Clinical Research Directory

Machine Learning-Based Prediction of Postoperative Pain After Pediatric Ambulatory Surgery

This study aims to predict pain after surgery in children of ages 1 to 3 years by using computer programming (machine learning). Participant children will be observed before, during, and after surgery. Before surgery, the investigators will record each child's age, sex, weight, and the parent's level of anxiety using a short questionnaire (STAI: State Trait Anxiety Inventory). During surgery, the investigators will note the type of the surgery, how long it takes, and the medication given for pain relief. After surgery, the child's pain will be checked using the FLACC (Face, Legs, Activity, Cry, Consolability) scale, which assesses the child's face, legs, activity, crying, and how easy they are to comfort. For each assesment the children will be given points from 0 to 2. Pain will be measured 2 times. Firstly when the child reaches to the postoperative recovery room after they are monitorized. Secondly after 30 minutes spending in recovery room. At both times the pain scores and vital signs (pulse pressure and saturation) will be noted. No additional medication or intervention will be done throughout the study. All information will be stored without names or personal details. A computer model will study 80% of the data and then test itself on the remaining 20% of the collected data to see how well it can predict pain.

PURSUIT: A Technologically Augmented School-based Program to Improve Child Coping and Prevent Substance Use.

The study investigators aim to test an online support platform for Michigan youth aged 8-18 years enrolled in elementary, middle, or high school and their parent/caregiver. The online support platform will be hosted on the Computerized Intervention Authoring System (CIAS) 3.0 and will provide evidence-based cognitive behavioral coping skills for physical (pain) and mental (stress, mood) health symptoms, with additional substance use prevention content for youth aged 12 and older. Evaluations will occur at baseline and then a post assessment approximately 8 weeks later.

Emotional Bodymaps in Pediatric Pain Patients and Their Parents.

The aims of this study are to find out how pain may alter the experience of emotions in the body in pediatric pain patients and how how their parent feel the emotions in their bodies. We are also interested how this possible effect is mediated by the duration and location of pain, mood changes or with the experience of bullying.

'My Life is Music' Group Therapy Model - a Feasibility Study for Adolescents With Persistent Pain

The aim of this multi-method feasibility study is to learn if a group therapy model using music can be applied in the treatment of adolescents with persistent pain. We are interested how the patients find participating in the group therapy as part of their rehabilitation and if the patient´s experience of music changes during the therapy process.

Applying a Small Procedure Prior to Injection/Vaccination Reduces Pain Experiences in Child Patients

Pain is common among children. Given that children are not as mature and independent in assessing or treating their pain as adults, they are a relatively vulnerable group in terms of pain management and are in need of additional attention. However, there is still insufficient recognition and treatment of pain in children. Taken the procedure of injection/vaccination in children as an example, child patients usually wait for their turn to take the injection from the nurse/doctor, during which anxiety and fear of pain develop. As children are less able to manage their pain than adults, the fear they develop during the waiting time, together with the pain they actually felt after the treatment, can bring negative experiences to them. In this proposed project, the investigators aim to apply a minor procedure prior to a treatment that induces pain (e.g., injection / vaccination) to help managing pediatric pain.