Ellen Kurek

Researchers evaluated the effects of zavegepant nasal spray vs placebo on migraine-associated pain and disability during a 48-hour period.

Researchers assessed the incidence and risk factors of opioid-related neurocognitive symptoms among patients on long-term opioid therapy.

Researchers evaluated the global rates of incidence, prevalence, and disability-adjusted life years of migraine from 1990 to 2021.

Researchers assessed physiologic changes of the spine as well as the frequency of low back pain among astronauts during and after spaceflight.

In a large cross-sectional study, researchers examined the association between serum carotenoid levels and adult migraine risk.

In a post hoc analysis, researchers evaluated long-term reductions in acute headache medication use with eptinezumab vs placebo in patients with prior preventative migraine treatment failures and medication overuse.

In a 5-year follow-up analysis, researchers identified the possible mechanisms behind the higher rates of chronic pain between Native American vs non-Hispanic White individuals.

Researchers explored time trends of analgesic and sedative prescriptions among patients with high-impact chronic pain.

Investigators compared the rate and type of SCS complications and the duration of SCS surgery both before and after introduction of the Dural Substitute Confetti technique in 2017.

Researchers assessed the effectiveness of online Emotional Freedom Technique programs, delivered via an in-person Zoom session or self-paced format, in controlling patients’ chronic pain and enhancing their well-being.

In a randomized controlled trial, researchers evaluated the ability of ciprofol vs propofol to induce sedation for colonoscopy while minimizing blood pressure reduction and injection site pain.

Researchers conducted an analysis of the UK Biobank accelerometer substudy to assess the link between sleep patterns and type 2 diabetes risk.

In a follow-up study of teens with childhood-onset chronic pain unrelated to chronic disease, researchers explored the impact of sleep quality, depression, and pain severity on later substance use in young adulthood.

In a population-based longitudinal study, researchers compared gray matter volume changes in various brain structures among patients with vs without chronic back pain over a 7-year period.

In a systematic review and meta-analysis, investigators evaluated English-language RCTs of triptans, CGRP-targeting therapies, and novel agents for prevention and treatment of menstrual migraine.

Researchers performed the SWAN study to assess the link between cognitive decline and levothyroxine-treated hypothyroidism on the basis of menopausal status.

In a study of patients taking opioids for chronic noncancer pain, researchers evaluated whether poor emotion regulation worsened pain experience by encouraging pain catastrophizing.

Using a cross-sectional online survey of general population samples in Denmark and the US, researchers sought to gain insight into beliefs and attitudes about nocebo effects.

In a retrospective analysis, researchers evaluated the impact of transcutaneous electrotherapies on patient-reported outcomes for chronic lower back pain.

Researchers conducted a population-based cohort study to assess the link between lignan consumption and type 2 diabetes incidence.

Researchers conducted a retrospective cohort study to assess the effect of endometriosis on birth outcomes.

Using information from a US national health care database, investigators evaluated LTOT definitions relative to sociodemographics and prescription opioid treatment characteristics of patients with chronic noncancer pain.

Researchers conducted a population-based cohort study to assess the link between primary ovarian insufficiency and cancer risk.

Researchers conducted a systematic review that compared tapentadol with oxycodone to manage acute pain after orthopedic surgery.

Researchers sought to confirm the ability of naldemedine to prevent OIC in cancer patients starting daily therapy with strong opioids.

Researchers conducted a longitudinal cohort study of factors during adolescence that predict various aspects of health and functioning in young adulthood.

In a systematic review, researchers evaluated English-language studies that measured associations between the perceived injustice of pain and physical, functional, and psychosocial outcomes in children with painful conditions.

Researchers sought to determine whether using lidocaine, ketamine, and dexmedetomidine would reduce opioid consumption in the 24 hours after surgery.

Researchers sought to determine the efficacy of a micro-implantable pulse generator in patients with chronic nerve pain in 4 areas of pain: lower back, shoulder, knee, and foot or ankle.

Researchers conducted a multinational survey to assess the link between obesity and long COVID-19 on the basis of sleep disturbances.