UTCSP Research Update April 26, 2026

🔹 A Multimodal Analgesia Protocol to Reduce Opioid Use Following Oral Cavity Free Flap Reconstruction
Authors: Ben B. Levy, Julia Wiercigroch, John R. de Almeida, David P. Goldstein, Ralph W. Gilbert, Jonathan C. Irish, Dale H. Brown, Christopher M. K. L. Yao, Sharon Tzelnick
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42036392/
🔹 Exploring the effect of disease explanations of chronic pain on stigma
Authors: Brooke Magel, Iris Coates McCall, Kayle Donner, Rachael Bosma, Karen D. Davis, Daniel Z. Buchman, Christopher Lo
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42034181/
🔹 Effects of transcranial ultrasound stimulation of primary somatosensory cortex and ventral posterolateral nucleus of the thalamus on acute pain perception
Authors: Gabriel D. Pinilla-Monsalve
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41972908/
🔹 Beyond the Benefit of Doubt: Biases and Credibility in the Adjudication of Chronic Pain
Authors: Hance Clarke, Nimish Mittal
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41992939/
UTCSP Research Update April 19, 2026

🔹 Treatment of residual and phantom limb pain using percutaneous ablation: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Authors: Kevin R. Murray, Griffin Pauli, Michael Catapano
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42051602/
🔹 Nerve-Targeted Interventions Provide Meaningful Short-Term Pain and Functional Improvement in Refractory Hip Pain: A Systematic Review
Authors: Tyler M. Hauer
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41985844/
🔹 Machine Learning Using Preoperative Patient Factors Can Predict the Severity of Pain Following Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty
Authors: Ajay Shah, Michael Hardisty
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41999790/
🔹 Development of iGET Living, a Digital Graded Exposure Intervention for Youth With Chronic Pain: Multiphase User-Centered Design and Pilot Study
Authors: Jennifer N. Stinson
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41996537/
UTCSP Research Update April 12, 2026

Authors: Yasamin Zarghami, Mohammad Goudarzi Rad, Sebastian Mafeld, Babak Taati
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41957050/
🔹 Evaluation of Injection Site Pain and Adherence in Patients Transitioning from a High to Low Volume Adalimumab Formulation (AVT02, Simlandi®) Across Multiple Indications (EASE PAIN)
Authors: Dara K. Shahrokh, A. Hillary Steinhart
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41963765/
🔹 Is headache always necessary for the diagnosis of rebound intracranial hypertension in patients successfully treated for cerebrospinal fluid venous fistula?
Authors: Rayyan Kinsara, Anish Kapadia, Howard Meng
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41933923/
UTCSP Research Update April 5, 2026

Authors: Kevin Kuan
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41854293/
🔹 Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis: Acetaminophen Use During Pregnancy and the Risk of Neurodevelopmental Disorders in Childhood
Authors: Sonia M. Grandi, Areti Angeliki Veroniki
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41062061/
🔹 "Identifying Social Factors that Stratify Health Opportunities and Outcomes (ISSHOOs) in pain research": explanation and elaboration to support the standardized reporting of equity-relevant data
Authors: Vina Mohabir
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41534591/
UTCSP Research Update March 29, 2026

Authors: Laura Girón-Arango, Sinead Campbell, Juan Pablo Diaz-Martinez, Faraj Abdallah, Richard Brull
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41895809/
🔹 Severe orbital pain and preserved visual function in giant cell arteritis related optic perineuritis
Authors: E. Margolin, A. Handzic
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41880720/
UTCSP Research Update March 22, 2026

🔹 Molecular architecture of human dermal sleeping nociceptors
Authors: Shreejoy Tripathy, Derek Howard
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41643676/
🔹 Neck Pain Is a Key Determinant of Health-Related Quality-of-Life Outcome in Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy
Authors: Karlo M. Pedro, Mohammed Ali Alvi, Christopher Lozano, Vishwathsen Karthikeyan, Jefferson R. Wilson, Jetan H. Badhiwala, Michael G. Fehlings
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41860228/
🔹 Why are clinical practice guidelines important in obstetric anaesthesia? Improving peripartum safety and quality of anaesthetic care through recommendations for labour pain
Authors: Ronald B. George
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41871684/
🔹 Pain Interference in Young Adults With Brachial Plexus Birth Injuries
Authors: Maya Benuzzi, Amanda Langleben, Lexi Davidson, Andrea Chan, Kristen Davidge, Emily S. Ho
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41854582/
UTCSP Research Update March 15, 2026

Authors: Craig M. Dale, Abhimanyu Sud, Ross Upshur, Joel Katz, Andrew D. Pinto, Fiona Webster
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41801099/
🔹 Disability and Opioid Pain Reliever Use in Reproductive-Aged Women: An Analysis of a Canadian Cross-Sectional Survey
Authors: Chloe G. McKee, Hilary K. Brown, Andi Camden
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41804251/
🔹 Trigeminal ganglion–trigeminal spinal subnucleus oralis pathway contributes to orofacial neuropathic pain
Authors: Barry J. Sessle
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41800762/
UTCSP Research Update March 8, 2026

🔹 Evaluation of a mental health screening tool to determine the need for psychological interview for patients offered neuromodulation implant therapies for pain
Authors: Anuj Bhatia, Maggie Z. X. Xiao, Kathryn Curtis, Abigail Muere, Victoria Bains, Yasmine Hoydonckx, Pranab Kumar, Ehtesham Baig, Abeer Alomari
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41781150/
🔹 Sucrose analgesia for venepuncture in neonates
Authors: Mariana Bueno
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41775338/
🔹 Safety of Acetaminophen Use in Pregnancy: Review of Existing Evidence
Authors: Jonathan S. Zipursky
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41780800/
🔹 PAINscape—Exploring patient experiences with ketamine for chronic neuropathic pain: A qualitative study
Authors: Nandana Parakh, Paul Ritvo, Duminda N. Wijeysundera, Victoria Tucci, Mariela Leda, Mindy Lu, Gabriella Mattina, Janneth Pazmino-Canizares, Zaaria Thomas, Roshni Nayar, John G. Hanlon, Sérgio M. Pereira, Karim S. Ladha, Hance Clarke, Sakina J. Rizvi, Cheryl Pritlove, Akash Goel
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41798319/
🔹 The association between smoking and joint pain in women attending a specialized menopause clinic
Authors: Wendy Wolfman
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41774568/
🔹 Timing of intravenous dexamethasone and analgesia after brachial plexus block: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial
Authors: Anahi Perlas, Vincent Chan, Anthony James Short, Michael J. Busser, Ki-Jinn Chin, Jayanta Chowdhury, Ella Huszti, Qixuan Li
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39721764/
UTCSP Research Update March 1, 2026

🔹 Patient Access to Opioids for Pain Management in Southeast Asia with a Focus on Timor-Leste: A Scoping Review
Authors: Clive Stevens, Alexandra Martiniuk
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41232627/
🔹 Spinal processing of spatiotemporally diverse tactile stimuli: Computational insights into allodynia and spinal cord stimulation
Authors: Laura Medlock, Steven A. Prescott
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41735055/
🔹 Access to interventional therapies for cancer pain: An exploratory survey of cancer pain experts
Authors: Anuj Bhatia
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41552768/
🔹 Chronic pain after decompression for degenerative cervical myelopathy: a pooled trajectory analysis of individual participant data
Authors: Alex B. Bak, Ali Moghaddamjou, Michael G. Fehlings
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41086299/
🔹 Tracking artificial intelligence use for publishing and reviewing in PAIN
Authors: Karen Deborah Davis
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41670354/
🔹 Reliability and stability of pain ratings and secondary hyperalgesia to experimental phasic heat pain across multiple days and weeks
Authors: Nathaniel W. De Vera, Spencer S. Abssy, David A. Seminowicz, Massieh Moayedi
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41765342/
UTCSP Research Update February 22, 2026

Authors: Jordana Herblum, Erin Kennedy, Andrea Covelli, Laura Targownik
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41728252/
🔹 Low-Dose Ketamine Infusions for Postoperative Analgesia in Patients on Chronic Opioid Therapy in General Inpatient Units: Safety Signals and Monitoring Needs in a Retrospective Cohort
Authors: David Carrasco Guariento, Amir Dadashian, Maggie Xiao, Christopher Brown, Debashish Chowdhury, Naveed Siddiqui
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41706581/
🔹 Interventions in the Middle Meningeal Artery for Refractory Headache: The Need for a Randomized Trial
Authors: Jose Danilo Bengzon Diestro, Rodrigo F. Rodrigues, Nathan Churchill, Duminda Wijeysundera, Manav Vyas, Tom Schweizer
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41698760/
