The research gap in chronic paediatric pain: A systematic review of randomised controlled trials.

Background And Objective: Chronic pain is associated with significant functional and social impairment. The objective of this review was to assess the characteristics and quality of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) evaluating pain management interventions in children and adolescents with chronic pain.

Methods: We performed a systematic search of PubMed, Embase and the Cochrane Library up to July 2017.