Pediatric patients with severe chronic pain achieved a significant improvement in pain and emotional status by participating in a psychosocial aftercare (PAC) program after completing intensive interdisciplinary pain treatment (IIPT), according to a randomized clinical trial in JAMA Network Open (2021;4[9]:e2127024).
“We know from prior research that while our IIPT for children and adolescents with severe chronic pain is effective for a majority of patients, there are still some that do