Education in Patients With Persistent Pelvic Pain

Pain Clinical Trial

Official title:

Educational Program Interventions for Patients Suffering From Persistent Pelvic Pain and Their Effects Over Pain and Functionality. A Multi-centered Randomized Clinical Trial.

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05114473
• Other study ID #: UV-INV_ETICA-1741806
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: December 10, 2021
• Est. completion date: March 21, 2022

Study information

• Verified date: May 2024
• Source: University of Valencia
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Patients suffering pelvic persistent pain deal with significant pain that affects their quality of life. Often, conservative treatment interventions are scarce for these patients and are therefore not considered. Education has been developed as a relevant tool in the treatment of patients who suffer from chronic pain or any other pain processing alterations, and has the potential to become a powerfull treatment alternative.

Description:

In this intervention, the effects of implementing educational programs in patients suffering from pelvic persistent pain will be assessed.

Patients with pelvic persistent pain have both problems directly related with their pain and other issues that appear derived from suffering pain over a determined period, such as alterations in the sexuality or overall quality of life. Facing these patients is a challenge for professionals, and many can't find the treatment that properly fits the patient's clinical presentation.

Education, and educating patients on their problem, is an exponentially growing alternative used in Physical Therapy involving patients who suffer from a dysfunctional pain, chronic pain, or any kind of pain presentation that affects the patient's well-being.

This study will assess firstly if the implementation of a pain-related education program is relevant in the treatment of pelvic persistent pain, and will further observe which modality (presential workshops or online-accessed material) is the most effective involving adherence and improvement.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 69
• Est. completion date: March 21, 2022
• Est. primary completion date: February 28, 2022
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Female
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients over 18 years-old suffering from dyspareunia for more than 3 months

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients suffering from a previous medical condition that explains logically the presence of pain

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Pain
• Pelvic Pain

Intervention

Other:
• Workshops
Several face-to-face workshops given by a researcher
• Online-accessed material
Access to a website containing the educational program

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Spain	Faculty of Physical Therapy	Valencia

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of Valencia

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Spain, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Visual Analogue Scale	Pain intensity assessment instrument. Minimum value 0, maximum value 10. Higher scores mean worse outcome	Baseline to week 4
Secondary	Pain Catastrophizing Scale	Instrument developed quantify an individual's pain experience. Minimum value 0, maximum value 52. Higher scores mean worse outcome	Baseline to week 4
Secondary	Survey of Pain Attitudes	Instrument to understand the pain-related beliefs of your chronic pain patients. Minimum value 0, maximum value 285. Higher scores mean better results	Baseline to week 4
Secondary	Female Sexual Function Index	Inventory designed to assess female sexual function. Minimum value 2, maximum value 36. Higher scores mean better functioning	Baseline to week 4