Newcastle upon Tyne

Objective To determine the prevalence and associations of self- and parent-reported pain in young people with cerebral palsy (CP). Design and setting Cross-sectional questionnaire survey conducted at home visits in nine regions in seven European countries. Participants were 13 to 17-year-olds (n=667) drawn from population CP registers in eight regions and from multiple sources in one region. 429 could self-report; parent-reports were obtained for 657. Data were collected on: severity, frequency, site and circumstances of pain in previous week; severity of pain associated with therapy in previous year. Results The estimated population prevalence of any pain in previous week was 74 % (95 % CI 69 % to 79%