A Group Therapy Based on the Bio-psycho-social Treatment Approach for Women With Chronic Pelvic and Chronic Belly Pain

Swiss Paraplegic Research, Nottwil

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Pain, Pelvic; Sex Disorder; Pain, Abdominal; Endometriosis; Pain, Chronic; Depression

Treatments: Behavioral: Learning of Coping Strategies

Study type: Observational

Funder types: NETWORK

Identifiers

NCT04057664

2018-28

Details and patient eligibility

About

The project investigates the situation of patients with chronic pelvic and chronic belly pain before and after our group therapy.

Full description

To treat patients with chronic pelvic and belly pain in an interdisciplinary way, we developped a group therapy consisting of twelve sessions and a booster session. The therapy is based on the bio-psycho-social model of pain and includes group sessions of psychotherapy as well as physiotherapy.

All patients fill in questionnaires (concerning pain impact, pain chronicity, depression, anxiety, stress, well-being and sexuality) before and after the therapy as well as three and twelve months after.

Enrollment: 35 estimated patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Women with chronic pelvic pain or belly pain participating in our group therapy who give their consent to the analysis of their data for the study

Exclusion criteria

• No participation in the group therapy
• Finishing the group therapy prematurely (>3 missed sessions)

Trial design

35 participants in 1 patient group

Multidisciplinary Group Therapy

Description:

Multidisciplinary group therapy for women with chronic pelvic or belly pain

Treatment:

Behavioral: Learning of Coping Strategies