Pain Neuroscience Education in Physiotherapy Students: Effects on Knowledge and Attitudes
NCT ID: NCT07273461
Last Updated: 2025-12-09
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
155 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2025-04-01
2025-10-31
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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The PNE session lasted approximately 70 minutes and was delivered by a physiotherapist trained in pain neuroscience and the biopsychosocial model. The session covered pain neurophysiology, the distinction between acute and chronic pain, central sensitization, factors contributing to pain experiences, and the role of cognition, emotions, and behaviors within the biopsychosocial framework.
Participants completed self-report outcome measures at two time points:
Baseline (pre-intervention)
Immediately after the intervention
Outcome measures included validated instruments assessing pain knowledge and pain-related beliefs:
Revised Neurophysiology of Pain Questionnaire (rNPQ)
Pain Knowledge and Attitudes Questionnaire (KNAP)
Health Care Providers' Pain and Impairment Relationship Scale (HC-PAIRS)
Pain Attitudes and Beliefs Scale for Physiotherapists (PABS-PT)
The study followed a single-group design with no control group and no randomization.
The study was conducted between April and October 2025 at Karabük University, Turkey. Ethical approval was obtained from the Karabük University Non-Interventional Clinical Research Ethics Committee (Decision No: 2025/2154), and written informed consent was obtained from all participants prior to data collection.
The results of this research aim to contribute to the understanding of how a brief PNE session may provide immediate improvements in pain-related knowledge and attitudes among physiotherapy students. The findings may support the integration of structured pain education approaches into physiotherapy curricula and early clinical training programs.
Conditions
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Study Design
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NA
SINGLE_GROUP
OTHER
NONE
Study Groups
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Pain Neuroscience Education Group
Experimental: Pain Neuroscience Education Group Arm Description: Single-group intervention arm receiving a 70-minute Pain Neuroscience Education session. Outcome measures were collected at baseline and immediately after the intervention.
Pain Neuroscience Education (PNE)
The program consists of a single 70-minute Pain Neuroscience Education (PNE) session, which includes explanations of pain neurophysiology, central sensitization, biopsychosocial pain concepts, and cognitive-behavioral factors influencing chronic pain. Delivered by a trained certified physiotherapist.
Interventions
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Pain Neuroscience Education (PNE)
The program consists of a single 70-minute Pain Neuroscience Education (PNE) session, which includes explanations of pain neurophysiology, central sensitization, biopsychosocial pain concepts, and cognitive-behavioral factors influencing chronic pain. Delivered by a trained certified physiotherapist.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Willing to participate and able to provide written informed consent
Exclusion Criteria
18 Years
ALL
Yes
Sponsors
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Ayşe ŞİMŞEK
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Ayşe ŞİMŞEK
Research Assistant, PhD student
Principal Investigators
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Ayşe Şimşek, MSc
Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
Karabuk University
Locations
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Karabük University Faculty of Health Sciences
Karabük, , Turkey (Türkiye)
Countries
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Other Identifiers
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KBU-2025-2154
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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