The Effect of Pain Education Group Therapy and Its Impact on Chronic Pain, Kinesiophobia, and Physical Activity

NCT07491549 | Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: ChronicPain
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 50
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if pain knowledge group intervention among chronic pain patients would influence their level of physical activity, pain intensity, depression, kinesiophobia and central sensitization. The main question it aims to answer is: Primary hypothesis: pain education will decrease participants' depression and pain intensity and increase their physical activity. There is no comparison group. Participants will participate in a 6-week pain knowledge intervention where they will be learning about sleep, stress models, physical activity benefits, pain neurobiology, mindfulness, pain medication.

Conditions

Chronic Pain

Keywords

chronic pain; depression; pain education; physical activity; kinesiophobia

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Change of pain intensity from baseline to 6-weeks

  Pain is measured using Graded Chronic Pain Scale -Revised where the lowest value is 0 and the highest is 100. The higher the score, the more pain the subject feels.

  from enrollment to the end of treatment at 6 weeks

• Change of pain intensity from baseline to 6-weeks

  Pain is measured using Brief Pain Inventory Short form where the lowest value is 0 and the highest value is 10. The higher the score, the more pain the subject feels.

  from enrollment to the end of treatment at 6 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Change in depression from baseline to 6-weeks

  from enrollment to the end of treatment at 6 weeks

Study Arms (1)

Pain education intervention

EXPERIMENTAL

The participants will receive a 6-week pain education in groups. In addition, they are asked to wear an Actigraph to measure their actual physical activity. The topics in the pain education group are as follows: 1. The pain management team - the patient as the supportive leader of the team 2. Contemporary understanding of the biopsychosocial nature of pain 3. Stress and its impact on pain 4. Use of medications in the treatment of chronic pain 5. Physical activity and its impact on pain 6. Negative thoughts and their impact on pain 7. Use of relaxation and mindfulness techniques in pain management 8. Sleep and sleep hygiene 9. Setbacks and coping with them

Behavioral: pain education

Interventions

pain education BEHAVIORAL

In one group there will be 8-12 participants who will meet once a week during 6 -weeks time. The educational sessions will be 2-hours long including sometimes some exercises and also reflection of the participants.

Also known as: pain neuroscience education, pain management education

Pain education intervention

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 16 Years - 65 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Pain lasting longer than 3 months,
• Consequences resulting from long-term pain (such as decreased physical activity, sleep disturbances, fatigue, low mood, etc.)

You may not qualify if:

• Surgery that occurred less than 3 months prior
• Fracture or limb trauma that occurred less than 3 months prior

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Tartu: lead

Study Sites (1)

Tartu University Hospital

Tartu, Tartu, 50406, Estonia

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Chronic Pain; Depression; Motor Activity; Kinesiophobia

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Pain; Neurologic Manifestations; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms; Behavioral Symptoms; Behavior; Phobic Disorders; Anxiety Disorders; Mental Disorders

Central Study Contacts

Hanna Kalajas-Tilga, PhD

CONTACT

+372 5816 1041; hanna.kalajas-tilga@ut.ee

Mati Arendi, PhD

CONTACT

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Lecturer of physiotherapy in the Sports Sciences and Physiotherapy institute

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 13, 2026
• First Posted: March 24, 2026
• Study Start: April 1, 2026
• Primary Completion (Estimated): May 31, 2030
• Study Completion (Estimated): December 30, 2030
• Last Updated: March 30, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-03

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

ES (1)