The Effects of Pain Neuroscience Education in a Spanish-Speaking Population

Pain Clinical Trial

Official title:

The Effects of Pain Neuroscience Education in a Spanish-Speaking Population

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03785353
• Other study ID #: ShenandoahU(2018-2019)
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: March 26, 2019
• Est. completion date: March 15, 2021

Study information

• Verified date: March 2021
• Source: Shenandoah University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Pain Neuroscience Education (PNE) has been shown to be effective to alter beliefs and decrease pain among individuals with musculoskeletal pain. Additionally, PNE has been shown to alter beliefs among middle school children. This study plans to assess the effects of PNE within a group of Spanish-speaking individuals.

Description:

Chronic pain is a topic of discussion that is becoming increasingly prevalent among healthcare professionals. With the ever-growing opioid epidemic, there are a variety of discussions on different modes of treatment other than opioid prescription. Pain neuroscience education, or PNE, is one of these alternative treatment options. PNE focuses on a patient's understanding of pain itself and relates this to the current pain they are experiencing. PNE is often a discussion between provider and patient that utilizes a series of stories, metaphors, and examples where pain is described from a point of view that is not strictly medical. Recent literature suggests there is a lack of knowledge regarding pain in the United States, particularly in the Spanish-speaking population. This population is also less likely to seek a physician's advice for pain management. For these reasons, this study will focus on the Spanish-speaking population within the Winchester community. Due to success within prior PNE studies, this study will be conducted through a classroom lecture. The overarching purpose of this study is to examine the change in knowledge of pain in the Spanish-speaking population immediately following a PNE lecture composed of stories, metaphors, and examples about pain. Because Spanish-speaking individuals are less likely to seek out a medical provider, the study may support an additional treatment option for managing chronic pain. Not only will this provide further research to support the benefits of PNE, but there is the potential to modify a participant's perception of their own pain through this educational lecture.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 8
• Est. completion date: March 15, 2021
• Est. primary completion date: March 27, 2019
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Participants must speak Spanish at least 50% of the time at home OR Spanish must be the first language learned. Participants must also be willing to sit and listen to lecture and fill out quiz before and after.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Any individual under the age of 18 will be excluded from the study.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Educational Problems
• Pain

Intervention

Behavioral:
• PNE lecture
A translated (from English to Spanish) lecture on Pain Neuroscience Education

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Shenandoah University	Winchester	Virginia

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Shenandoah University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

References & Publications (3)

Louw A, Podalak J, Zimney K, Schmidt S, Puentedura EJ. Can pain beliefs change in middle school students? A study of the effectiveness of pain neuroscience education. Physiother Theory Pract. 2018 Jul;34(7):542-550. doi: 10.1080/09593985.2017.1423142. Epu — View Citation

Louw A, Zimney K, O'Hotto C, Hilton S. The clinical application of teaching people about pain. Physiother Theory Pract. 2016 Jul;32(5):385-95. doi: 10.1080/09593985.2016.1194652. Epub 2016 Jun 28. Review. — View Citation

Louw A, Zimney K, Puentedura EJ, Diener I. The efficacy of pain neuroscience education on musculoskeletal pain: A systematic review of the literature. Physiother Theory Pract. 2016 Jul;32(5):332-55. doi: 10.1080/09593985.2016.1194646. Epub 2016 Jun 28. Re — View Citation

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	R-NPQ	Revised Neuroscience of Pain Questionnaire	Immediately post-lecture