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This training included education in the neurophysiology of pain, assessment and management of chronic musculoskeletal pain, as well as the development and application of communication skills. The communication training focused on strategies such as motivational interviewing, empathy, active listening, and patient-centered interaction specifically tailored for individuals with chronic pain. The intervention will be administered over a 5-week period, with 2 sessions per week.",[13],"Behavioral: Pain Neuroscience Education with Communication Training",{"label":15,"type":10,"description":16,"interventionNames":17},"PNE without Communication Training","Participants in this group will receive an individualized Pain Neuroscience Education (PNE) intervention plus usual physiotherapy care, delivered by physiotherapists who completed only the pain neurophysiology and clinical management components of the \"Algo(S)Therapy\" program. These physiotherapists did not receive any formal training in communication skills, such as motivational interviewing or empathy techniques. The intervention will be administered over a 5-week period, with 2 sessions per week.",[18],"Behavioral: Pain Neuroscience Education without Communication Training",{"label":20,"type":21,"description":22,"interventionNames":23},"Usual Physiotherapy Treatment","ACTIVE_COMPARATOR","Participants in this group will receive usual physiotherapy care. Physiotherapists in this group have not received any training in Pain Neuroscience Education or communication techniques related to chronic pain management. No components of the \"Algo(S)Therapy\" program will be applied in this group.",[24],"Behavioral: Usual Physiotherapy Treatment",[26,32,36],{"type":27,"name":28,"description":29,"armGroupLabels":30,"otherNames":31},"BEHAVIORAL","Pain Neuroscience Education with Communication Training","This intervention includes individualized physiotherapy based on a Pain Neuroscience Education (PNE) framework delivered by physiotherapists who completed the full \"Algo(S)Therapy\" training program. The training includes education in the neurophysiology of pain, clinical reasoning for chronic musculoskeletal pain management, and structured communication skills development (e.g., motivational interviewing, empathy, active listening). The intervention is delivered twice per week over 5 weeks (10 sessions total).",[9],null,{"type":27,"name":33,"description":34,"armGroupLabels":35,"otherNames":31},"Pain Neuroscience Education without Communication Training","A structured PNE program focusing on the neurophysiology and clinical management of chronic musculoskeletal pain. Delivered by physiotherapists trained only in the scientific modules of the \"Algo(S)Therapy\" program. Does not include communication skills training. Includes 10 sessions (2\u002Fweek for 5 weeks), alongside standard physiotherapy care.",[15],{"type":27,"name":20,"description":37,"armGroupLabels":38,"otherNames":31},"Usual care based on medical referral and physiotherapy assessment. Delivered by physiotherapists who have not received training in Pain Neuroscience Education or communication techniques. No components of the \"Algo(S)Therapy\" program are included.",[20],[40],{"name":41,"affiliation":42,"role":43},"Eleni Kapreli, Professor","Physiotherapy Department, University of Thessaly, Greece","STUDY_CHAIR",[45],{"name":46,"role":47,"phone":48,"phoneExt":31,"email":49},"Konstantina Savvoulidou","CONTACT","+30 22310 6017","ksavvoulidou@uth.gr",[51],{"facility":42,"status":52,"city":53,"state":54,"zip":55,"country":56,"countryCode":57,"cosmosGeoPoint":58,"geoPoint":63,"contacts":31},"RECRUITING","Lamia","Central Greece","35100","Greece","GR",{"type":59,"coordinates":60},"Point",[61,62],22.4335,38.89947,{"lat":62,"lon":61},{"type":65,"investigatorFullName":46,"investigatorTitle":66,"investigatorAffiliation":5,"oldNameTitle":31,"oldOrganization":31},"PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR","PhD Candidate","100593054","effectiveness-of-communication-focused-pain-neuroscience-education-in-chronic-musculoskeletal-pain-100593054",false,"NCT07001449","Effectiveness of Communication-Focused Pain Neuroscience Education in Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain","Effectiveness of the 'Algo(S)Therapy' Pain Neuroscience Education Program Emphasizing Physiotherapists' Communication Skills in Patients With Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial","Inclusion Criteria:\n\n* Adults aged 18 to 65 years\n* Diagnosis of chronic musculoskeletal pain in the lumbar spine, cervical spine, shoulder, or knee\n* Pain duration longer than 3 months\n* Pain intensity ≥3\u002F10 on the Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS)\n* Pain present most days of the week\n* Able to understand and speak the Greek language\n\nExclusion Criteria:\n\n* Acute pain in any body region\n* Neurological disorders or myopathies\n* Chronic pain of non-musculoskeletal origin\n* Active cancer diagnosis\n* History of trauma, fractures, or surgery in the past year\n* Pregnancy\n* Diagnosis of fibromyalgia\n* Cognitive impairments affecting communication or completion of questionnaires\n* Current use of corticosteroid medication\n* Participation in other treatment programs or alternative therapies during the study period\n* Concurrent enrollment in another clinical trial","ALL","18 Years","65 Years",{"count":78,"type":79},90,"ESTIMATED","INTERVENTIONAL",[82],"NA","This randomized controlled trial aims to evaluate the effectiveness of the \"Algo(S)Therapy\" Pain Neuroscience Education (PNE) program in patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain. The study will assess whether the integration of communication skills training for physiotherapists enhances the outcomes of PNE. Participants will be randomly assigned to one of three groups: (1) PNE with communication-focused delivery, (2) PNE without communication emphasis, or (3) standard- usual physiotherapy care. The primary objective is to determine whether PNE combined with enhanced communication skills leads to greater improvements in pain, function, and psychosocial outcomes compared to the other interventions.",[85],"Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain",[87,88,89],"Pain neuroscience education","Communication skills","Chronic musculoskeletal pain","2026-04-30",{"date":92,"type":93},"2026-05-07","ACTUAL",{"date":95,"type":93},"2025-06-17",{"date":97,"type":79},"2026-08-30",{"name":5,"class":6},1]