An Evaluation of a Flippin' Pain Seminar Series

Chronic Pain Clinical Trial

Official title:

An Evaluation of the Flippin' Pain Seminar Series: a Chronic Pain Education Campaign

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05724667
• Other study ID #: 2023 Jan 11120 Suri
• Status: Completed
• Start date: February 15, 2022
• Est. completion date: April 1, 2022

Study information

• Verified date: February 2023
• Source: Teesside University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

The goal of this study is to evaluate a chronic pain seminar series, Flippin' Pain. The primary aim is to examine the impact of the seminars on attendees' beliefs and perceptions of the following with regards to chronic pain: medications, surgery, physical activity, and scans. A secondary aim is to examine attendees' experience of the seminar events. Seminar attendees included people with chronic pain and on an NHS waiting list for treatment, people with chronic pain and not on an NHS waiting list for treatment, healthcare professionals and non-healthcare professionals without chronic pain.

Description:

Chronic pain is defined as pain that continues for more than twelve weeks despite treatment. Chronic pain can be highly debilitating and have a devastating impact on an individual's mental and physical health and social aspects of their life. Poor understanding of chronic pain is widespread and can greatly reduce a) an individual's ability to manage their condition and b) the clinician's ability to treat the condition successfully. Educational interventions are therefore recommended. Flippin' Pain is a public health campaign that aims to improve understanding of chronic pain.

In February/March 2022, as part of the Flippin' Pain campaign, the Scottish government and NHS contracted Connect Health (TM) to deliver a series of 3 seminars in Scotland focused on pain science education. It was part of the Scottish Government 'Waiting Well' initiative and specifically targeted people on waiting lists for pain and musculoskeletal services in Scotland, although non-NHS individuals could also join including health professionals. Everyone who attended the seminars was asked if they would be happy to be contacted by the organisers as part of an evaluation of this event series.

Evaluation questionnaires were completed by 442 participants. This study will therefore be a secondary data analysis of this anonymous questionnaire data set to a). examine the impact of the seminars on attendees' beliefs and perceptions of chronic pain focusing on views towards medications, surgery, physical activity, and scans, and b). examine attendees' experience of the seminar events themselves.

The quantitative data collected from the questionnaires will be analysed using descriptive statistics. The qualitative free-text data collected from the questionnaires will be analysed using thematic analysis following Braun and Clarke's Framework.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 442
• Est. completion date: April 1, 2022
• Est. primary completion date: March 23, 2022
• Gender: All
• Age group: 16 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• All individuals who took part in the seminar series, answered yes to this question posed on sign-up to the seminars - 'Would you be happy to be contacted by the organisers as part of evaluation of this event series, to take part in further research into chronic pain or to provide feedback on the Flippin' Pain campaign?' and completed the evaluation questionnaire will be included in this evaluation.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Anyone who answered no to the question: 'Would you be happy to be contacted by the organisers as part of evaluation of this event series, to take part in further research into chronic pain or to provide feedback on the Flippin' Pain campaign?' provided on sign-up for the seminars will not be included in this study.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Chronic Pain

Intervention

Other:
• Flippin' Pain Seminar Series
A chronic pain education campaign

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United Kingdom	Teesside University	Middlesbrough

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Teesside University	Connect Health Ltd

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United Kingdom, 

References & Publications (3)

Braun V, Clarke V. Using thematic analysis in psychology. Qual Res Psychol. 2006. 3; 77-101.

NHS Inform. [internet]. NHS. 2023 [cited 2022 Nov 6]. Available from: https://www.nhsinform.scot/illnesses-andconditions/mental-health /mental-health-self-help-guides/chronic-pain-self-help-guide

Robinson V, King R, Ryan CG, Martin DJ. A qualitative exploration of people's experiences of pain neurophysiological education for chronic pain: The importance of relevance for the individual. Man Ther. 2016 Apr;22:56-61. doi: 10.1016/j.math.2015.10.001. Epub 2015 Oct 20. — View Citation

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Attendees' at a Flippin' Pain seminar series beliefs and perceptions of the following with regards to chronic pain - medications, surgery, physical activity, and scans.	Measured using a webinar evaluation questionnaire	1-2 days post event
Secondary	Attendees' experience of a Flippin' Pain seminar series event.	Measured using a webinar evaluation questionnaire	1-2 days post event