An Evaluation of a Public Health Campaign Related to Persistent Pain in the United Kingdom

Completed

• Conditions: Chronic Pain; Musculoskeletal Pain; Arthritis; Pain, Back; Back Pain; Pain, Chronic
• Interventions: Other: Pain Education

• Registration Number: NCT06151678
• Lead Sponsor: Teesside University

Brief Summary

The goals of this study are

* To define what the public perceptions of persistent pain using a national survey

* Explore relationships between the reported pubic beliefs and demographic factors collected.

* To evaluate the impact of a public health campaign to increase awareness of persistent pain and develop understanding of pain that aligns with contemporary science.

Detailed Description

This study included a cross sectional survey of the UK population to understand what the beliefs are regarding persistent pain. This survey will be distributed electronically using social media and to a Scottish council. Differences in beliefs will be explored using the demographic data collected.

The second aspect of the study is the evaluation of a public health campaign called 'Flippin Pain'. This study component included the evaluation of online webinars with pre, post, 3 month, 6 month and 12 month longitudinal data collection. One of the online seminars also included the qualitative evaluation using semi structured interviews.

The third part of the study was the evaluation of a community outreach tour in the county of Lincolnshire, United Kingdom. This included the collection of pain belief data before an in person seminar, immediately afterwards, then at 3 months. Semi structured interviews were also conducted with participants who attended the webinars. As part of the outreach tour an interactive pop up tent gave members of the public an understanding of pain using practical demonstrations. The was evaluated using short semi structured interviews along with written summaries offered by the participants before and immediately after experiencing the practical demonstrations.

After the community outreach tour, two focus groups were conducted with the campaign volunteers with an aim to understand the experience of those involved. The focus groups asked the participants to reflect on the successes and challenges of delivering a community based public health outreach tour.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2020-08-01
• Primary Completion: 2022-06-01
• Study Completion: 2022-06-01
• Study First Submitted: 2022-12-18
• Status Verified: 2023-11
• Study First Submitted QC: 2023-11-27
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-11-27
• Study First Posted: 2023-11-30
• Last Update Posted: 2023-11-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 800

Inclusion Criteria

• UK cross sectional survey - All adults over the age of 18 who are the capable of offering informed consent)
• Online webinar study - Adults over the age of 18 who attend an online webinar related to persistent pain
• Community outreach tour seminar - Adults over the age of 18 who attend an in person seminar
• Brain Bus - Adults over the age of 18 who experience the interactive demonstrations relating to persistent pain
• Focus Groups - Volunteers who participated in the Flippin Pain community outreach tour within the county of Lincolnshire

Exclusion Criteria

• Individuals younger than 18 years of age.
• For the cross sectional UK survey, adults who lived outside of the UK were excluded.

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Participants attending online webinars	Pain Education	Individuals who signed up for an online webinar related to persistent pain. This group offered quantitative feedback via online surveys and qualitative data via interview.
Participants who attended in person seminars during a community outreach tour	Pain Education	Individuals who attended six different venues across the English county of Lincolnshire. This group offered quantitative feedback via paper and online surveys and qualitative data via interview.
Brain bus cohort	Pain Education	Participants who attended a pop up interactive tent with practical demonstrations to improve pain related knowledge. This group offered quantitative feedback via paper postcards and qualitative data via interview.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pain Beliefs Questionnaire	Used within the cross sectional survey and pre and post webinars and seminars. This has been administered immediately before the webinar or seminar, immediately after the webinar or seminar, then at 3 month, 6 month and 1 year.	A validated survey to ascertain pain beliefs from the general population

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
HC-PAIRS	This is administered online immediately prior to adttendance of an online webinar. Immediately after the webinar. Then further administration at 3 month, 6 month and 1 year.	A validated survey to ascertain the pain beliefs of healthcare professionals.
Osteoarthritis Conceptual Scale	This is administered online immediately prior to attendance of an online webinar. Immediately after the webinar. Then further administration at 3 month, 6 month and 1 year.	A 33 item survey to ascertain beliefs regarding knee osteoarthritis

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Teesside University; 🇬🇧 Middlesbrough, United Kingdom