Chronic Pain, Pain, Pediatric ALL
Conditions
Brief summary
The aim of this study is to analyze the effectiveness of a Pain Science Education program to improve the conceptualization of pain in adolescents between 11 and 13 years old, schooled in the first year of Compulsory Secondary Education.
Detailed description
Design: Randomized controlled clinical trial. The primary endpoint of the study was pain conceptualization recorded by a questionnaire. Setting: The participants were school-age children attending a different high school in the province of Barcelona. Participants: Of the 450 potential school participants, 306 agreed to participate. 13 pupils were excluded when applying the eligibility criteria, so the resulting sample was of 293
Interventions
The Pain Science Education program consists of two workshops, 90 and 60 minutes in length, one week apart. The content of the workshops aims to provide students with information about the contemporary pain paradigm and to re-conceptualize pain.
Sponsors
University Rovira i Virgili
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
DOUBLE (Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
11 Years to 13 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* to be schooled at the El Cim school * to be between 10 and 16 years old (both included) * to have or have had pain in the last month; to be able to read and write in Catalan and/or Spanish.
Exclusion criteria
* had an intellectual disability and/or cognitive impairment that interfered with their participation * had not submitted the informed consent form duly completed and signed by their legal guardians
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Conceptualization of Pain Questionnaire (COPAQ) | 1 year | The Conceptualization of Pain Questionnaire (COPAQ) consist of 15 items and asks respondents to respond if they believe the items/statements to be true or false, although they are allowed to respond undecided. A score of 0 is given to incorrect responses and those marked as undecided; the sum of all the correct answers gives the total score. The higher the score, the better the participant understands the concept of pain. |
Countries
Spain
Outcome results
None listed