Featured Publications
Dorsal Column Stimulation and Cannabinoids in the Treatment of Chronic Nociceptive and Neuropathic Pain: a Review of the Clinical and Pre-clinical Data
Odonkor CA, AlFarra T, Adekoya P, Orhurhu V, Rodríguez T, Sottosanti E, Kaye AD. Dorsal Column Stimulation and Cannabinoids in the Treatment of Chronic Nociceptive and Neuropathic Pain: a Review of the Clinical and Pre-clinical Data. Current Pain And Headache Reports 2022, 26: 103-118. PMID: 35119602, DOI: 10.1007/s11916-022-01008-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpinal cord stimulationNociceptive painLong-term healthcare costsPain treatment modalitiesDorsal column stimulationPre-clinical dataHigh safety profileCannabinoid-based medicationsPain-signaling pathwaysQuality of lifeMinimal side effectsOpioid consumptionNeuropathic painPain reliefAdjunctive therapySecondary outcomesPain managementCannabinoid therapyClinical efficacyCord stimulationSafety profileCombination therapyFunctional statusTreatment modalitiesFunctional capacity
2024
Racial Disparities in Opioid Prescribing in the United States from 2011 to 2021: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Hirani S, Benkli B, Odonkor C, Hirani Z, Oso T, Bohacek S, Wiedrick J, Hildebrand A, Osuagwu U, Orhurhu V, Hooten W, Abdi S, Meghani S. Racial Disparities in Opioid Prescribing in the United States from 2011 to 2021: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Journal Of Pain Research 2024, 17: 3639-3649. PMID: 39529944, PMCID: PMC11552391, DOI: 10.2147/jpr.s477128.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-Hispanic white patientsOpioid analgesiaRacial/ethnic disparitiesWhite patientsMeta-analysisPain managementHispanic patientsSystematic reviewPain treatmentBlack patientsUnited StatesPersistent disparitiesAdult patient populationPrescription medicationsPain outcomesRacial disparitiesOpioid prescribingHispanic populationAnalgesic outcomesOpioid analgesicsSystematic searchPatient populationAnalgesiaPainDisparities
2017
Global cancer pain management: a systematic review comparing trials in Africa, Europe and North America
Odonkor CA, Kim G, Erdek M. Global cancer pain management: a systematic review comparing trials in Africa, Europe and North America. Pain Management 2017, 7: 299-310. PMID: 28699421, DOI: 10.2217/pmt-2016-0047.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCancer pain managementPain managementQuality of studiesQuality assessment toolAdjuvant therapyPain trialsJadad scoreCare indexCancer trialsCochrane methodsEligible studiesStudy qualityStudy sample sizeCancer survivorshipSystematic reviewAbstractTextTrialsAssessment toolReviewLiterature reviewSample sizeOpioidsAntidepressantsTherapyManagement
2016
The Patient with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
Chang Chien G, Odonkor C, Harden R. The Patient with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome. DeckerMed Family Medicine 2016 DOI: 10.2310/fm.15042.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchComplex regional pain syndromeRegional pain syndromePain syndromeBudapest criteriaTreatment of CRPSManagement of CRPSReflex sympathetic dystrophyDegree of painRehabilitative training programsCentral nervous systemContinuum of careAberrant pathophysiologySympathetic dystrophyCutaneous changesPain managementInnocuous stimulationRegional osteopeniaMotor functionInvoluntary movementsBone abnormalitiesMuscle stiffnessNervous systemPhysical therapistsClinical approachPainThe Patient with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
Chang Chien G, Odonkor C, Harden R. The Patient with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome. DeckerMed Medicine 2016 DOI: 10.2310/im.15042.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchComplex regional pain syndromeRegional pain syndromePain syndromeBudapest criteriaTreatment of CRPSManagement of CRPSReflex sympathetic dystrophyDegree of painRehabilitative training programsCentral nervous systemContinuum of careAberrant pathophysiologySympathetic dystrophyCutaneous changesPain managementInnocuous stimulationRegional osteopeniaMotor functionInvoluntary movementsBone abnormalitiesMuscle stiffnessNervous systemPhysical therapistsClinical approachPainThe Patient with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
Chang Chien G, Odonkor C, Harden R. The Patient with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome. DeckerMed Pain Management 2016 DOI: 10.2310/pm.15042.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchComplex regional pain syndromeRegional pain syndromePain syndromeBudapest criteriaTreatment of CRPSManagement of CRPSReflex sympathetic dystrophyDegree of painRehabilitative training programsCentral nervous systemContinuum of careAberrant pathophysiologySympathetic dystrophyCutaneous changesPain managementInnocuous stimulationRegional osteopeniaMotor functionInvoluntary movementsBone abnormalitiesMuscle stiffnessNervous systemPhysical therapistsClinical approachPainConnecting the Dots: A Comparative Global Multi-Institutional Study of Prohibitive Factors Affecting Cancer Pain Management
Odonkor C, Addison W, Smith S, Osei-Bonsu E, Tang T, Erdek M. Connecting the Dots: A Comparative Global Multi-Institutional Study of Prohibitive Factors Affecting Cancer Pain Management. Pain Medicine 2016, 18: 363-373. PMID: 28204728, DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnw143.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCancer pain managementLow-middle-income countriesHigh-income countriesPain managementAdequacy of cancer pain managementCross-sectional survey of physiciansContextually relevant solutionsPain management trainingSurvey of physiciansCare of patientsLack of trainingTrainees’ carePerceived barriersTrainee physiciansDescriptive statisticsFisher's exact testPhysiciansChi-squareManagement trainingCancer patientsExact testAdvanced diseaseSpearman rank correlation analysisHigh-resource environmentsTraineesMinding the Gaps in Cancer Pain Management Education: A Multicenter Study of Clinical Residents and Fellows in a Low- Versus High-Resource Setting
Odonkor CA, Osei-Bonsu E, Tetteh O, Haig A, Mayer RS, Smith TJ. Minding the Gaps in Cancer Pain Management Education: A Multicenter Study of Clinical Residents and Fellows in a Low- Versus High-Resource Setting. Journal Of Global Oncology 2016, 2: 387-396. PMID: 28717725, PMCID: PMC5493248, DOI: 10.1200/jgo.2015.003004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPain management educationHigh-resource countriesLow-resource countriesCancer pain managementPalliative care interventionsInterventional pain proceduresPain management trainingMajor academic medical centerHigh-resource settingsAcademic medical centerPain trainingCancer painPostoperative painPain managementMulticenter studyPain proceduresCancer careCare interventionsMedical CenterResponse rateMajor causeFellowship trainingPhysiciansMedical school trainingClinical residents