Therapeutic Exercise and Education in Pain Neurophysiology to Improve Pain Intensity in Women With Endometriosis. Clinical Trial.

University of Valladolid (UVA)

Status: Active, not recruiting

Conditions: Endometriosis

Treatments: Other: Sham; Other: Therapeutic exercise AND pain neurophysiology education

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05682235

Endometriosis2022

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 improve pain intensity.

Full description

A study will be carried out whose objective is to improve the intensity of pain in women with endometriosis through a program of therapeutic exercise and education in the neurophysiology of pain. Also as secondary variables will be observed: kinesiophobia, catastrophism and impression of global improvement with treatment.

Enrollment: 40 estimated 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 study.

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: Therapeutic exercise is the systematic and planned execution of posture movements and physical activities to correct or prevent alterations, improve or enhance physical functioning, prevent risk factors for solid and optimize 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 diminish the threatening meaning of pain.

Treatment:

Other: Therapeutic exercise AND pain neurophysiology education

Sham Comparator

Sham Comparator group

Description:

Talks about healthy habits

Treatment:

Other: Sham