comprehension status. Parents will be present in the PNE session too. The PNE program for children contains two sections: (1) The healthy pain system and its function, divided in subsections each consisting of a specific neurophysiological pain concept (i.e. central nervous system anatomy, nociception and nociceptive pathways, up- and down-regulation of the nervous system) and (2) adaptations of the pain system following persistent pain. To ensure interaction between therapist and child, an interactive board game was developed and used throughout the full educational session.