George Mason University · EngineeringThe PainTrajectories Lab
Siddhartha Sikdar · Fairfax, Virginia
Research Focus
Dr. Siddhartha Sikdar's research lab focuses on understanding chronic musculoskeletal pain, specifically knee osteoarthritis, by exploring how individual differences in symptoms and factors affect pain trajectories. By using innovative network modeling techniques, the lab aims to develop clinical tools that assess and manage pain more effectively, tapping into patients' experiences and various biopsychosocial influences. The goal is to improve pain management and provide personalized treatment strategies for individuals suffering from chronic pain.
chronic painnetwork modelingmusculoskeletal painknee osteoarthritisbiopsychosocial factorspain managementpersonalized treatmentfunctional assessmentpsychosocial influencesclinical decision tools
Research Aims
3AIM 01Develop network representations of patients' lived experiences of pain using large language models.
AIM 02Create network models to represent patients' functional states through video analysis of tasks.
AIM 03Investigate state transitions in pain and function using time series data and psychosocial variables.
Skills the Lab Values
data collectionnetwork analysislarge language modelsvideo analysisstatistical modelingbiomechanical assessmenttime series analysisqualitative interviewsclinical assessmenthealth data management
Output against the department
Publications223top 42% of dept.116th of 278
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Citations4.0kbottom 29% of dept.197th of 278
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