Effectiveness of Physiotherapist's Communication Skills on Clinical Outcomes in Chronic Musculoskeletal Patients

NCT06175884 | Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: 10
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 69
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of the physiotherapist's communication on the clinical presentation of patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain.

Conditions

Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain

Keywords

communication skills; chronic musculoskeletal pain

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• NPRS: Numeric Pain Rating Scale

  The Numeric Pain Rating Scale will be utilized to evaluate the severity of pain. Participants will provide a score ranging from 0 (indicating no pain) to 10 (representing the most intense pain they have ever felt).

  Changes from baseline to10 minutes after watching the video

• PPT: Pressure Pain Threshold

  The Pain Pressure Threshold (PPT) is a method utilized to quantify the sensitivity of deep muscular tissues. In this measurement, an algometer is commonly employed to apply pressure to a specific area, and the point at which a gradually increasing pressure becomes painful is noted. In the context of PPT, lower values are indicative of heightened sensitivity, suggesting that the individual experiences pain at a lower pressure threshold. Therefore, lower PPT values are interpreted as an indication of increased sensitivity in the deep muscular tissues.

  Changes from baseline to10 minutes after watching the video

Secondary Outcomes (9)

• Pain Distribution

  Changes from baseline to10 minutes after watching the video

• CSI: Central Sensitisation Inventory

  Baseline

• BIPQ: Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire

  Changes from baseline to 10 minutes after watching the video

• PCS: Pain Catastrophizing Scale

  Changes from baseline to 10 minutes after watching the video

• STAI-40: State - Trait Anxiety Inventory

  Changes from baseline to 10 minutes after watching the video

Study Arms (3)

Good communication skills

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants will watch a video about the pain neuroscience education in which physiotherapist will develop qualities of good communication while he will be giving information and explanation about chronic musculoskeletal pain.

Other: Video about pain neuroscience education with enhancing communication skills

Poor communication skills

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants will watch a video about the pain neuroscience education in which physiotherapist will not develop qualities of good communication while he will be giving information and explanation about chronic musculoskeletal pain.

Other: Video about pain neuroscience education without enhancing communication skills

Control

NO INTERVENTION

Participants will not watch any video

Interventions

Video about pain neuroscience education with enhancing communication skills OTHER

Participants will watch a brief video on pain neuroscience in which physiotherapist will show evidence-based communication skills to effectively convey information to patients.

Good communication skills

Video about pain neuroscience education without enhancing communication skills OTHER

Participants will watch a brief video on pain neuroscience in which physiotherapist will not show evidence-based communication skills to effectively convey information to patients.

Poor communication skills

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• Participants should speak and understand the Greek language, as the questionnaires and the video will be in Greek
• Participants should experience pain in one of the following four different areas: cervical or lumbar spine, knee, or shoulder
• Pain of musculoskeletal origin
• Pain lasting more than 3 months, evident on most days of the week to be classified as chronic pain, with a pain intensity of at least 3/10 Numeric Pain Rating Scale.

You may not qualify if:

• Medication for neurological/psychiatric disorders
• Pain medication on the day agreed upon with the researcher, in order to minimize the potential influence of medication
• Undergoing surgery in the last six months
• Pregnancy or childbirth before 1 year

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Thessaly: lead

Study Sites (1)

University of Thessaly

Lamia, 35132, Greece

RECRUITING

Study Officials

• Eleni Kapreli

  University of Thessaly

  STUDY CHAIR

Central Study Contacts

Konstantina Savvoulidou

CONTACT

+30 223 106 0235; ksavvoulidou@uth.gr

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: DOUBLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT, INVESTIGATOR
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: November 27, 2023
• First Posted: December 19, 2023
• Study Start: January 15, 2024
• Primary Completion: March 30, 2025
• Study Completion: March 30, 2025
• Last Updated: October 23, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-10

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

GR (1)