Award
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development 4R01HD108406-04
Chronic Postsurgical Pain in Cerebral Palsy
Recipient
Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare, St. Paul, MN, United States
Award Amount
$895,447.00
Ceiling
$895,447.00
Awarded
July 17, 2025
Identifier
4R01HD108406-04
This NIH-funded project focuses on reducing chronic postsurgical pain in children with cerebral palsy by studying pain trajectories, risk factors, and functional outcomes to develop effective interventions.
Description
The project aims to develop strategies to reduce the incidence and severity of chronic postsurgical pain (CPSP) in children with cerebral palsy (CP). It will document perioperative pain trajectories, identify predictive factors for CPSP and opioid use, and examine the relationship between pain severity and functional outcomes. The study will assess pain and opioid use through parent and child reports, psychosocial factors, and gait kinematics, with a focus on risk factors such as CP severity and catastrophizing.