The Impact of Pain Neuroscience Education on Physical Therapy Student's Knowledge, Attitudes, Beliefs, and Behaviours Towards Pain

NCT ID: NCT06821022

Last Updated: 2025-11-26

Study Results

Results pending

The study team has not published outcome measurements, participant flow, or safety data for this trial yet. Check back later for updates.

Basic Information

Get a concise snapshot of the trial, including recruitment status, study phase, enrollment targets, and key timeline milestones.

Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

120 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2024-02-15

Study Completion Date

2025-11-17

Brief Summary

Review the sponsor-provided synopsis that highlights what the study is about and why it is being conducted.

This study investigates the effect of pain neuroscience education (PNE) on pain knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and behaviors among undergraduate physiotherapy students in Jordan

Detailed Description

Dive into the extended narrative that explains the scientific background, objectives, and procedures in greater depth.

Physiotherapy students at the Hashemite University will be randomly assigned into either pain neuroscience education or control lectures groups. Both groups will receive a 70-min didactic group-lecture. The control group will receive education about red-flags which are special screening questions for serious pathology. The red-flags education will discuss tissue pathology and triage for back pain classification. Neurophysiology and the biopsychosocial mode will not be discussed. The intervention group will receive a PNE lecture. All primary and secondary outcome measures consist of validated questionnaires (e.g., RNPQ, HC-PAIRS) or secondary and study-specific instruments that have undergone validation testing.

Conditions

See the medical conditions and disease areas that this research is targeting or investigating.

Healthy Subjects

Study Design

Understand how the trial is structured, including allocation methods, masking strategies, primary purpose, and other design elements.

Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

Review each arm or cohort in the study, along with the interventions and objectives associated with them.

Pain Neuroscience Education

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Pain Neuroscience Education

Intervention Type OTHER

The intervention group will receive a lecture of 70min duration on pain neuroscience. The objective of this educational session is to educate students that pain can be overprotective, and that nociceptive transmission can be heavily influenced by central sensitisation (sensitivity of the central nervous system) as well as the thoughts and beliefs of the individual. The session used drawings, stories and metaphors to depict the underlying neuroscience of pain, and current pain theory.

Red Flags Education

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

Learn about the drugs, procedures, or behavioral strategies being tested and how they are applied within this trial.

Pain Neuroscience Education

The intervention group will receive a lecture of 70min duration on pain neuroscience. The objective of this educational session is to educate students that pain can be overprotective, and that nociceptive transmission can be heavily influenced by central sensitisation (sensitivity of the central nervous system) as well as the thoughts and beliefs of the individual. The session used drawings, stories and metaphors to depict the underlying neuroscience of pain, and current pain theory.

Intervention Type OTHER

Red Flags Education

The control group received an education session of red flags. Red flags form part of routine subjective practice for therapists as a process of screening serious or potentially sinister pathologies. Sign and symptoms for such pathologies include history of cancer, systemic symptoms such as fever or unexplained weight loss, and saddle analgesia. The red flag session will not include the neuroscience of pain.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Check the participation requirements, including inclusion and exclusion rules, age limits, and whether healthy volunteers are accepted.

Inclusion Criteria

* Physiotherapy undergraduate students at the Hashemite University

Exclusion Criteria

* Previous formal pain education
* Enrolled in a clinical practice module
Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

Meet the organizations funding or collaborating on the study and learn about their roles.

The Hashemite University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

Identify the individual or organization who holds primary responsibility for the study information submitted to regulators.

Ahmad Muhsen

Assistant Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

Explore where the study is taking place and check the recruitment status at each participating site.

The Hashemite University

Zarqa, Zarqa Governorate, Jordan

Site Status

Countries

Review the countries where the study has at least one active or historical site.

Jordan

References

Explore related publications, articles, or registry entries linked to this study.

Colleary G, O'Sullivan K, Griffin D, Ryan CG, Martin DJ. Effect of pain neurophysiology education on physiotherapy students' understanding of chronic pain, clinical recommendations and attitudes towards people with chronic pain: a randomised controlled trial. Physiotherapy. 2017 Dec;103(4):423-429. doi: 10.1016/j.physio.2017.01.006. Epub 2017 Mar 22.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 28797666 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

Review additional registry numbers or institutional identifiers associated with this trial.

33/1/2024/2025

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

More Related Trials

Additional clinical trials that may be relevant based on similarity analysis.

Prevalence Of Disability And Fear Avoidance Beliefs
NCT07286630 ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION
Pain Neuroscience Education and Memory
NCT07252596 NOT_YET_RECRUITING NA