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Pain Neuroscience Education in Patients With Total Knee Arthroplasty

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Osteoarthritis, Knee
Interventions
Other: Pain Neuroscience Education
Other: Standard Physiotherapy Program (SPP)
Registration Number
NCT05928351
Lead Sponsor
Ahi Evran University Education and Research Hospital
Brief Summary

The aim of Pain Neuroscience Education (PNE) is to explain to patients the biological and physiological processes involved in a pain experience and, more importantly, defocus the issues associated with the anatomical structures. PNE provides compelling evidence in reducing pain, disability, pain catastrophization, and limited physical movement in musculoskeletal problems. Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) is a very common painful musculoskeletal problem, especially in people over 50 years old, and lead to decrease in knee range of motion. Despite costly arthroscopic surgeries and long-term physiotherapy treatments, poor outcomes are common. The lack of satisfactory results suggests that some practices should be revised. Although PNE could be useful as an intervention, to our knowledge, there is no randomized controlled trial in the literature investigating the effects of PNE in patients with a KOA. Therefore, we aimed to examine the effectiveness of PNE on clinical outcomes in patients with KOA.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
34
Inclusion Criteria
  • Having a body mass index between 19-40 kg/m2,
  • Having had a unilateral TKA,
  • Knee pain score to be 4 and above daily according to the visual analog scale,
  • Ability to read, speak and understand Turkish.
Exclusion Criteria
  • Prosthesis disorders requiring re-surgery,
  • Having visual, auditory and cognitive impairment,
  • Secondary TKA such as rheumatoid arthritis,
  • Acute pain,
  • Pregnancy, drug and alcohol use,
  • Having bilateral TKA,
  • Not volunteering to participate in the study

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
PNE GroupStandard Physiotherapy Program (SPP)Pain Neuroscience Education + Standard Physiotherapy Program
Control GroupStandard Physiotherapy Program (SPP)Standard Physiotherapy Program
PNE GroupPain Neuroscience EducationPain Neuroscience Education + Standard Physiotherapy Program
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Pain severity change is being assessed6 week

Visual Analogue Scale (0-10, higher means worse)

Pain severityBaseline

Visual Analogue Scale (0-10, higher means worse)

Pain and FunctionBaseline

Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Arthritis Index (0-96, higher means worse)

Pain and Function change are being assessed6 week

Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Arthritis Index (0-96, higher means worse)

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Pain Catastrophizing change is being assessed6 week

Pain Catastrophizing Scale (0-52, higher means worse)

Kinesiophobia change is being assessed6 week

Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia (17-68, higher means worse)

Level of quality of lifeBaseline

Short Form-12 (0-100, higher means better)

Level of quality of life change is being assessed6 week

Short Form-12 (0-100, higher means better)

Pain CatastrophizingBaseline

Pain Catastrophizing Scale (0-52, higher means worse)

Anxiety and DepressionBaseline

Hospital Anxiety Depression Scale (0-21, higher means worse)

Anxiety and Depression change is being assessed6 week

Hospital Anxiety Depression Scale (0-21, higher means worse)

KinesiophobiaBaseline

Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia (17-68, higher means worse)

Physical FunctionBaseline

40 meter walking test (in seconds, less is better)

Physical Function change is being assessed6 week

40 meter walking test (in seconds, less is better)

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Ahi Evran University

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Kırşehir, Central, Turkey

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