Clinical Trial Details
— Status: Completed
Administrative data
| NCT number |
NCT05436353 |
| Other study ID # |
COPAQpauksbu |
| Secondary ID |
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| Status |
Completed |
| Phase |
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| First received |
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| Last updated |
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| Start date |
July 4, 2022 |
| Est. completion date |
February 1, 2024 |
Study information
| Verified date |
February 2024 |
| Source |
Kutahya Health Sciences University |
| Contact |
n/a |
| Is FDA regulated |
No |
| Health authority |
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| Study type |
Observational
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Clinical Trial Summary
The Conceptualization of Pain Questionnaire (COPAQ), has been presented to the literature in
order to evaluate the concept of pain in children and its psychometric properties. This
scale, which was developed by Salvat et al., is stated as a tool that consists of a total of
15 items and is easy to administer and respond to. The total score is calculated with the
correct or incorrect answers given by the children to these items, and the higher this score,
the better the child's understanding of the concept of pain. Moreover; it has been shown that
the scale has good fit and internal consistency. In Turkey, there is no valid and reliable
scale to evaluate the concept of pain in a child with chronic pain.
The aim of this study is to create the Turkish version of "The Conceptualization of Pain
Questionnaire (COPAQ)", which evaluates the concept of pain in children with chronic pain,
and to question the Turkish validity and reliability of this scale.
Description:
Chronic pain is a debilitating health problem often seen in children and adolescents.
Although the prevalence rate varies between 11% and 38%, this rate increases with age (1).
Clinical guidelines recommend that healthcare professionals help children with chronic pain
understand their pain experience (2). Studies have shown that there is a relationship between
the quality of the information children receive and their adaptation to and coping with pain
(3). For this reason, studies in the field of pediatrics have turned to pain neuroscience
education, which provides the reconceptualization of pain through education (3). Pain
neuroscience education provides the basis for understanding the mechanisms of chronic pain by
focusing on the biopsychosocial markers of pain (3). A pain neuroscience training protocol
called 'PNE4Kids' specific to children has been introduced in the literature and it has been
explained how this training should be applied to children (4). The effectiveness of the
"PNE4Kids Program" has been investigated with new studies and it has been proven that it has
a positive effect on the concept of pain in children and increases their knowledge of pain
(5). However, there are very few scales evaluating the effectiveness of these treatments and
especially the level of pain knowledge in children (6). Recently, a new scale, The
Conceptualization of Pain Questionnaire (COPAQ), has been presented to the literature in
order to evaluate the concept of pain in children and its psychometric properties. This
scale, which was developed by Salvat et al (6), is stated as a tool that consists of a total
of 15 items and is easy to administer and respond to. The total score is calculated with the
correct or incorrect answers given by the children to these items, and the higher this score,
the better the child's understanding of the concept of pain. Moreover; it has been shown that
the scale has good fit and internal consistency (6). In our country, there is no valid and
reliable scale to evaluate the concept of pain in a child with chronic pain. The aim of this
study is to create the Turkish version of "The Conceptualization of Pain Questionnaire
(COPAQ)", which evaluates the concept of pain in children with chronic pain, and to question
the Turkish validity and reliability of this scale.
References
1. King S, Chambers CT, Huguet A, et al. The epidemiology of chronic pain in children and
adolescents revisited: a systematic review. Pain 2011;152(12): 2729-2738.
2. Palermo TM, et al. "Assessment and management of children with chronic pain: A position
statement from the American Pain Society. Chicago, IL: Am Pain Soc" 2012.
3. Robins H, Perron V, Heathcote LC et al. Pain neuroscience education: state of the art
and application in pediatrics. Children 2016;3(4):43.
4. Pas R, Meeus M, Malfliet A, et al. Development and feasibility testing of a Pain
Neuroscience Education program for children with chronic pain: Treatment protocol. Braz
J Phys Ther 2018;22(3):248-253.
5. Rheel E, Ickmans K., Wauters A, et al. The effect of a pain educational video
intervention upon child pain-related outcomes: A randomized controlled study. Eur J Pain
2021;25(10):2094-2111.
6. Salvat I, Adillón C, Andrés E M et al. Development of the conceptualization of pain
questionnaire: A measure to study how children conceptualize pain. Int J Environ Res
Public Health 2021;18(7):3821.
