Pain

CHEO is a world leader in pediatric pain research. Research conducted by CHEO and CHEO RI staff include development and testing of pain assessment tools, pain prevalence studies, systematic reviews of pain interventions in infants and children, randomized controlled trials of pain management interventions, and knowledge translation studies concerning improving pain management in hospitalized infants and children.

Research Projects

Cannabis use for therapeutic purposes by children and youth at a tertiary teaching hospital in Canada: A retrospective chart review
02/03/2020

Medically supervised cannabis use occurred most often in patients with intractable or refractory seizures. According to these data, seizure response is variable, and initial decreases may be transient for pediatric patients using cannabis. To ensure greater consistency and rigour in the conduct of prospective research and thus to generate better-quality research on the therapeutic effects of medical cannabis, development of a standardized care record is needed.
The Accuracy of Prevalent Vertebral Fracture Detection in Children Using Targeted Case‐Finding Approaches
01/11/2019

Back pain was assessed by patient report, LS BMD was measured by dual‐energy X‐ray absorptiometry, and PVF were quantified on spine radiographs using the modified Genant semiquantitative method. Forty‐four patients (11.0%) had PVF.
No association between metoclopramide treatment in ED and reduced risk of post-concussion headache
04/12/2018

Further research is necessary to determine which pharmacotherapies may be effective for acute and persistent post-concussive headache.