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Development of pain science education content for individuals with chronic neck pain in India

Development and feasibility of a culturally adapted pain science education content for chronic neck pain in India - NIL

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/09/094867
Enrollment
34
Registered
2025-09-16
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-06-22

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: M799- Soft tissue disorder, unspecified

Interventions

Intervention1: Pain science education: Pain science education ,pain education, Pain Neuroscience education, is a cognitive behavioural intervention that explains pain as a neural output emerging from

Sponsors

Ramaiah Hospitals Ramaiah College of Physiotherapy
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Non-specific neck pain with no neurological problems 2. Age 18 years â?? 55 years 3. Neck pain in the cervical region, possibly with referred or radiating pain in the occiput, nuchal muscles, shoulders and upper limbs without proven structural disorders in the cervical spine, nerve roots or spinal cord . 4. Pain more than 3 months 5. Indian 6. Speak and read English/ kannada fluently. 7. Educational qualification â?? more than 10th Std.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Signs and symptoms of neurological disorders 2. Recent history of fever or chills 3. Headache as a consequence of specific headache diagnosis (migraine, cervical headache) 4. History of specific signs of malignancy, infection 5. History of trauma with or without proven structural disorders in the region of the neck, shoulder and head 6. Signs and symptoms of cerebrovascular insufficiency 7. Severe chronic disease of the locomotor system 8. Osteoporosis 9. history of diagnosed severe mental health conditions( schizophrenia, severe depression , bipolar disorder ), that would limit conducting the trial procedures

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Feasibility outcomes Recruitment rate Adherence to intervention Participant Satisfaction Perceived Relevance Acceptability / credibility of interventionsTimepoint: Recruitment rate assessed at screening phase Adherence to intervention at each session of week 1 & 2 Participant Satisfaction , Perceived Relevance and Accepatbility or credibility of interventions assessed post intervention week 2

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Clinical outcomes include cervical range of motion Pain using Numerical pain rating scale Kinesiophobia using Tampa scale of kinesiophobia Pain catastrophizing using pain catastrophizing scale Neck disability using Neck disability indexTimepoint: clinical outcomes shall be assessed at baseline & at 2 weeks ;Intervention Fidelity outcomes include Adherence to intervention content Dosage of intervention Delivery of interventionTimepoint: Fidelity outcomes shall be assessed at each session of week 1 & 2

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactShobhalakshmi Sudarshan

Ramaiah College of Physiotherapy

pshobha76@gmail.com9008025432

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jun 29, 2026