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2025-12-24 @ 12:34 PM
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2025-12-27 @ 10:14 PM
Study NCT ID:
NCT07273461
Status:
COMPLETED
Last Update Posted:
2025-12-09
First Post:
2025-11-27
Is Gene Therapy:
True
Has Adverse Events:
False
Brief Title:
Pain Neuroscience Education in Physiotherapy Students: Effects on Knowledge and Attitudes
Sponsor:
Ayşe ŞİMŞEK
Organization:
Study Overview
Official Title:
Investigation of the Effects of Pain Neuroscience Education on Knowledge and Attitudes Toward Pain in Physiotherapy Students
Status:
COMPLETED
Status Verified Date:
2025-11
Last Known Status:
None
Delayed Posting:
No
If Stopped, Why?:
Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access:
False
If Expanded Access, NCT#:
N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status:
N/A
Acronym:
None
Brief Summary:
This study aims to examine the immediate effects of a single-session Pain Neuroscience Education (PNE) program on pain-related knowledge and attitudes among undergraduate physiotherapy students. The PNE session focuses on explaining pain neurophysiology, chronic pain mechanisms, central sensitization, and the biopsychosocial factors that influence pain. Participants complete validated questionnaires assessing pain knowledge, pain-related beliefs, and attitudes before and immediately after the intervention. The purpose of the study is to determine whether a brief educational session can produce immediate improvements in pain knowledge and pain-related attitudes across different academic years in physiotherapy students.
Detailed Description:
This study is a retrospective registration of a completed pre-post interventional study conducted among undergraduate physiotherapy students. The objective of the research was to evaluate the immediate effects of a single-session Pain Neuroscience Education (PNE) program on pain-related knowledge, beliefs, and attitudes.
The PNE session lasted approximately 70 minutes and was delivered by a physiotherapist trained in pain neuroscience and the biopsychosocial model. The session covered pain neurophysiology, the distinction between acute and chronic pain, central sensitization, factors contributing to pain experiences, and the role of cognition, emotions, and behaviors within the biopsychosocial framework.
Participants completed self-report outcome measures at two time points:
Baseline (pre-intervention)
Immediately after the intervention
Outcome measures included validated instruments assessing pain knowledge and pain-related beliefs:
Revised Neurophysiology of Pain Questionnaire (rNPQ)
Pain Knowledge and Attitudes Questionnaire (KNAP)
Health Care Providers' Pain and Impairment Relationship Scale (HC-PAIRS)
Pain Attitudes and Beliefs Scale for Physiotherapists (PABS-PT)
The study followed a single-group design with no control group and no randomization.
The study was conducted between April and October 2025 at Karabük University, Turkey. Ethical approval was obtained from the Karabük University Non-Interventional Clinical Research Ethics Committee (Decision No: 2025/2154), and written informed consent was obtained from all participants prior to data collection.
The results of this research aim to contribute to the understanding of how a brief PNE session may provide immediate improvements in pain-related knowledge and attitudes among physiotherapy students. The findings may support the integration of structured pain education approaches into physiotherapy curricula and early clinical training programs.
The PNE session lasted approximately 70 minutes and was delivered by a physiotherapist trained in pain neuroscience and the biopsychosocial model. The session covered pain neurophysiology, the distinction between acute and chronic pain, central sensitization, factors contributing to pain experiences, and the role of cognition, emotions, and behaviors within the biopsychosocial framework.
Participants completed self-report outcome measures at two time points:
Baseline (pre-intervention)
Immediately after the intervention
Outcome measures included validated instruments assessing pain knowledge and pain-related beliefs:
Revised Neurophysiology of Pain Questionnaire (rNPQ)
Pain Knowledge and Attitudes Questionnaire (KNAP)
Health Care Providers' Pain and Impairment Relationship Scale (HC-PAIRS)
Pain Attitudes and Beliefs Scale for Physiotherapists (PABS-PT)
The study followed a single-group design with no control group and no randomization.
The study was conducted between April and October 2025 at Karabük University, Turkey. Ethical approval was obtained from the Karabük University Non-Interventional Clinical Research Ethics Committee (Decision No: 2025/2154), and written informed consent was obtained from all participants prior to data collection.
The results of this research aim to contribute to the understanding of how a brief PNE session may provide immediate improvements in pain-related knowledge and attitudes among physiotherapy students. The findings may support the integration of structured pain education approaches into physiotherapy curricula and early clinical training programs.
Study Oversight
Has Oversight DMC:
False
Is a FDA Regulated Drug?:
False
Is a FDA Regulated Device?:
False
Is an Unapproved Device?:
None
Is a PPSD?:
None
Is a US Export?:
None
Is an FDA AA801 Violation?: