Efficacy of Pain Science Education Combined With Exercise in Older Adults With Chronic Pain
RecruitingNot applicableNCT07287501
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This study has no listed site in Canada in this snapshot. It is included as part of the worldwide chronic pain corpus.
Brief summary (from the registry)
As people live longer, long-term pain becomes more common in old age. This type of pain can greatly affect quality of life, reduce independence in daily activities, and diminish overall well-being. This study is part of a project called PReGe, which aims to help older adults age actively and healthily through preventive physiotherapy. The goal is to determine whether a combination of adapted exercise and education about how pain works can help improve the lives of those who suffer from it. The study is supported by the City Council of Salamanca and the Faculty of Nursing and Physiotherapy, and it is carried out in collaboration with the Doctoral Program in Health, Disability, Dependency, and Well-being at the University of Salamanca. The purpose of this study is to determine whether a program that combines physical exercise with educational sessions about pain is more effective for adults over 65 years of age with chronic pain, compared to doing exercise alone. The study aims to find out whether this program improves pain, understanding of pain, mobility, quality of life and Quantitative Electroencephalography (qEEG). This is a medical research study involving participants aged 65 years or older who have experienced pain for more than three months, with an intensity of at least 3 on a 0-to-10 scale. Participants will be randomly assigned to one of three groups, each following a different type of program: Group 1 (Control Group): will perform only adapted physical exercise. Group 2: will perform the same physical exercise and attend educational sessions about pain for 8 weeks. Group 3: will also perform the physical exercise and attend the educational sessions, but for a period of 32 weeks. The study will last for one full year. The exercise program will be supervised by physiotherapists, carried out over 32 weeks, three times per week, with each session lasting approximately 50 minutes. The educational sessions on pain will be brief-about 15 minutes each-and will ta…
Study details
- Official title
- Efficacy of Pain Science Education Combined With Exercise in Older Adults With Chronic Pain
- Conditions
- Interventions
- Other: Multicomponent training combined with Pain Science Education during 8 weeks
- Other: Multicomponent training
- Other: Multicomponent training combined with Pain Science Education during 32 weeks
- Sponsor
- University of Salamanca
- Start date
- 2025-10-01
- Primary completion
- 2026-07
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 65 Years
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Countries
- Spain
- Total sites listed
- 1
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * Adults over 65 years of age * History of pain lasting more than 3 months. * Pain intensity of at least 3 out of 10 on the numeric pain rating scale. * Ability to understand, speak, and write in Spanish. Exclusion Criteria: * Severe cognitive impairment (score \< 24 on the Mini-Mental State Exam). * Psychiatric disorders. * Uncontrolled systemic or inflammatory conditions. * Uncontrolled cardiac conditions. * Any other circumstances deemed by the investigators that could interfere with the study's purpose or conduct. Elimination Criteria: \- Attendance below 85% of total sessions.
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT07287501