What this Trial Is About

Researchers are evaluating the effects of a therapeutic-educational physiotherapy program on pain, physical function, and quality of life in women with endometriosis. This randomized clinical trial divides participants into two groups: an experimental group receiving both therapeutic exercise and a pain education program, and a control group receiving only the pain education program. Women included in the study have a diagnosis of endometriosis, chronic pelvic pain, and related pelvic muscle issues, with the disease controlled by hormone treatment. The experimental group will participate in 24 physiotherapy sessions over 8 weeks, consisting of three 30-minute sessions per week, with one face-to-face session monthly and the rest done at home via video tutorials using an app. These sessions focus on body awareness, motor control, and respiratory awareness. Both groups receive a pain education program describing pain management, physical activity benefits, and healthy lifestyle advice, with biweekly support calls or video conferences from specialized physiotherapists. Participants will be evaluated at three time points: before starting the study, after the 8-week intervention, and after an additional 8-week follow-up period where they are encouraged to continue treatment. Assessments include medical and physiotherapy histories, pain levels, abdominopelvic mobility, muscle status, functionality, sexual function, quality of life, stress, biomarkers of chronic inflammation, and measures of musculoskeletal pain such as pressure pain threshold and sensory testing.

Therapeutic-educational Physiotherapy on Pain, Physical-functionality and Quality of Life in Women With Endometriosis.