Outcomes and reflections on a consensus-building workshop for developing a spinal cord injury-related chronic pain research agenda.

ABSTRACT: Context/ Objective: Chronic pain following spinal cord injury (SCI) is a prevalent secondary health condition that significantly impacts quality of life (QoL). Although growing, the number of available effective pain management approaches for SCI is limited. Recognizing the need to "kick-start" activity on this topic, a consensus-building workshop on developing a research agenda for SCI-related chronic pain was held in 2006 with an expert panel. The present paper describes the processes of the consensus-workshop and its associated outcomes towards advancing the research agenda for SCI-related pain in Canada. A commentary on the current state of knowledge regarding SCI-related pain is also provided.

Methods

Thirty-nine stakeholders (researchers, clinicians, policy-makers, SCI advocat

SUBMITTER: Hitzig SL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5472012 | biostudies-literature | 2017 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature