Pain Neurophysiology Education for Sport Therapy Students

December 22, 2016 updated by: Neil Maguire, Teesside University

The Effect of Pain Neurophysiology Education on Sport Therapy Students Knowledge, Attitudes and Clinical Behaviour Towards Athletes With Chronic Pain: a Randomised Control Trial

The effect of a 70 minute Pain Neurophysiology Education session on Sport Therapy Students Knowledge, Attitudes and Clinical Behaviour Towards Athletes With Chronic Pain

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

This single-blind, randomised control trial aims to investigate the effect of a brief 70 minute Pain Neurophysiology Education session on sport therapy students knowledge, attitudes and clinical behaviour towards athletes with chronic pain. Participants will be selected from first year undergraduate and postgraduate sport therapy cohorts. Random number generator will assign participants into two subgroups. Group 1 will receive a control education on clinical 'red flags'. Red flags are questions that are routinely asked by therapists in clinical practice to screen for sinister pathology. Group 2 will receive education called 'Pain Neurophysiology Education' (taken from the Explain Pain publication). This mode of education uses the neurophysiology of pain to explain the experience, and has been used as an educational tool for patient, healthcare practitioners and students alike. Data collection (completion of three questionnaires) will take place immediately prior, and immediately after each education session.

The change in these outcomes pre and post intervention will subsequently be compared between groups.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

60

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Child
  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • 1st year undergraduate sport therapy students
  • 1st year postgraduate, pre-registration sport therapy students
  • Enrolled at Teesside University, UK.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Previous detailed pain education on either PNE or Red Flags.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Double

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: PNE group
Pain neurophysiology education group.
Other: Education
70 minute education session.
Experimental: Red Flag group
Red Flags education group.
Other: Education
70 minute education session.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Pain Neurophysiology Quiz. (knowledge)
Time Frame: Outcome measure assessed IMMEDIATELY post intervention, on the same day. NO FOLLOW UP.
A 13 point validated questionnaire assessing participant knowledge of contemporary pain knowledge.
Outcome measure assessed IMMEDIATELY post intervention, on the same day. NO FOLLOW UP.
The Health Care Pain Attitudes and Impairment Relationship Scale. (attitudes)
Time Frame: Outcome measure assessed IMMEDIATELY post intervention, on the same day. NO FOLLOW UP.
A 13 item validated likert-scale questionnaire to measure health care professionals attitudes towards the ability of patients with pain to function despite their pain.
Outcome measure assessed IMMEDIATELY post intervention, on the same day. NO FOLLOW UP.
Clinical Vignette. (clinical recommendations)
Time Frame: Outcome measure assessed IMMEDIATELY post intervention, on the same day. NO FOLLOW UP.
A case vignette is a validated proxy measure of clinical behaviour, and is assessed by multiple choice recommendations following a case scenario. This recommendations are weighted as either 'appropriate' or 'inappropriate' based on current clinical guidelines.
Outcome measure assessed IMMEDIATELY post intervention, on the same day. NO FOLLOW UP.

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Teesside University

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

October 1, 2016

Primary Completion (Actual)

November 1, 2016

Study Completion (Actual)

November 1, 2016

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

November 18, 2016

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 22, 2016

First Posted (Estimate)

December 23, 2016

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

December 23, 2016

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 22, 2016

Last Verified

December 1, 2016

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • PNE Edu

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

IPD Plan Description

No identifiable data was used in the current study

This information was retrieved directly from the website clinicaltrials.gov without any changes. If you have any requests to change, remove or update your study details, please contact register@clinicaltrials.gov. As soon as a change is implemented on clinicaltrials.gov, this will be updated automatically on our website as well.

Clinical Trials on Behavior

Clinical Trials on Education

Search Similar Trials

Sponsors and Collaborators

Medical Conditions

Drug Interventions

CROs by country

CROs in Ethiopia

Conditions

Rare Diseases

Drug Interventions

Dietary Supplements

Sponsor/Collaborators

Locations

Subscribe