Clinical Trial: Effects of Pain Neuroscience Education in Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain

Study Status: Not yet recruiting
Recruit Status: Not yet recruiting
Study Type: Interventional

Official Title: Effects of Pain Neuroscience Education as Complement to Physiotherapy in Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Brief Summary:

Chronic musculoskeletal pain (CMP) is highly prevalent, disabling and with high socio-economic costs, with many negative effects on quality of life. CMP affects the ability to perform work, social, recreational and domestic tasks by changing the mood and concentration of this population that suffers.

In a study carried out in 2010, 17% of the Spanish population had experienced pain in the last month and according to the severity of symptoms 12% felt severe , 64% moderate and 24% mild pain. In this same study it is specified that 61% was due to back pain, 29% due to neck pain and 23% due to shoulder pain.

Pain neuroscience education (PNE) has been shown as an effective treatment strategy in increasing knowledge and understanding of neurobiology, neurophysiology and pain processing, modifying beliefs about it, improving patient skills and encouraging to the accomplishment of physical and social activities in different chronic pathologies.


Detailed Summary: Study design and setting: The design of the present study will be a randomized controlled trial with 2 follow-ups (ten days and three months after intervention) that will be performed between May 2017 and June 2017 in public health system in Malaga, Spain. The outcomes will be assessed at baseline (t1), ten days after intervention (t2), and three months after intervention (t3). Written informed consent will be acquired for all participants prior to their participation. The study will be implemented and reported in line with the CONSORT statement.
Sponsor: University of Malaga

Current Primary Outcome: Change from Baseline pain and function pain associated at 10 days and 3 months [ Time Frame: 10 days and 3 months ]

This outcome will be measured with the Graded Chronic Pain Scale


Original Primary Outcome: Same as current

Current Secondary Outcome:

  • Change from Baseline central pain sensitization at 10 days and 3 months [ Time Frame: 10 days and 3 months ]
    This outcome will be measured with Algometer
  • Change from Baseline self-efficacy at 10 days and 3 months [ Time Frame: 10 days and 3 months ]
    This outcome will be measured with the Self-Efficacy Questionnaire
  • Change from Baseline neurophysiology of pain knowledge at after pain neuroscience education session [ Time Frame: 10 days and 3 months ]
    This outcome will be measured with the Revised Neurophysiology of Pain Questionnaire
  • Patient satisfaction after intervention [ Time Frame: 1 month ]
    This outcome will be measured with the Instrument for Measuring Patient Satisfaction


Original Secondary Outcome: Same as current

Information By: University of Malaga

Dates:
Date Received: March 22, 2017
Date Started: May 2017
Date Completion: December 2017
Last Updated: March 28, 2017
Last Verified: March 2017