Pediatric Pain Research Program
The Powers Lab is focused on three pediatric pain conditions — headache, sickle cell disease and juvenile fibromyalgia.
Our research, as well as studies conducted in collaboration with other faculty members in the Division of Psychology, has resulted in numerous publications and abstracts. Collaborative projects include:
- a multi-site clinical trial to test drug and non-drug treatment for juvenile fibromyalgia
PI: Susmita Kashikar-Zuck - a translational research study on the genomics of pediatric headache
PI: Andrew D. Hershey - and multi-site studies combining qualitative and quantitative methods to inform development of culturally-aware and family-centered interventions for pediatric sickle cell pain
PI: Monica J. Mitchell - a randomized clinical study on children with chronic daily headaches
The pediatric pain research program has been supported by the:
- National Institutes of Health (NIH) - National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS),
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI),
- National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Disorders (NIAMS);
- and American Headache Society (AHS).
