Exercise as medicine for pediatric chronic pain
Part of Pain clinical trials.
This study tests whether a structured exercise program can help reduce chronic pain in children. It aims to see if exercise can be a type of medicine to improve your child's well-being and pain levels.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- Your child has chronic pain (persistent pain lasting more than 3 months) as a primary or secondary condition.
- Your child has not taken opioid painkillers (like oxycodone or morphine) in the past week.
- Your child does not have allodynia (pain from a light touch) on the forearm where the test is done.
- Your child does not have any other health condition that makes exercise unsafe, as determined by a doctor.
- Your child is able to safely walk on a treadmill.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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