NCT04050839

Pain Neuroscience Education in Patients with Fibromyalgia

The Effectiveness of Pain Neuroscience Education in Patients with Fibromyalgia

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 40 (actual)
• Sponsor: Kutahya Health Sciences University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Many patients with fibromyalgia have little understanding of their condition, leading to maladaptive pain cognitions and coping strategies. Current research has suggested the use of physiotherapy and rehabilitation in addition to cognitive patient education in the treatment of fibromyalgia syndrome. This study aimed to explore the effectiveness of pain neuroscience education in patients with fibromyalgia.

Conditions

• Pain, Chronic
• Fibromyalgia

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Pain neuroscience education	A total of 4 NPE (Neuroscience paine education) sessions were held, once each week in addition medical treatment similar to control group. The NPE sessions were conducted by an experienced physiotherapist certified in NPE in face-to-face, group sessions lasting 40-45 minutes. In NPE, the patient is taught about the physiology of pain, central sensitization, representation of the different body regions in the brain, pain-related changes in body perception, and the psychosocial dimensions of pain.
DRUG	Medical treatment	The patients in control group continued taking their regular gabapentin and pregabalin-derivative drug therapy at the same dosage and duration specified by their physicians.

Timeline

• Start date: 2019-09-15
• Primary completion: 2021-06-15
• Completion: 2021-07-15
• First posted: 2019-08-08
• Last updated: 2024-10-15

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)