Mesaroli, G;
Davis, AM;
Perruccio, AV;
Davidge, KM;
Campbell, F;
Sun, N;
Walker, SM;
... Stinson, JN; + view all
(2025)
Reliability and validity of the Pediatric PainSCAN: a screening tool for pediatric neuropathic pain and complex regional pain syndrome.
Pain
, 166
(12)
e680-e688.
10.1097/j.pain.0000000000003682.
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Abstract
The Pediatric PainSCAN is the first screening tool for neuropathic pain (NP) and complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) designed for pediatrics. Prior research developed the tool and established content validity. The tool has 3 parts, part A is a preface (pain location, severity, duration), part B discriminates NP or CRPS from other pain conditions, and part C discriminates CRPS from NP. This study aimed to evaluate the tool's reliability and validity. A multicentre cross-sectional survey was administered to participants with NP, CRPS, and other pain conditions in pediatric chronic pain clinics. Test-retest reliability was evaluated by readministering the tool after 7 days. Criterion validity (sensitivity [SE] and specificity [SP]) was evaluated by comparing participant scores to a clinician diagnosis. Convergent validity was evaluated by comparing participant scores on the tool to existing NP screening tools. Participants (N = 221; 56 with NP, 57 with CRPS, 108 with other pain) were aged 9 to 18 years and 81% female. Test-retest reliability (intraclass correlation coefficients part B = 0.76 and part C = 0.82) was sufficient (>0.70). Criterion validity (part B: SE 76%, SP 63%; part C: SE 83%, SP 77%) was sufficient (>70%) except for SP of part B. Convergent validity was sufficient (correlation coefficients aligned with hypotheses: painDETECT [0.73], self-report Leeds Assessment of Neuropathic Symptoms and Signs [0.73], and Patient-Reported Outcome Measurement Information System Neuropathic Pain Quality [0.59]). The Pediatric PainSCAN demonstrated sufficient reliability and validity to screen for NP and CRPS in pediatric chronic pain clinics. Future research is needed to evaluate the tool in other settings and determine the utility of implementing the tool in clinical practice.
| Type: | Article |
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| Title: | Reliability and validity of the Pediatric PainSCAN: a screening tool for pediatric neuropathic pain and complex regional pain syndrome |
| Location: | United States |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000003682 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1097/j.pain.0000000000003682 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | Copyright © 2025 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 terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives License 4.0 (CCBY-NC-ND), where it is permissible to download and share the work provided it is properly cited. The work cannot be changed in any way or used commercially without permission from the journal. |
| Keywords: | Complex regional pain syndrome, Neuropathic pain, Psychometric, Reliability, Screening, Validity |
| UCL classification: | UCL 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 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/10219601 |
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