Chronic pain. Chronic pain syndrome
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Intervention Group: Consisting of 20 adolescents with chronic pain disorder who participate in one-hour narrative therapy sessions once a week for approximately 8 weeks. They are asses
Sponsors
Zanjan University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
10 Years to 18 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Ranging in age from 10 to 18 years old Persistence of chronic pain for a minimum of three months before the study. Experiencing pain at least once per week. Participants should have scores above nine on the Children's Depression Inventory (CDI), indicating the presence of subclinical depressive symptoms. Participants should have an average rating of at least 5 out of 10 on the Pain Numerical Rating Scale (PNRS) over seven days. Participants should not have been in psychotherapy during the last month. Participants should not be using psychiatric drugs. Participants should not have any suicidal ideas.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Participants who have not completed the study sessions. Participants with major medical or psychiatric conditions, such as psychoses, that would interfere with their ability to participate.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Depression score on Children's Depression Inventory (CDI). Timepoint: Before intervention, after intervention, and 3 months after intervention. Method of measurement: Children's Depression Inventory (CDI).;Perceived pain score on the Pain Numerical Rating Scale (PNRS). Timepoint: Before intervention, after intervention, and 3 months after intervention. Method of measurement: Pain Numerical Rating Scale (PNRS).;Anxiety score on the Revised Children's Manifest Anxiety Scale (RCMAS). Timepoint: Before intervention, after intervention, and 3 months after intervention. Method of measurement: Revised Children's Manifest Anxiety Scale (RCMAS).;Quality of life score on the (KIDSCREEN-52) health-related quality of life questionnaire. Timepoint: Before intervention, after intervention, and 3 months after intervention. Method of measurement: (KIDSCREEN-52) health-related quality of life questionnaire. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactMahdi Rezaeioun
Zanjan University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed