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Sylvie Le May

ResearcherUniversité de Montréal

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Sylvie Le May

Researcher

Health Sciences

Université de Montréal

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
16 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 4 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 2 research grants (2 CIHR), most recently in 2020.
Supervised 3 trainees who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2025.

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Research

Children Pain Alpha-Amylase Anxiety Bone Pins Distraction Orthopedic Pain-Related Fear

Latest papers

Corrigendum to the article 'Development and validation of a workload prediction tool for nurses in pediatric intensive care units - The QuantI2S tool' [Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 88(2026) 393-400].
Journal of pediatric nursing · 2026 · senior author
Development and validation of a workload prediction tool for nurses in pediatric intensive care units - The QuantI2S tool.
Journal of pediatric nursing · 2026 · senior author
Efficacy of Virtual Reality vs. Tablet Games for Pain and Anxiety in Children Undergoing Bone Pins Removal: Randomised Clinical Trial.
Journal of advanced nursing · 2026 · senior author

All 42 publications

Latest funding

Essai clinique randomisé pilote sur la faisabilité et l'acceptabilité d'une intervention en réalité virtuelle visant à diminuer le stress et l'inconfort et augmenter le volume d'expression de lait maternel de mères de nouveau-nés prématurés.
CIHR · 2025 · Supervisor
$120,000
Effets d'une intervention de proximité mère-prématuré et de calme (NeuroN-QI) sur le neurodéveloppement de nouveau-nés prématurés : un essai clinique randomisé
CIHR · 2021 · Co-investigator
$443,700
A Pragmatic Randomized Clinical Trial on Immersive Virtual Reality Compared to Non-Immersive Distraction Using a Tablet for Pain and Anxiety Management of Children During Bone Pins and Sutures Removal in Orthopedic Clinics
CIHR · 2020 · Nominated PI
$156,826

All 9 grants and awards

42 publications.

Corrigendum to the article 'Development and validation of a workload prediction tool for nurses in pediatric intensive care units - The QuantI2S tool' [Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 88(2026) 393-400].

Jutras C, Gardner J, Théroux J, Eberle A, Déry J, Jouvet P, Leclair A, Hung N, Charette S, Harakat S, Bouchard K, Le May S

Journal of pediatric nursing2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.pedn.2026.07.041 PMID: 42521541

Development and validation of a workload prediction tool for nurses in pediatric intensive care units - The QuantI2S tool.

Jutras C, Gardner J, Théroux J, Eberle A, Déry J, Jouvet P, Leclair A, Hung N, Charette S, Harakat S, Bouchard K, Le May S

Journal of pediatric nursing2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.pedn.2026.02.041 PMID: 41831302

Efficacy of Virtual Reality vs. Tablet Games for Pain and Anxiety in Children Undergoing Bone Pins Removal: Randomised Clinical Trial.

Guingo E, Debeurme MH, Dos Santos RP, Addab S, Rainville P, Bouchard S, Chougui K, Tsimicalis A, Nault ML, Ducruet T, Ledjiar O, Noel M, St-Arneault K, Cotes-Turpin C, Hung N, Ouimet P, Parent S, Gardner J, Bernstein M, Le May S

Journal of advanced nursing2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1111/jan.16991 PMID: 40302143

Efficacy of a Virtual Reality Game on Children's Fear and Anxiety During Dental Procedures (VR-TOOTH): Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial.

Gardner J, Markopoulos V, Wu W, Gilbert G, Pelletier D, Fafard C, Gagné A, Guingo E, Genest C, Asselin MÈ, Ouimet P, St-Arneault K, Le May S

JMIR research protocols2026Senior author

DOI: 10.2196/83672 PMID: 41610415

Correction: My orthopedic brace inventory (MOBI): a new, reliable, and valid questionnaire to identify barriers to brace adherence in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis treatment.

Elsemin O, Beauséjour M, Lorange JP, Sassine S, Théroux J, Barchi S, Joncas J, Le May S, Fortin C, Aubin CÉ, Parent S, Cobetto N, Ishimo MC, Labelle H

Spine deformity2026

DOI: 10.1007/s43390-025-01181-1 PMID: 40892201

My orthopedic brace inventory (MOBI): a new, reliable, and valid questionnaire to identify barriers to brace adherence in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis treatment.

Elsemin O, Beauséjour M, Lorange JP, Sassine S, Théroux J, Barchi S, Joncas J, Le May S, Fortin C, Aubin CÉ, Parent S, Cobetto N, Ishimo MC, Labelle H

Spine deformity2025

DOI: 10.1007/s43390-025-01074-3 PMID: 40111663

Training healthcare professionals in hypnosis-derived communication to mitigate procedural pain in children.

Sultan S, Duval M, Aramideh J, Bőthe B, Latendresse A, Bedu M, Lévesque A, Rondeau É, Le May S, Moussa A, Bourque CJ, Tsimicalis A, Doré Bergeron MJ, Trottier ÉD, Gravel J, Ogez D

Scientific reports2025

DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-91267-7 PMID: 40064947

The use of virtual reality during medical procedures in a pediatric orthopedic setting: A mixed-methods pilot feasibility study.

Addab S, Hamdy R, Le May S, Thorstad K, Tsimicalis A

Paediatric & neonatal pain2024

DOI: 10.1002/pne2.12078 PMID: 39473832

Topical anesthetics for needle-related pain in adults and children (TOPIC): a mini-review.

Le May S, Wu W, Francoeur M, Dodin P, Doyon-Trottier E, Hung N, Guingo E, Vu AK, Sylfra A, Lessard L, Cara-Slavich S, DeKoven K

Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland)2023First author

DOI: 10.3389/fpain.2023.1350578 PMID: 38259980

Effects of pharmacogenetic profiles on pediatric pain relief and adverse events with ibuprofen and oxycodone.

Ali S, Yukseloglu A, Ross CJ, Rosychuk RJ, Drendel AL, Manaloor R, Johnson DW, Le May S, Carleton B

Pain reports2023

DOI: 10.1097/pr9.0000000000001113 PMID: 38027465

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Children Dear Professor Le May, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Corrigendum to the article 'Development and validation of a workload prediction tool for nurses in pediatric intensive care units - The QuantI2S tool' [Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 88(2026) 393-400]." (2026), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your CIHR-funded project "A Pragmatic Randomized Clinical Trial on Immersive Virtual Reality Compared to Non-Immersive Distraction Using a Tablet for Pain and Anxiety Management of Children During Bone Pins and Sutures Removal in Orthopedic Clinics" (2020), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]

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Sylvie Le May

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Corrigendum to the article 'Development and validation of a workload prediction tool for nurses in pediatric intensive care units - The QuantI2S tool' [Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 88(2026) 393-400].

Development and validation of a workload prediction tool for nurses in pediatric intensive care units - The QuantI2S tool.

Efficacy of Virtual Reality vs. Tablet Games for Pain and Anxiety in Children Undergoing Bone Pins Removal: Randomised Clinical Trial.

Efficacy of a Virtual Reality Game on Children's Fear and Anxiety During Dental Procedures (VR-TOOTH): Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial.

Correction: My orthopedic brace inventory (MOBI): a new, reliable, and valid questionnaire to identify barriers to brace adherence in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis treatment.

My orthopedic brace inventory (MOBI): a new, reliable, and valid questionnaire to identify barriers to brace adherence in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis treatment.

Training healthcare professionals in hypnosis-derived communication to mitigate procedural pain in children.

The use of virtual reality during medical procedures in a pediatric orthopedic setting: A mixed-methods pilot feasibility study.

Topical anesthetics for needle-related pain in adults and children (TOPIC): a mini-review.

Effects of pharmacogenetic profiles on pediatric pain relief and adverse events with ibuprofen and oxycodone.

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Samina Ali

Christine Genest

Melanie Noel

Julie Paquette

Frank Rauch

Bruce Carleton

Pierre Rainville

Philippe Jouvet

Naveen Poonai

Carole Fortin

Reggie Hamdy

Noémi Dahan-Oliel

Marie-Lyne Nault

Marilyn Aita

Jocelyn Gravel

David Ogez

Michel Duval

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