Therapeutic Exercise and Education in Neurophysiology of Pain in the Quality of Life of Women With Endometriosis

University of Valladolid (UVA)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Endometriosis

Treatments: Other: Sham, Control; Other: Physiotherapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05679063

EndometriosisCdV2022

Details and patient eligibility

About

The objective of this study will be to evaluate treatment using ET exercise and pain education in women with endometriosis to achieve improvement in quality of life.

Full description

A study will be carried out whose objective is to improve the quality of life in women with endometriosis through a program of therapeutic exercise and education in the neurophysiology of pain. Also as secondary variables will be observed: menstrual symptoms, sexual function, and abdominal wall thickness measured with ultrasound.

Enrollment: 40 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 45 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Women of reproductive age between 18 and 45 years.
• Women with a medical diagnosis of endometriosis.
• Women with visual analog scale (EVA) between 4 and 10 (moderate-severe pain) during the last 3 months in the suprapubic area, abdomen or perineum both continuously and intermittently.

Exclusion criteria

• Women who must have surgery during the study.
• Women who have undergone abdominal or pelvic surgery or who have given birth (vaginal or cesarean) in the last 6 months.
• Women who are pregnant or planning a pregnancy.
• Women with uncorrected pacemakers or coagulopathies, severe comorbid disorder, cancer (in the last 5 years or at present), severe mental disorders, or neuropathies affecting the nerves of the pelvis or lower extremities.
• Physiotherapy treatments or treatments related to pathology or study areas 15 days prior to the beginning of the study.
• Variations in medication in the 3 months prior to the start of the stud

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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40 participants in 2 patient groups

Therapeutic Exercise and Pain Neurophysiology Education

Experimental group

Description:

Therapeutic exercise is the systematic and planned execution of posture movements and physical activities to correct or prevent alterations, improve or enhance physical functioning, and prevent risk factors for solid and optimized overall health status. Pain Neurophysiology Education: Education in pain neurophysiology consists in describing to the patient the neurobiology and neurophysiology of his nervous system pain to improve the processing of it and decrease the threatening meaning of pain.

Treatment:

Other: Physiotherapy

Sham Comparator

Sham Comparator group

Description:

Talks about healthy habits

Treatment:

Other: Sham, Control