Verriotis, M;
Moayedi, M;
Sorger, C;
Peters, J;
Seunarine, K;
Clark, CA;
Walker, SM;
(2020)
The feasibility and acceptability of research magnetic resonance imaging in adolescents with moderate-severe neuropathic pain.
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, Article e807. 10.1097/PR9.0000000000000807.
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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 scan. After the scan, families rated discomfort, perceived risk, and acceptability of current and future MRI scans (0-10 numerical rating scales). Head motion during scanning was compared with healthy controls to assess data quality. Results: Thirty-four families agreed to MRI (72% recruitment), and 21 adolescents with moderate-severe pain (average last week 6.7 ± 1.7; mean ± SD) and with neuropathic QST profiles were scanned. Three adolescents reported positional or noise-related discomfort during scanning. Perceived risk was low, and acceptability of the current scan was high for parents (range [median]: 7 to 10/10 [10]) and adolescents (8-10/10 [10]). Willingness to undergo a future research scan was high for parents (7-10/10 [10]) and adolescents (5-10/10 [10]) and did not differ from future scans for clinical purposes. Mean head motion during resting state functional MRI did not differ from control adolescents. Conclusion: Research MRI is feasible and acceptable for many adolescents with moderate-severe NeuP.
| Type: | Article |
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| Title: | The feasibility and acceptability of research magnetic resonance imaging in adolescents with moderate-severe neuropathic pain |
| Location: | United States |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1097/PR9.0000000000000807 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1097/PR9.0000000000000807 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | © 2020 The Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. on behalf of The International Association for the Study of Pain. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0 (CCBY), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited |
| Keywords: | Adolescents, Children, Magnetic resonance imaging, Neuropathic pain, Pain |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > UCL GOS Institute of Child Health UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > UCL GOS Institute of Child Health > Developmental Neurosciences Dept |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10091977 |
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