Musculoskeletal Pain
Conditions
Interventions
This is a randomized controlled two-arm, crossover, open clinical study. Subjects with chronic musculoskeletal pain will be invited to complete online questionnaires that further investigate aspects o
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Sponsors
Universidade Federal de São Paulo
Universidade Federal de São Paulo
Eligibility
Age
20 Years to 80 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: The inclusion criteria will be: age 20 and over; being able to understand Portuguese to fill in the questionnaires; - being able to move independently with or without the use of aids; having chronic pain for at least 3 months; having a score = 35 on the Central Sensitization Inventory (CSI); having chronic pain with a diffuse distribution (= 3 areas).
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria will be neurological comorbidities such as Parkinson's, epilepsy, stroke; predominantly neuropathic chronic pain mechanisms with loss of peripheral sensitivity, strength or radiating pain; or inflammatory rheumatological diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, psoriatic, systemic lupus erythematosus, Scheuermann's disease; subjects who have undergone cancer treatment in the last 6 months; conditions in which magnetic resonance imaging is contraindicated, such as asthma, unstable cardiac conditions, or the use of continuous medication that could interfere with the acquisition of images; individuals over 80 years of age (senior citizens).
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Body experience is expected to influence the dimensional aspect of body image, as assessed by the body perception index. ;Body experience is expected to influence the affective and functional aspects of body image, as assessed by the Body Appreciation Questionnaire 2 and the Functionality Appreciation Scale. ;Body experience is expected to influence positive neuroplasticity in areas of the sensorimotor and mesolimbic system, as assessed by magnetic resonance imaging. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Body experience is expected to influence the perception of chronic pain in subjects with chronic musculoskeletal pain, measured using the Profile of Chronic Pain Screen, Central Sensitization Inventory and Chronic Pain Self-Efficacy Scale. ;Body experience is expected to influence the dimensional, affective and functional aspects of body image and to influence the perception of chronic pain in subjects with primary musculoskeletal chronic pain for more than 3 months. ;Body experience is expected to influence the dimensional, affective and functional aspects of body image and influence the perception of chronic pain in subjects with primary chronic musculoskeletal pain for more than 6 months. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactTatiana Wscieklica
Universidade Federal de São Paulo
Outcome results
None listed