Efficacy of Physical Therapy Treatment in Endometriosis and Its Relationship to Adherence Rates.

Summary

The main objective of this study is to know if the application of both therapies, neuroscience pain education plus therapeutic exercise will modify pain, catastrophizing and quality of life in endometriosis.

Conditions

• Endometriosis
• Endometriosis Related Pain
• Endometriosis, Pain
• Endometriosis-related Pain
• Pain
• Pain Intensity Assessment
• Pain Management
• Pain, Chronic Disease
• Pain Score
• Therapeutic Exercise
• Exercise Adherence
• Adherence, Treatment
• Treatment Adherence and Compliance
• Quality of Life

Interventions

PROCEDURE

PAIN NEUROSCIENCE EDUCATION AND THERAPEUTIC EXERCISE PROGRAM

PAIN NEUROSCIENCE EDUCATION 1\. Introduction to the knowledge of pain in the XXI century. Pain as an alarm system. Types of pain. Differences between acute and chronic pain. 3. Chronic pain. Concepts of kinesiophobia, catastrophism and fear avoidance, self-determination and neuroplasticity. 4\. Main pain management tools based on scientific evidence. 5. . Transtheoretical model of change. Adherence to treatment, importance as a determinant in health. 6\. Messages for home. Strategies of active coping in the maintenance stage. THERAPEUTIC EXERCISE PROGRAM 10-min warm-up. Joint mobility exercises with dual task or gamification. 30-min main part. Sequence of balance work between strength and body flexibility dosed according to the specific needs of each participant. 10-min cool down including breathing exercises and motor imagery. Home exercise program: walking (150 minutes in total, 3 days alternating with the face-to-face sessions).

PROCEDURE

USUAL CARE

The treatment provided is mainly pharmacological, adjusted to the symptomatic profile of theses patients. Conventional medical care is based on hormonal, pharmacological and/or surgical treatment and is carried out on an individualized basis depending on the severity of the disease and the patient's needs, especially in matters of desire to become pregnant. Surgical treatment is carried out when pharmacological therapy (hormonal or anti-inflammatory) is ineffective or involves adverse events.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Seville

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Carmen-María Suárez-Serrano · Departamento de Fisioterapia. Facultad de Enfermería, Fisioterapia y Podología de la Universidad de Sevilla.

• José-Jesús Jiménez-Rejano · Departamento de Fisioterapia. Facultad de Enfermería, Fisioterapia y Podología de la Universidad de Sevilla.

• Manuel Rebollo-Salas · Departamento de Fisioterapia. Facultad de Enfermería, Fisioterapia y Podología de la Universidad de Sevilla.

• Inmaculada Villa-del-Pino · Centro universitario San Isidoro, adscrito a Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Sevilla.

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Sex

FEMALE

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2025-05-01

Primary Completion

2026-05-31

Completion

2026-07-01

Countries

• Spain

Study Locations