Healthy
Conditions
Keywords
Pain Neuroscience Education, Elderly, Pain Education
Brief summary
The primary objectives of this study are to: * Evaluate the ability of the older adults to understand the biological processes underneath a pain experience. * Evaluate their ability to modify their behaviors and beliefs about pain and health.
Detailed description
The purpose of this study is to test the effectivity of a single, group-based session of pain neuroscience education (PNE) on old adults. Participants will be 65 years or older, and they will be recruited from primary care medical clinics, public lectures, community centers and through the word of mouth. The intervention consist in one educational session of pain neuroscience education delivered by a physiotherapist. The study design is a single arm, crossover clinical trial, participants will be assessed in 3 different times (1 month before PNE ,pre-PNE, post-PNE) for knowledge of pain neuroscience, pain attitudes, pain catastrophizing and pain-related fear of movement.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALPNE
The PNE will be delivered by a physiotherapist in a single, group-based session.
Sponsors
University of Barcelona
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
65 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Subjects 65 years old or more. * Able to speak and read in Spanish.
Exclusion criteria
* Cognitive impairment. Global Deterioration Scale and Functional Assessment Staging (GDS-FAST) will be used for the screening, excluding the subjects with a level 3 or above in the GDS-FAST scale.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Knowledge of Pain Neuroscience. Changes from baseline to immediately after PNE. | baseline, pre-PNE, immediately after PNE | Participants will be asked to complete the Neurophysiology of Pain Questionnaire (NPQ) (Spanish version) |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pain Attitudes. | baseline, pre-PNE, immediately after PNE | Participants will be asked to complete the Survey of Pain Attitudes Brief Version (SOPA-B) (Spanish version). |
| Pain Catastrophism. | baseline, pre-PNE, immediately after PNE | Participants will be asked to complete the Pain Catastrophizing Scale (PCS) (Spanish version). |
| Pain-related Fear of Movement. | baseline, pre-PNE, immediately after PNE | Participants will be asked to complete the Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia (TSK-11) (Spanish version). |
Contacts
Primary ContactMarc Terradas, Msc
Outcome results
None listed