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The Effect of Pain Education Group Therapy and Its Impact on Chronic Pain, Kinesiophobia, and Physical Activity
Sponsor: University of Tartu
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.
Official title: Physical Activity in Patients With Chronic Pain, Its Adherence to WHO Physical Activity Recommendations, and Its Associations With Kinesiophobia, Central Sensitization, Depression, and Pain Intensity
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
16 Years - 65 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
50
Start Date
2026-04-01
Completion Date
2030-12-30
Last Updated
2026-03-30
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
pain education
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.
Locations (1)
Tartu University Hospital
Tartu, Tartu, Estonia