Efficacy of Pain Neuroscience Education in Genito-Pelvic Pain/Penetration Disorder. A Randomized Controlled Trial.

University of Valencia

Status: Completed

Conditions: Dysfunction Sexual; Pain

Treatments: Other: Online-accessed material; Other: Workshops

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05114473

UV-INV_ETICA-1741806

Details and patient eligibility

About

Patients suffering pelvic persistent pain deal with significant pain that affects their quality of life. Often, conservative treatment interventions are scarce for these patients and are therefore not considered. Education has been developed as a relevant tool in the treatment of patients who suffer from chronic pain or any other pain processing alterations, and has the potential to become a powerfull treatment alternative.

Full description

In this intervention, the effects of implementing educational programs in patients suffering from pelvic persistent pain will be assessed.

Patients with pelvic persistent pain have both problems directly related with their pain and other issues that appear derived from suffering pain over a determined period, such as alterations in the sexuality or overall quality of life. Facing these patients is a challenge for professionals, and many can't find the treatment that properly fits the patient's clinical presentation.

Education, and educating patients on their problem, is an exponentially growing alternative used in Physical Therapy involving patients who suffer from a dysfunctional pain, chronic pain, or any kind of pain presentation that affects the patient's well-being.

This study will assess firstly if the implementation of a pain-related education program is relevant in the treatment of pelvic persistent pain, and will further observe which modality (presential workshops or online-accessed material) is the most effective involving adherence and improvement.

Enrollment: 69 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients over 18 years-old suffering from dyspareunia for more than 3 months

Exclusion criteria

• Patients suffering from a previous medical condition that explains logically the presence of pain

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Triple Blind

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69 participants in 3 patient groups

Workshops

Experimental group

Description:

This group will attend face-to-face workshops were the educational program will be developed. These workshops will be available in several sites, and specific care providers will be assigned for each of these sites.

Treatment:

Other: Workshops

Online-accessed material

Experimental group

Description:

This group will be granted online access to a platform were the educational program will be uploaded. They will be given autonomy regarding when to enter the platform and view the content.

Treatment:

Other: Online-accessed material

Control group

No Intervention group

Description:

This group will initially no recieve an intervention and will serve as a control group.