Alison Llewellyn's Outputs (28)

The development of clinical recommendations to improve experiences of chronic pain after cancer treatment for people living with and beyond cancer (2023)
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Title: The development of clinical recommendations to improve experiences of chronic pain after cancer treatment for people living with and beyond cancer
Objectives/purpose: Development of clinical recommendations to improve experiences of chronic... Read More about The development of clinical recommendations to improve experiences of chronic pain after cancer treatment for people living with and beyond cancer.

Sensory training system for use at home by people with complex regional pain syndrome in England: Protocol for a proof-of-concept study (2023)
Journal Article

INTRODUCTION: Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) is a disabling and distressing chronic pain condition characterised by a range of sensory, motor, autonomic and trophic symptoms. UK guidelines recommend therapy interventions to help normalise touc... Read More about Sensory training system for use at home by people with complex regional pain syndrome in England: Protocol for a proof-of-concept study.

Optimising management of complex regional pain syndrome to improve clinical outcomes throughout the therapy care pathway in England: Protocol for a qualitative interview and observational study with patients and clinicians (2023)
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Introduction: Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) is a disabling and distressing chronic pain condition characterised by a range of sensory, motor, autonomic and trophic symptoms. Guidelines recommend early referral for therapies that promote movem... Read More about Optimising management of complex regional pain syndrome to improve clinical outcomes throughout the therapy care pathway in England: Protocol for a qualitative interview and observational study with patients and clinicians.

Robotics technology for pain treatment and management: A review (2023)
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The use of robots for pain management is a new and active research field. The aim of this scoping review is to identify current research, which groups or conditions are being targeted for treatment, which devices are being used, and how effective the... Read More about Robotics technology for pain treatment and management: A review.

The challenges of managing Complex Regional Pain Syndrome throughout the care pathway - reporting therapists' perspectives (2022)
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Background and Aims
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) is a severe chronic pain condition which usually occurs following limb trauma[1] and causes significant burden to individuals and society. The UK has a small number of specialist CRPS centres... Read More about The challenges of managing Complex Regional Pain Syndrome throughout the care pathway - reporting therapists' perspectives.

Delphi study to define core clinical outcomes for inclusion in a complex regional pain syndrome international research registry and data bank (2022)
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ABSTRACT: Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) clinical trials have historically captured a diverse range of outcomes. A minimum set of CRPS patient-reported outcomes has been agreed for inclusion in a future CRPS international clinical research reg... Read More about Delphi study to define core clinical outcomes for inclusion in a complex regional pain syndrome international research registry and data bank.

An exploration into the experience, needs and service provision for cancer survivors living with persistent pain (2021)
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The role of non-medical therapeutic approaches in the rehabilitation of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (2020)
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Purpose of the review: Non-medical therapeutic approaches are fundamental to the management of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) in order to promote the best outcome for patients. This review focuses on three key approaches underpinning CRPS reha... Read More about The role of non-medical therapeutic approaches in the rehabilitation of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome.

What is the incidence of complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) Type I within four months of a wrist fracture in the adult population? A systematic review (2020)
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© The Author(s) 2020. Introduction: Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) is a severe chronic pain condition, the symptoms of which may develop following trauma to a limb. Despite wrist fracture being a common antecedent, estimates of the incidence o... Read More about What is the incidence of complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) Type I within four months of a wrist fracture in the adult population? A systematic review.

The experience of persistent pain in adult cancer survivors: A qualitative evidence synthesis (2019)
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Objective
This qualitative evidence synthesis aimed to identify, review and synthesise qualitative research describing the experience of persistent pain in adult cancer survivors.

Methods
A systematic literature search was conducted between Dec... Read More about The experience of persistent pain in adult cancer survivors: A qualitative evidence synthesis.

Cancer survivors with persistent pain: Filling in the gaps (2019)
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What is the incidence of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome type I within four months of a wrist fracture in the adult population? A systematic review (2019)
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Background and Aims
There is wide variation in the estimated incidence of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) prior to the development of the 2010 Budapest diagnostic criteria. Our aim is to establish the incidence of CRPS within four months of a... Read More about What is the incidence of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome type I within four months of a wrist fracture in the adult population? A systematic review.

Complex regional pain syndrome: An international survey of clinical practice (2019)
Journal Article

Background: Published guidelines promote best practice in complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) treatment and management; however, these recommendations are not always applied in clinical practice. Understanding existing care internationally will hel... Read More about Complex regional pain syndrome: An international survey of clinical practice.

The experience of chronic pain in cancer survivors: Results from a qualitative evidence synthesis (2019)
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A qualitative exploration of the experiences and needs of cancer survivors with chronic pain: A research proposal (2019)
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Protocol: An e-Delphi study to define internationally agreed core clinical outcome measures for Complex Regional Pain Syndrome clinical research studies (2019)
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Background & objectives:
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) is a severe chronic pain condition characterised by a wide range of sensory, motor and autonomic abnormalities, usually in a single limb. CRPS clinical studies have historically used a... Read More about Protocol: An e-Delphi study to define internationally agreed core clinical outcome measures for Complex Regional Pain Syndrome clinical research studies.

Understanding the biopsychosocial impacts of living with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (2019)
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Background:
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) is a disabling pain condition which commonly follows trauma to a limb, although the exact aetiology is currently unknown. It is characterised by severe, unremitting pain; autonomic, motor and sensor... Read More about Understanding the biopsychosocial impacts of living with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome.

The experience of persistent pain in adult cancer survivors: A qualitative evidence synthesis (2019)
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Background
Nearly 40% of cancer survivors have persistent pain, however, little is known about their experiences1. This is increasingly recognised in psychosocial oncology and persistent pain is a National Cancer Research Institute top 10 research... Read More about The experience of persistent pain in adult cancer survivors: A qualitative evidence synthesis.

An exploration of the experiences of women treated with radiotherapy for breast cancer: Learning from recent and historical cohorts to identify enduring needs (2019)
Journal Article

Purpose:
Recent decades have seen improvements in UK breast cancer services and treatments. Despite this, it is recognised that a range of patients’ psychological and emotional needs remain unmet, both at the time of treatment and into survivorship... Read More about An exploration of the experiences of women treated with radiotherapy for breast cancer: Learning from recent and historical cohorts to identify enduring needs.

Investigating patient outcomes following an intensive multidisciplinary rehabilitation programme, for the treatment of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) at a UK National specialist centre for pain (2018)
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AIM OF INVESTIGATION
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) is a condition characterised by highly distressing, persistent pain, which is usually trauma-induced but the associated pain is out of proportion to the initiating event. A number of mechani... Read More about Investigating patient outcomes following an intensive multidisciplinary rehabilitation programme, for the treatment of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) at a UK National specialist centre for pain.