2010
Research design considerations for confirmatory chronic pain clinical trials: IMMPACT recommendations
Dworkin RH, Turk DC, Peirce-Sandner S, Baron R, Bellamy N, Burke LB, Chappell A, Chartier K, Cleeland CS, Costello A, Cowan P, Dimitrova R, Ellenberg S, Farrar JT, French JA, Gilron I, Hertz S, Jadad AR, Jay GW, Kalliomäki J, Katz NP, Kerns RD, Manning DC, McDermott MP, McGrath PJ, Narayana A, Porter L, Quessy S, Rappaport BA, Rauschkolb C, Reeve BB, Rhodes T, Sampaio C, Simpson DM, Stauffer JW, Stucki G, Tobias J, White RE, Witter J. Research design considerations for confirmatory chronic pain clinical trials: IMMPACT recommendations. Pain 2010, 149: 177-193. PMID: 20207481, DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2010.02.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic pain clinical trialsPain clinical trialsClinical trialsPrimary efficacy analysisChronic pain trialsDemonstration of efficacyIMMPACT recommendationsResearch design considerationsAnalgesic effectPain trialsChronic painEfficacy analysisTypes of trialsConsensus meetingTreatment groupsNew interventionsTrue lackTrialsTrial phaseEfficacyMethodological weaknessesAssay sensitivityTreatmentSubstantial variabilityParticipant selection
2008
Perioperative Pain Management in the Opioid-Tolerant Individual
Gordon D, Inturrisi CE, Greensmith JE, Brennan TJ, Goble L, Kerns RD. Perioperative Pain Management in the Opioid-Tolerant Individual. Journal Of Pain 2008, 9: 383-387. PMID: 18337186, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2008.01.331.Peer-Reviewed Original Research