An Evaluation of a Public Health Campaign Related to Persistent Pain in the United Kingdom

NCT ID: NCT06151678

Last Updated: 2023-11-30

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

800 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2020-08-01

Study Completion Date

2022-06-01

Brief Summary

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The goals of this study are

* To define what the public perceptions of persistent pain using a national survey
* Explore relationships between the reported pubic beliefs and demographic factors collected.
* To evaluate the impact of a public health campaign to increase awareness of persistent pain and develop understanding of pain that aligns with contemporary science.

Detailed Description

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This study included a cross sectional survey of the UK population to understand what the beliefs are regarding persistent pain. This survey will be distributed electronically using social media and to a Scottish council. Differences in beliefs will be explored using the demographic data collected.

The second aspect of the study is the evaluation of a public health campaign called 'Flippin Pain'. This study component included the evaluation of online webinars with pre, post, 3 month, 6 month and 12 month longitudinal data collection. One of the online seminars also included the qualitative evaluation using semi structured interviews.

The third part of the study was the evaluation of a community outreach tour in the county of Lincolnshire, United Kingdom. This included the collection of pain belief data before an in person seminar, immediately afterwards, then at 3 months. Semi structured interviews were also conducted with participants who attended the webinars. As part of the outreach tour an interactive pop up tent gave members of the public an understanding of pain using practical demonstrations. The was evaluated using short semi structured interviews along with written summaries offered by the participants before and immediately after experiencing the practical demonstrations.

After the community outreach tour, two focus groups were conducted with the campaign volunteers with an aim to understand the experience of those involved. The focus groups asked the participants to reflect on the successes and challenges of delivering a community based public health outreach tour.

Conditions

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Chronic Pain Pain, Chronic Pain, Back Musculoskeletal Pain Arthritis Back Pain

Keywords

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Persistent Pain Public Health

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

OTHER

Study Time Perspective

OTHER

Study Groups

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UK population survey

The UK population who accessed the electronic survey link disseminated via social media and via a gatekeeper at a Scottish council

No interventions assigned to this group

Participants attending online webinars

Individuals who signed up for an online webinar related to persistent pain. This group offered quantitative feedback via online surveys and qualitative data via interview.

Pain Education

Intervention Type OTHER

Pain education was offered to health professionals and the general public using with a focus on pain neuroscience. This was offered with a lecture from pain scientists, personal reflections from individuals with lived experience and health care professionals.

Participants who attended in person seminars during a community outreach tour

Individuals who attended six different venues across the English county of Lincolnshire. This group offered quantitative feedback via paper and online surveys and qualitative data via interview.

Pain Education

Intervention Type OTHER

Pain education was offered to health professionals and the general public using with a focus on pain neuroscience. This was offered with a lecture from pain scientists, personal reflections from individuals with lived experience and health care professionals.

Brain bus cohort

Participants who attended a pop up interactive tent with practical demonstrations to improve pain related knowledge. This group offered quantitative feedback via paper postcards and qualitative data via interview.

Pain Education

Intervention Type OTHER

Pain education was offered to health professionals and the general public using with a focus on pain neuroscience. This was offered with a lecture from pain scientists, personal reflections from individuals with lived experience and health care professionals.

Community outreach tour volunteers

Focus groups were arranged for those who volunteered to lead and deliver the community outreach tour

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Pain Education

Pain education was offered to health professionals and the general public using with a focus on pain neuroscience. This was offered with a lecture from pain scientists, personal reflections from individuals with lived experience and health care professionals.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* UK cross sectional survey - All adults over the age of 18 who are the capable of offering informed consent)
* Online webinar study - Adults over the age of 18 who attend an online webinar related to persistent pain
* Community outreach tour seminar - Adults over the age of 18 who attend an in person seminar
* Brain Bus - Adults over the age of 18 who experience the interactive demonstrations relating to persistent pain
* Focus Groups - Volunteers who participated in the Flippin Pain community outreach tour within the county of Lincolnshire

Exclusion Criteria

* Individuals younger than 18 years of age.
* For the cross sectional UK survey, adults who lived outside of the UK were excluded.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Prof Denis Martin

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Prof Cormac Ryan

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Gail Sowden

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Prof Lorimer Moseley

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Dr Jonathan Emerson

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Teesside University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Nick Livadas

Senior Lecturer

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Teesside University

Middlesbrough, , United Kingdom

Site Status

Countries

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United Kingdom

Other Identifiers

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TeessideUniversitySOHLS

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id