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The Effects of Pain Neuroscience Education in a Spanish-Speaking Population

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03785353
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : December 24, 2018
Last Update Posted : March 16, 2021
Sponsor:
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Aaron Hartstein, Shenandoah University

Study Description
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Brief Summary:
Pain Neuroscience Education (PNE) has been shown to be effective to alter beliefs and decrease pain among individuals with musculoskeletal pain. Additionally, PNE has been shown to alter beliefs among middle school children. This study plans to assess the effects of PNE within a group of Spanish-speaking individuals.

Condition or disease Intervention/treatment Phase
Pain Educational Problems Behavioral: PNE lecture Not Applicable

Detailed Description:
Chronic pain is a topic of discussion that is becoming increasingly prevalent among healthcare professionals. With the ever-growing opioid epidemic, there are a variety of discussions on different modes of treatment other than opioid prescription. Pain neuroscience education, or PNE, is one of these alternative treatment options. PNE focuses on a patient's understanding of pain itself and relates this to the current pain they are experiencing. PNE is often a discussion between provider and patient that utilizes a series of stories, metaphors, and examples where pain is described from a point of view that is not strictly medical. Recent literature suggests there is a lack of knowledge regarding pain in the United States, particularly in the Spanish-speaking population. This population is also less likely to seek a physician's advice for pain management. For these reasons, this study will focus on the Spanish-speaking population within the Winchester community. Due to success within prior PNE studies, this study will be conducted through a classroom lecture. The overarching purpose of this study is to examine the change in knowledge of pain in the Spanish-speaking population immediately following a PNE lecture composed of stories, metaphors, and examples about pain. Because Spanish-speaking individuals are less likely to seek out a medical provider, the study may support an additional treatment option for managing chronic pain. Not only will this provide further research to support the benefits of PNE, but there is the potential to modify a participant's perception of their own pain through this educational lecture.
Study Design
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Study Type : Interventional  (Clinical Trial)
Actual Enrollment : 8 participants
Allocation: N/A
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Intervention Model Description: Participants will arrive at a location TBD on the day of data collection. Consent forms will be dispersed to participants, who will be able to ask any questions they may have before signing. A Spanish-speaking researcher will be available to answer those questions. After consent is received, each participant will draw a random number that will be used to link their responses to pre- and post-lecture surveys. After consent is received, a pre-test on pain knowledge and beliefs will be administered. A 30-minute Pain Neuroscience Education (PNE) lecture will be given to participants in Spanish. A post-test on pain knowledge and beliefs will be administered.
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Health Services Research
Official Title: The Effects of Pain Neuroscience Education in a Spanish-Speaking Population
Actual Study Start Date : March 26, 2019
Actual Primary Completion Date : March 27, 2019
Actual Study Completion Date : March 15, 2021
Arms and Interventions
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Arm Intervention/treatment
Experimental: PNE Group
A group of Spanish-speaking individuals will listen to a translated lecture related to PNE (PNE lecture). They will fill out the R-NPQ pre and post the lecture.
 Behavioral: PNE lecture
A translated (from English to Spanish) lecture on Pain Neuroscience Education


Outcome Measures
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Primary Outcome Measures :
  1. R-NPQ [ Time Frame: Immediately post-lecture ]
    Revised Neuroscience of Pain Questionnaire


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
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Participants must speak Spanish at least 50% of the time at home OR Spanish must be the first language learned. Participants must also be willing to sit and listen to lecture and fill out quiz before and after.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Any individual under the age of 18 will be excluded from the study.
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT03785353


Locations
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United States, Virginia
Shenandoah University
Winchester, Virginia, United States, 22601
Sponsors and Collaborators
Shenandoah University
Investigators
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Study Director: Sheri A Hale, PT, PhD, ATC Shenandoah University
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Publications of Results:

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Responsible Party: Aaron Hartstein, Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy, Shenandoah University
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03785353    
Other Study ID Numbers: ShenandoahU(2018-2019)
First Posted: December 24, 2018    Key Record Dates
Last Update Posted: March 16, 2021
Last Verified: March 2021
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:
Plan to Share IPD: No

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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 Aaron Hartstein, Shenandoah University:
Pain Neuroscience Education
Spanish-speaking