Study of a Specialized Pain Consultation and Education to Improve Pain Management and Quality of Life in Women with Endometriosis

What this Trial Is About

Researchers are evaluating the effect of the good pain consultation combined with early biopsychosocial pain education alongside current standard care for women with endometriosis. The study aims to see if this approach helps improve pain self-efficacy and health-related quality of life HRQOL compared to usual care alone at 3 months and 1 year. This project focuses on facilitating better self-management of pain using limited resources. Participants will be randomly assigned to one of two groups one receiving a digital pain education program plus a single patient-centered good pain consultation that reinforces biopsychosocial understanding of pain and guides self-management strategies, alongside usual care the other group will receive usual follow-up care at the gynecology department. The pain education covers psychological factors like anxiety and stress and introduces techniques such as relaxation, breathing, physical activity, and appropriate use of medications and supplemental treatments. Throughout the study, participants will complete internet-based questionnaires at the beginning, after 3 months, and after 12 months. These will assess pain self-efficacy, quality of life, pain catastrophizing, symptoms of distress, sexual desire, illness perception, fibromyalgia diagnostic criteria, healthcare usage, and other factors. The study will monitor outcomes and compare results between the two groups to evaluate the effect of the intervention.

The Good Pain Consultation in Endometriosis.