The influence of pain education on pain responses to exercise in people with chronic pain and healthy individuals

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Fibromyalgia; Knee osteoarthritis; Hip osteoarthritis; Musculoskeletal - Osteoarthritis; Other - Conditions of unknown or disputed aetiology (such as chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis); Neurological - Other neurological disorders

• Registration Number: ACTRN12616001141437
• Lead Sponsor: The University of New South Wales

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2016-08-22
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 74

Inclusion Criteria

Participants in the chronic pain group must be able to speak, read and write English and have a specialist diagnosis of knee or hip osteoarthritis or fibromyalgia. Participants in the chronic pain group must also be able to refrain from analgesic medications for 24 hours.

Participants in the healthy group must be able to speak, read and write English.

Exclusion Criteria

For both groups: presence of a severe psychiatric, cardiovascular, pulmonary, metabolic and/or neurological disease or any other reason that it is not medically suitable for them to perform aerobic exercise.

For the chronic pain group: any other type of arthritis apart from osteoarthritis of the knee or hip or another cause of chronic pain other than osteoarthritis or fibromyalgia.

For the healthy group: currently experiencing pain, experienced musculoskeletal pain in the past 3 months, or have a history of chronic pain.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in pressure pain threshold assessed using a handheld algometer.[Immediately prior to exercise and immediately following exercise]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in self-reported pain assessed using a 0-10 numerical and categorical pain scale[Immediately before exercise, every 5 minutes during exercise (e.g. at 5, 10, 15 and 20 minutes of the exercise protocol), and then 5 minutes following exercise cessation.];Assessment of knowledge and beliefs about exercise and pain arising from the education intervention assessed using a questionnaire designed specifically for this study. The questionnaire consists of 5 questions that are each scored on a 7-point Likert scale anchored at one end with Strongly agree and at the other end with Strongly disgaree. [The questionnaire is administered immediately after the education intervention prior to the assessment of pressure pain thresholds and the exercise bout.]