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Knowledge Beliefs and Expectations of Chronic Musculoskeletal Patients About Their Physiotherapy Program

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT05707559
Recruitment Status : Recruiting
First Posted : February 1, 2023
Last Update Posted : January 22, 2024
Sponsor:
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Konstantina Savvoulidou, University of Thessaly

Study Description
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Brief Summary:
The purpose of this study is to investigate the knowledge, beliefs and expectations of patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain about their physiotherapy program and the relationship that they built with physiotherapists.

Condition or disease
Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain

Detailed Description:

The main questions of this study are:

Have patients with chronic pain educated in pain? To what extent physiotherapists use appropriate communication skills and show empathy? What expectations do the patients have of their rehabilitation program?

Study Design
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Study Type : Observational
Estimated Enrollment : 384 participants
Observational Model: Other
Time Perspective: Cross-Sectional
Official Title: Knowledge Beliefs and Expectations of Chronic Musculoskeletal Patients About Their Physiotherapy Program
Actual Study Start Date : January 28, 2023
Estimated Primary Completion Date : May 30, 2024
Estimated Study Completion Date : December 30, 2024

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Outcome Measures
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Primary Outcome Measures :
  1. Demographic characteristics [ Time Frame: Baseline ]
    Questions will include participants' demographic characteristics (e.g. gender, age, education, employment status)

  2. Knowledge about their pain [ Time Frame: Baseline ]
    Fourteen questions about history of pain (e.g. intense, duration, area, other symptoms, radiation, previous history, diagnosis)

  3. Pain (Neuroscience) Education [ Time Frame: Baseline ]
    Patients will be asked whether they have received any education or explanation about their conditions from a healthcare professional (e.g. What have they learned about their pain? What do they know about pain neuroscience education? Whether it was explained to them and how understanding pain helped them?)

  4. Patient's Experience about healthcare professional's communication skills [ Time Frame: Baseline ]
    Seventeen questions on a five point Likert scale (1=never, 2= rarely, 3=sometimes, 4=often, 5=always). Questions adapted by the Calgary-Cambridge observation guide that delineates and structures the skills which aid doctor-patient communication.

  5. Patient's Expectations [ Time Frame: Baseline ]
    Four questions regarding patients' expectations for chronic pain management


Eligibility Criteria
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Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years and older   (Adult, Older Adult)
Sexes Eligible for Study:   All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   Yes
Sampling Method:   Non-Probability Sample
Study Population
Chronic Musculoskeletal Patients
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain more than 3 months and intensity more than 3/10 VAS.
  • Greek speaking patients
  • patients who are following or followed a physiotherapy treatment for their pain

Exclusion Criteria:

  • None
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT05707559


Contacts
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Contact: Konstantina Savvoulidou +30 223 106 0176 ksavvoulidou@uth.gr
Contact: Eleni Kapreli, PhD ekapreli@uth.gr

Locations
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Greece
University of Thessaly Recruiting
Lamia, Greece, 35132
Contact: Eleni Kapreli, PhD       ekapreli@uth.gr   
Contact: Konstantina Savvoulidou, MSc       ksavvoulidou@uth.gr   
Sponsors and Collaborators
University of Thessaly
Investigators
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Study Director: Eleni Kapreli, PhD University of Thessaly
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Responsible Party: Konstantina Savvoulidou, Principal Investigator, University of Thessaly
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT05707559    
Other Study ID Numbers: N8
First Posted: February 1, 2023    Key Record Dates
Last Update Posted: January 22, 2024
Last Verified: January 2024

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Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: No
Keywords provided by Konstantina Savvoulidou, University of Thessaly:
chronic musculoskeletal pain
pain education
patient expectations
communication skills
physiotherapy
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Musculoskeletal Pain
Muscular Diseases
Musculoskeletal Diseases
Pain
Neurologic Manifestations