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ReviewFrontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland)2022

The missing mechanistic link: Improving behavioral treatment efficacy for pediatric chronic pain.

Maya L Jotwani, Ziyan Wu, Claire E Lunde, Christine B Sieberg

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Review in Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Comparison of behavioural, physiological, and self-reported pain responses in Pakistani children with dental pain: a descriptive cross-sectional study.European archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Maya L JotwaniDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Biobehavioral Pain Innovations Lab, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, United States.
Ziyan WuDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Biobehavioral Pain Innovations Lab, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, United States.
Claire E LundeDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Biobehavioral Pain Innovations Lab, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, United States.
Christine B SiebergDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Biobehavioral Pain Innovations Lab, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, United States.

Funding

Chronic Postsurgical Pain Across the Lifespan: Brain State and TreatmentR35GM142676 · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · 2025 to 2025
$418k
NIGMS NIH HHS L30 GM134514NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM142676
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pediatric chronic pain is a significant global issue, with biopsychosocial factors contributing to the complexity of the condition. Studies have explored behavioral treatments for pediatric chronic pain, but these treatments have mixed efficacy for improving functional and psychological outcomes. Furthermore, the literature lacks an understanding of the biobehavioral mechanisms contributing to pediatric chronic pain treatment response. In this mini review, we focus on how neuroimaging has been used to identify biobehavioral mechanisms of different conditions and how this modality can be used in mechanistic clinical trials to identify markers of treatment response for pediatric chronic pain. We propose that mechanistic clinical trials, utilizing neuroimaging, are warranted to investigate how to optimize the efficacy of behavioral treatments for pediatric chronic pain patients across pain types and ages.

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behavioral interventionfNIRS (functional near infrared spectroscopy)mechanistic clinical trial (MCT)multimodal MRIneuroimagingpain treatmentpediatric chronic pain

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PMID36313218
PMCPMC9614027

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