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Effectiveness of Physiotherapist's Communication Skills on Clinical Outcomes in Patients With Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Led by University of Thessaly · Updated on 2024-10-23
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What this Trial Is About
Researchers are evaluating how a physiotherapist's communication skills affect patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain. This study involves 69 adults with pain in the cervical or lumbar spine, knee, or shoulder lasting more than three months. The goal is to understand if different communication approaches change the clinical presentation of chronic pain. Participants are randomly assigned to one of three groups. One group watches a video where the physiotherapist uses good communication skills while explaining chronic musculoskeletal pain. Another group watches a similar video but without enhanced communication skills. The control group does not watch any video. This setup allows comparison of the impact of communication quality on patient outcomes. During the study, researchers measure changes in pain intensity and pressure pain threshold from before to 10 minutes after watching the videos. Additional assessments include pain distribution, illness perception, anxiety, fear of movement, video engagement, therapeutic alliance, and overall change ratings. These evaluations help monitor how patients respond to the different communication styles. The study begins in January 2024 and ends in March 2025.
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Brief Title
Effectiveness of Physiotherapist's Communication Skills on Clinical Outcomes in Chronic Musculoskeletal Patients
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Participants must speak and understand Greek
- Pain must be in the cervical or lumbar spine, knee, or shoulder
- Pain must be of musculoskeletal origin
- Pain must last more than 3 months and occur on most days
- Pain intensity must be at least 3 out of 10 on the Numeric Pain Rating Scale
You will not qualify if you...
- Taking medication for neurological or psychiatric disorders
- Taking pain medication on the day agreed with the researcher
- Underwent surgery in the last six months
- Pregnant or gave birth within the last year
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Your Study Journey
Duration - 2 to 4 weeks
Participants are screened for eligibility to participate in the trial.
1 visit (in-person)
Duration - 10 minutes
Participants will watch a brief video about pain neuroscience education with or without enhanced communication skills, or will not watch any video depending on their group assignment.
1 visit (in-person)
Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
University of Thessaly
Lamia, Greece, 35132
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Research Team
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Konstantina Savvoulidou
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
DOUBLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
3
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