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Development and Evaluation of an Educational Program for the Management of Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain

NCT06653114 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 70

Last updated 2025-03-19

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Summary

A controlled randomized study will be conducted to assess the effectiveness of the educational program before and after its implementation. An invitation to participate will be extended to physiotherapists interested in the training program. More than 64 physiotherapists will be randomly assigned to two equal groups. All participants will sign an informed consent form before the commencement of the study and will be informed about the study's content, duration, and their right to withdraw at any time. A structured educational program consisting of two parts will be developed, encompassing three core modules (Part A) on the management of chronic pain and three core modules (Part B) on communication skills and techniques. The modules in Part A of the educational program will focus on elucidating the neurophysiological mechanisms of pain, performing differential assessments based on chronic musculoskeletal pain phenotypes, and addressing and managing the factors contributing to patients' pain experiences and rehabilitation, with a particular emphasis on pain neuroscience education. The modules in Part B of the educational program will concentrate on the development of communication skills essential for effective interaction between patients and physiotherapists. The first group will complete all modules of the educational program, while the second group (control group) will only participate in the Part A education modules. The effectiveness of the program will be evaluated before and after its implementation by two independent examiners through the administration of an Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) and the use of reliable and valid questionnaires and scales.

Conditions

  • Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain
  • Clinical Communication

Interventions

OTHER

Education in Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain

Improving Knowledge and Skills in Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain (Assessment and Management)

OTHER

Education in Communication Skills

Developing Communication Skills (Empathy, Motivational Interviewing, Shared Decision-making)

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Thessaly

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Eleni V Kapreli, Prof · University of Thessaly

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-10-19
Primary Completion
2025-01-11
Completion
2025-01-11

Countries

  • Greece

Study Locations

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