Pain Neurophysiology Education for Sport Therapy Students

NCT03002181 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: PNE Edu
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 60
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

The effect of a 70 minute Pain Neurophysiology Education session on Sport Therapy Students Knowledge, Attitudes and Clinical Behaviour Towards Athletes With Chronic Pain

Conditions

Knowledge; Attitude; Behavior

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• Pain Neurophysiology Quiz. (knowledge)

  A 13 point validated questionnaire assessing participant knowledge of contemporary pain knowledge.

  Outcome measure assessed IMMEDIATELY post intervention, on the same day. NO FOLLOW UP.

• The Health Care Pain Attitudes and Impairment Relationship Scale. (attitudes)

  A 13 item validated likert-scale questionnaire to measure health care professionals attitudes towards the ability of patients with pain to function despite their pain.

  Outcome measure assessed IMMEDIATELY post intervention, on the same day. NO FOLLOW UP.

• Clinical Vignette. (clinical recommendations)

  A case vignette is a validated proxy measure of clinical behaviour, and is assessed by multiple choice recommendations following a case scenario. This recommendations are weighted as either 'appropriate' or 'inappropriate' based on current clinical guidelines.

  Outcome measure assessed IMMEDIATELY post intervention, on the same day. NO FOLLOW UP.

Study Arms (2)

PNE group

EXPERIMENTAL

Pain neurophysiology education group.

Other: Education

Red Flag group

EXPERIMENTAL

Red Flags education group.

Other: Education

Interventions

Education OTHER

70 minute education session.

PNE group; Red Flag group

Eligibility Criteria

• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• st year undergraduate sport therapy students
• st year postgraduate, pre-registration sport therapy students
• Enrolled at Teesside University, UK.

You may not qualify if:

• Previous detailed pain education on either PNE or Red Flags.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Teesside University: lead

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Behavior

Interventions

Educational Status

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Socioeconomic Factors; Population Characteristics

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: DOUBLE
• Who Masked: INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Graduate Tutor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: November 18, 2016
• First Posted: December 23, 2016
• Study Start: October 1, 2016
• Primary Completion: November 1, 2016
• Study Completion: November 1, 2016
• Last Updated: December 23, 2016

Record last verified: 2016-12

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share