NCT01544075

Efficacy of Pain Neurophysiology Education in Combination With Psychologic Inoculation in Chronic Whiplash

Efficacy of Pain Neurophysiology Education in Combination With Psychologic Inoculation in Chronic Whiplash Associated Disorders : a Double-blind Randomised Controlled Trial

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: EARLY_Phase 1
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 36 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Vrije Universiteit Brussel · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

With the present study the investigators wish to examine if reconceptualisation of pain, by educating chronic whiplash-associated disorders (CWAD) patients on the neurophysiology of pain, in combination with psychologic innoculation is able to influence maladaptive (pain) cognitions, pain (inhibition) and movement performance, and reduce symptoms.

Detailed description

Results from a previous pilot study conducted by the same investigators suggest that intensive pain neurophysiology education (PNE) is able to increase pain thresholds and improve pain behavior and pain-free movement performance in patients with CWAD. However these results have not been confirmed in a randomized controlled trial. In addition, it has been emphasized that PNE is not a standalone treatment and that future research should examine PNE in combination with other treatment modalities. Another treatment modality that challenges people's beliefs and barriers is psychological inoculation (PI). However, it has not yet been examined if PI could be a useful component in the rehabilitation of chronic pain patients.

Conditions

• Pain, Chronic
• Whiplash Injury

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Pain neurophysiology education (PNE) and psychologic inoculation (PI)	3 sessions of PNE+PI are given which include education on pain neurophysiology and applying the PI technique for which subjects are asked to refute sentences which are read by the therapist.
BEHAVIORAL	Neck school (NS)	3 sessions of NS which includes advice on posture, ergonomics and on performing activities.

Timeline

• Start date: 2012-02-01
• Primary completion: 2015-09-01
• First posted: 2012-03-05
• Last updated: 2015-06-03

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Belgium