Self-management Program in Chronic Pelvic Pain

University of Granada (UGR)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Chronic Pelvic Pain

Treatments: Behavioral: Self-management intervention

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03617627

DF00800UG

Details and patient eligibility

About

Chronic pelvic pain is a serious health condition with an estimated prevalence of 15% women worldwide.Treatment is a challenge given the different pain generators described. It is important to develop self-management interventions to reduce the frustration associated with its management.

Full description

Chronic pelvic pain is defined as non-cyclic pain lasting for 6 or more months, that localizes to the anatomic pelvis, anterior abdominal wall at or below the umbilicus, the lumbosacral back, or the buttocks and is of sufficient severity to cause functional disability or lead to medical care. It can occur continuously or intermittently, with intensity severe enough to limit activities of daily living. It is frequent in women. The primary aim of this study isto evaluate the efficacy of a self-management intervention, as compared with an educational booklet in improving health-related quality of life and coping strategies, occupational performance, activity level and psycho-emotional symptoms in women with chronic pelvic pain.

Enrollment: 44 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Diagnosis of chronic pelvic pain with at least 6 months of evolution

Exclusion criteria

• Active urogenital infection
• Pregnancy
• Cancer
• Dementia
• A surgical intervention involving lumbo-pelvic region over the past year

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Triple Blind

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44 participants in 2 patient groups

Experimental group

Experimental group

Description:

Patients will be included in a self-management intervention.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Self-management intervention

Control group

No Intervention group

Description:

Patients will receive a booklet with information.