Pain Education in Chronic Low Back Pain
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
The Pain Neuroscience Education (PNE) aims to reconceptualize pain from a marker of tissue damage to a marker of the perceived need to protect body tissue.
The purpose of this study is to verify the long-term efficacy (6 months) of a Pain Education treatment in patients with chronic low back pain, compared to a conventional treatment.
Condition or Disease | Intervention/Treatment | Phase |
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N/A |
Study Design
Arms and Interventions
Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
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Experimental: Pain Education group The patients of the experimental group will undergo pain education in addition to individual physiotherapy ( manual therapy and active exercises ). |
Other: Physiotherapy combined with Pain Education
Patients with chronic low back pain receive manual therapy treatment combined with Pain Education sessions.
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Active Comparator: Control group The patients of the control group will undergo individual physiotherapy ( manual therapy and active exercises ). |
Other: Physiotherapy
Patients with chronic low back pain receive manual therapy treatment
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Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- NRS [Baseline]
Numeric Rating Scale. Score ranges from 0 (no pain) to 10 (the worst pain ever possible)
- NRS [4 weeks]
Numeric Rating Scale. Score ranges from 0 (no pain) to 10 (the worst pain ever possible)
- NRS [6 months]
Numeric Rating Scale. Score ranges from 0 (no pain) to 10 (the worst pain ever possible)
- PCS [Baseline]
Pain Catastrophizing Scale. Score ranges from 0 to 52. Higher scores are associated with higher amounts of pain catastrophizing.
- PCS [4 weeks]
Pain Catastrophizing Scale. Score ranges from 0 to 52. Higher scores are associated with higher amounts of pain catastrophizing.
- PCS [6 months]
Pain Catastrophizing Scale. Score ranges from 0 to 52. Higher scores are associated with higher amounts of pain catastrophizing.
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
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Age over 18
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Patients with low back pain of musculoskeletal origin for at least 3 months
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Patients free from NSAID and/or opioid analgesic therapy for at least 1 month
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Years of education: over 13
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Italian mother-tongue
Exclusion Criteria:
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Presence of neurological symptoms on provocative tests
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Recent surgical procedure
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Patients suffering from fibromyalgia or other rheumatological pathology
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Psychiatric pathologies
Contacts and Locations
Locations
Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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1 | Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri | Milano | Italy |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri SpA
Investigators
None specified.Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
None provided.- CE2556