Longitudinal Trajectories and Risk Factors for Post-traumatic Chronic Pain and Pruritus Following Burn Injuries: a Prospective Multicenter Cohort Study.

To characterize the longitudinal course and identify predictors of chronic pain and pruritus following burn injury. Prospective multicenter cohort study. Specialized inpatient burn rehabilitation centers. A total of 103 adult burn survivors undergoing burn-specific inpatient rehabilitation. burn-specific inpatient rehabilitation. Pain at rest and pain on exertion were assessed using Numeric Rating Scales (NRS), whereas joint pain and pruritus were recorded as present or absent, at admission, discharge, and 3- and 12-month follow-up. Clinically significant pain was defined as NRS ≥4. At