Effectiveness of Physiotherapist's Communication Skills on Clinical Outcomes in Chronic Musculoskeletal Patients

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-65
SponsorUniversity of Thessaly

About this trial

The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of the physiotherapist's communication on the clinical presentation of patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Participants should speak and understand the Greek language, as the questionnaires and the video will be in Greek

Participants should experience pain in one of the following four different areas: cervical or lumbar spine, knee, or shoulder

Pain of musculoskeletal origin

Pain lasting more than 3 months, evident on most days of the week to be classified as chronic pain, with a pain intensity of at least 3/10 Numeric Pain Rating Scale.

Disqualifiers

Medication for neurological/psychiatric disorders

Pain medication on the day agreed upon with the researcher, in order to minimize the potential influence of medication

Undergoing surgery in the last six months

Pregnancy or childbirth before 1 year

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Video about pain neuroscience education with enhancing communication skills
  • Video about pain neuroscience education without enhancing communication skills

Treatment groups

69 Participants
are divided into 3 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators