Knowledge, Beliefs and Attitudes of Greek Physiotherapist About Pain Neuroscience Education

Completed

• Conditions: Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain

• Registration Number: NCT05709366
• Lead Sponsor: University of Thessaly

Brief Summary

An e-survey study will be carried out based on Checklist for Reporting Results of 52 Internet E-Surveys (CHERRIES)". The purpose of this study is to investigate the knowledge, beliefs and behaviour of Greek physiotherapists regarding the pain neuroscience education program (PNE) as an intervention in patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain.

Detailed Description

The main questions it aims to answer are:

What physiotherapists know about a PNE program; What physiotherapists believe about the using of a PNE program in patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain? Whether and how often they use a PNE program in patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain? What are the barriers of using PNE in patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain?

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2023-01-20
• Study Start: 2023-01-28
• Study First Submitted QC: 2023-01-28
• Study First Posted: 2023-02-02
• Primary Completion: 2023-07-15
• Study Completion: 2023-07-15
• Status Verified: 2024-01
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-01-19
• Last Update Posted: 2024-01-22

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 257

Inclusion Criteria

• Physiotherapists who are member of Panhellenic Association of Physiotherapist in Greece, with active clinical practice in Greece and clinical experience in musculoskeletal disorders (>12 months).

Exclusion Criteria

• None

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Knowledge related to Pain Neuroscience Education	Baseline	A question about how much do they know about Pain Neuroscience Education using a 10-point Likert scale, where 0=I don't know anything about the concept and 10=I have comprehensive knowledge on the concept."
Attitudes related to Pain Neuroscience Education	Baseline	A question about the application of a Pain Neuroscience Education as an intervention in chronic musculoskeletal patients, using a 6-point Likert scale, where 0=completely disagree and 10=completely agree.
Demographic characteristics	Baseline	Questions will include participants' demographic characteristics (e.g. gender, age), 2) the setting where they practice their profession (e.g. hospital, private physiotherapy clinic), 3) level of education (e.g. BSc, MSc), 5) their years of practice, 6) seminars or training programs they have attended regarding pain neuroscience education.
Beliefs related to Pain Neuroscience Education	Baseline	A question about how much do they believe a Pain Neuroscience Education is useful as an intervention in chronic musculoskeletal patients, using a 6-point Likert scale, where 0=completely disagree and 10=completely agree.
Barriers related to Pain Neuroscience Education	Baseline	5 statements with specific barriers for Pain Neuroscience Education using a 6-point Likert scale, where 0=completely disagree and 10=completely agree and an open question about other barriers.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of Thessaly; 🇬🇷 Lamia, Greece