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NCT Number: NCT05707559

Knowledge Beliefs and Expectations of Chronic Musculoskeletal Patients About Their Physiotherapy Program

The purpose of this study is to investigate the knowledge, beliefs and expectations of patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain about their physiotherapy program and the relationship that they built with physiotherapists.

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Key information

Conditions

Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

University of Thessaly

Lamia, 35132, Greece

About this study

The main questions of this study are:

Have patients with chronic pain educated in pain? To what extent physiotherapists use appropriate communication skills and show empathy? What expectations do the patients have of their rehabilitation program?

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain more than 3 months and intensity more than 3/10 VAS.
  • Greek speaking patients
  • patients who are following or followed a physiotherapy treatment for their pain

Exclusion criteria

  • None

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

  1. Demographic characteristics

    Time frame: Baseline

    Questions will include participants' demographic characteristics (e.g. gender, age, education, employment status)

  2. Knowledge about their pain

    Time frame: Baseline

    Fourteen questions about history of pain (e.g. intense, duration, area, other symptoms, radiation, previous history, diagnosis)

  3. Pain (Neuroscience) Education

    Time frame: Baseline

    Patients will be asked whether they have received any education or explanation about their conditions from a healthcare professional (e.g. What have they learned about their pain? What do they know about pain neuroscience education? Whether it was explained to them and how understanding pain helped them?)

  4. Patient's Experience about healthcare professional's communication skills

    Time frame: Baseline

    Seventeen questions on a five point Likert scale (1=never, 2= rarely, 3=sometimes, 4=often, 5=always). Questions adapted by the Calgary-Cambridge observation guide that delineates and structures the skills which aid doctor-patient communication.

  5. Patient's Expectations

    Time frame: Baseline

    Four questions regarding patients' expectations for chronic pain management

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Thessaly

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2023
Primary completion
2024
Study completion
2024
First posted
Feb 1, 2023
Registry last updated
Mar 18, 2025

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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