Graded Exposure Therapy in Chronic Pelvic Pain

University of Granada (UGR)

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Chronic Pelvic Pain

Treatments: Other: Physiotherapy; Other: Graded exposure therapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03590236

DF0069UG

Details and patient eligibility

About

Chronic pelvic pain (CPP) is considered as nonmalignant recurrent or continuous pain related to the structures of the pelvis. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of graded exposure therapy in women with chronic pelvic pain.

Full description

Chronic pelvic pain (CPP) is considered as nonmalignant recurrent or continuous pain related to the structures of the pelvis. This condition lasts at least 6 months, and many times is associated with negative cognitive, emotional, sexual and behavioral consequences.In addition to the high economic cost, CPP is also costly in emotional and psychological suffering. This clinical trial aims to evaluate the effects of a program based on graded exposure therapy in women with chronic pelvic pain.

Enrollment: 60 estimated patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Diagnosis of chronic pelvic pain
• Moderate fear of movement

Exclusion criteria

• Other clinical diagnosis.
• Men
• Other pathology such as neurological disease.
• Cognitive impairment.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Quadruple Blind

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60 participants in 3 patient groups

Graded exposure therapy

Experimental group

Description:

Patients in this group received graded exposure therapy added to physiotherapy

Treatment:

Other: Graded exposure therapy

Physiotherapy

Active Comparator group

Description:

Patients included in this group received the standard treatment based on a physiotherapy approach.

Treatment:

Other: Physiotherapy

Control group

No Intervention group

Description:

Waiting list patients