Chronic pain in children: time for change

In 2019, Cochrane members publishedan overview review in the PAIN Journal on the efficacy of pharmacological interventions for children with chronic pain and cancer-related pain. The overview summarises the evidence from 23 systematic reviews, including several Cochrane reviews. This work also builds on aprevious policy workshop focussing on this topic. The overview highlights the lack of available evidence across all drugs aimed at relieving pain in children (just 6 trials of 393 participants).In 2020, Professor Christopher Eccleston, Dr Emma Fisher, and others produced The Lancet Child and Adolescent Health Commission ’s report to address paediatric pain and recommend what more can be done to help children and young people. Also in 2020, the WHO publishedGuidelines on the management of chronic pain in children.  Cochrane Reviews contributed to the guideline and Dr Emma Fisher led the review of effectiveness.We thank everyone who has contributed to this important piece of work. Please do feel free to use these links and distribute them widely to help us improve the science, policy and practice of paediatric pain management.ResourcesOpen access overview in PAIN andcommentary2019 Cochrane Library Special Collection on reducing pain in infants, children, and adolescentsCochrane Library editorial: ' Clinical management in an evidence vacuum 'WHO Guidelines on the management of chronic pain in childrenBlogs on this evidence base (or its absence)Editorial: ' Pharmacotherapy fo...
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