Randomized controlled trial of efficacy of the pain provocation technique in adolescents with chronic pain disorders

Randomized controlled trial of efficacy of the pain provocation technique in adolescents with chronic pain disorders - Pain Provocation Technique

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00010030

Enrollment

126

Registered

2016-03-18

Start date

2015-07-05

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

F45.41 F45.40

Interventions

Group 1: Arm 1: Pain Provocation Technique In addition to the intensive interdisciplinary pain therapy adolescents receive the pain provocation technique (Dobe et al., 2009). During the “pain provoc

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

11 Years to 18 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: German ICD-10 diagnosis: Persistent somatoform pain disorders (F45.40) or Chronic pain disorder with somatic and psychological factors (F45.41)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Little or no knowledge of German. CRPS (Chronic regional pain Syndrome), Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, acute stress reaction, autism spectrum disorder

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Fear of pain measured with the German Fear of Pain Questionnaire for Children (GFOPQ-C) at discharge	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Secondary Outcome: fear-related Parameters at discharge: anxiety sensitivity measured with the German Childhood anxiety sensitivity index (CASI); General anxiety, fear of exam, and School Aversion measured with the Anxiety Questionnaire for Pupils (AQP), depressive mood measured with Children's Depressive Inventory (CDI), Pain-related cognitions was assessed with the German Questionnaire of Pain-Related Cognition in Children (PRCQ-C). pain-related Parameters at discharge: pain characteristics (e.g., pain Duration School Absence etc.)assess with the German Pain Questionnaire for Children and Adolescents (DSF-KJ), pain intensity measured with the Numeric Rating Scale (NRS (0-10), pain-related disability assess using the Peadiatric pain disability index (PPDI),	—

Measure

Time frame

Secondary Outcome: fear-related Parameters at discharge: anxiety sensitivity measured with the German Childhood anxiety sensitivity index (CASI); General anxiety, fear of exam, and School Aversion measured with the Anxiety Questionnaire for Pupils (AQP), depressive mood measured with Children's Depressive Inventory (CDI), Pain-related cognitions was assessed with the German Questionnaire of Pain-Related Cognition in Children (PRCQ-C). pain-related Parameters at discharge: pain characteristics (e.g., pain Duration School Absence etc.)assess with the German Pain Questionnaire for Children and Adolescents (DSF-KJ), pain intensity measured with the Numeric Rating Scale (NRS (0-10), pain-related disability assess using the Peadiatric pain disability index (PPDI),

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Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactFlorentina Flack

Deutsches KinderschmerzzentrumVestische Kinder- und Jugendklinik Datteln

Florentina.Flack@uni-wh.de02363-975189

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026