Pain Neuroscience Education in Patients with Fibromyalgia

Kutahya Health Sciences University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Fibromyalgia; Pain, Chronic

Treatments: Other: Pain neuroscience education; Drug: Medical treatment

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04050839

KutahyaMSUfibro

Details and patient eligibility

About

Many patients with fibromyalgia have little understanding of their condition, leading to maladaptive pain cognitions and coping strategies. Current research has suggested the use of physiotherapy and rehabilitation in addition to cognitive patient education in the treatment of fibromyalgia syndrome. This study aimed to explore the effectiveness of pain neuroscience education in patients with fibromyalgia.

Enrollment: 40 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• have fibromyalgia as defined by the criteria of the 1990 ACR
• have Turkish as their native language
• between 18 and 65 years of age

Exclusion criteria

• Having cognitive impairment
• Receiving psychotherapy
• Illiterate people
• Patients with significant hearing loss

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Factorial Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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40 participants in 2 patient groups

Neuroscience pain education group

Experimental group

Description:

Pain neuroscience education in addition medical treatment

Treatment:

Drug: Medical treatment

Other: Pain neuroscience education

Control group

Active Comparator group

Description:

Medical treatment only

Treatment:

Drug: Medical treatment