@article{ref1,
title="Association between child maltreatment and central sensitivity syndromes: a systematic review protocol",
journal="BMJ open",
year="2019",
author="Chandan, Joht Singh and Thomas, Tom and Raza, Karim and Bandyopadhyay, Siddhartha and Nirantharakumar, Krishnarajah and Taylor, Julie",
volume="9",
number="2",
pages="e025436-e025436",
abstract="INTRODUCTION: A growing body of evidence is identifying the link between a history of child maltreatment and a variety of adverse health outcomes ultimately leading to significant social and healthcare burden. Initial work has identified a potential association between child maltreatment and the development of a selection of somatic and visceral central sensitivity syndromes: fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, temporomandibular joint disorder, chronic lower back pain, chronic neck pain, chronic pelvic pain, interstitial cystitis, vulvodynia, chronic prostatitis, tension-type headache, migraine, myofascial pain syndrome, irritable bowel syndrome and restless legs syndrome. <br><br>METHODS AND ANALYSIS: Primary electronic searches will be performed in the Embase, MEDLINE, PubMed, Scopus, PyscINFO, CINAHL and Cochrane Library databases and a number of Grey Literature sources including child protection and paediatric conference proceedings. Following independent screening of studies by two review authors, the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses template will be used to aid extraction. A meta-analysis will be conducted on the included case-control and cohort studies. The Newcastle-Ottawa grading system will be used to assess the quality of included studies. <br><br>RESULTS will be expressed as pooled ORs for binary data and mean differences for continuous data. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: Ethics approval will not be required. The final results of the review and meta-analysis will be submitted for peer-review publication and also disseminated at relevant conference presentations. PROSPERO REGISTRATION NUMBER: CRD42018089258.<br><br>© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2019. Re-use permitted under CC BY-NC. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2044-6055",
doi="10.1136/bmjopen-2018-025436",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-025436"
}