Expressed Beliefs About the Cause of Pain in a Paediatric Population (EBPain)

February 7, 2023 updated by: Laura Menés Fernández, University Rovira i Virgili

Expressed Beliefs About the Cause of Pain in a Paediatric Population: a Mixed Explanatory Sequential Study.

The aims of this study are to explore what beliefs children and adolescents manifest about the cause of the pain they describe; to compare whether if there are differences between beliefs by age and by persistence of pain; and to relate explanations of the cause of pain with current scientific evidence to determine if these beliefs are erroneous.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Other: Explanations of the cause of pain

Detailed Description

Design:

Mixed (explanatory sequential). The primary endpoint of the study were explanations of the cause of pain recorded by means of an open-ended question.

Setting:

The participants were school-age children attending a charted school in the province of Barcelona.

Participants:

Of the 345 potential school participants, 306 agreed to participate. 36 pupils were excluded when applying the eligibility criteria, so the resulting sample was of 270.

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

345

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

Spain
- Barcelona
  - Vilanova i la Geltrú, Barcelona, Spain, 08800
    - Laura Menés Fernández

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

10 years to 16 years (Child)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

N/A

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

The participants in this study were a convenience sample of schoolchildren aged 10- 16 years from a charter school (Barcelona, Spain), a school large enough to have a sufficient sample.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

to be schooled at the El Cim school
to be between 10 and 16 years old (both included)
to have or have had pain in the last month; to be able to read and write in Catalan and/or Spanish.

Exclusion Criteria:

had an intellectual disability and/or cognitive impairment that interfered with their participation
had not submitted the informed consent form duly completed and signed by their legal guardians

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Explanations of the cause of pain Time Frame: 1 year	Participants were asked to fill out a questionnaire where they were asked "Do you have or have you had pain in the last month?" and "Why do you think you have or have had this pain?". The answer is an open response.	1 year

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

University Rovira i Virgili

Publications and helpful links

The person responsible for entering information about the study voluntarily provides these publications. These may be about anything related to the study.

General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

September 1, 2021

Primary Completion (Actual)

June 1, 2022

Study Completion (Actual)

June 30, 2022

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

January 24, 2023

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 7, 2023

First Posted (Actual)

February 16, 2023

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)