Clinical trial · Interventional
Effectiveness of a Pain Science Education Programme in Adolescent Students.
Effectiveness of a Specific Pain Science Education Programme in Adolescent Students. Randomised Controlled Clinical Trial.
NCT06060431CI-TRIAL-00070070EDEAunknownN/AClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
The aim of this study is to analyze the effectiveness of a Pain Science Education program to improve the conceptualization of pain in adolescents between 11 and 13 years old, schooled in the first year of Compulsory Secondary Education.
Conditions
Conditions (3)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chronic Pain | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Pain | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Pediatric ALL | Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia | ALIAS | 0.90 |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pain Science Education | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Experimental group
- description
- The experimental group will carry out the sessions of the specific Pain Sciences program. This intervention is based on two educational sessions of 90 and 60 minutes each, separated by one week.
- interventionNames
- Other: Pain Science Education
- type
- NO_INTERVENTION
- label
- Control Group
- description
- The control group will not perform any specific intervention and will follow their usual academic curriculum.
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Conceptualization of Pain Questionnaire (COPAQ)
- timeFrame
- 1 year
- description
- The Conceptualization of Pain Questionnaire (COPAQ) consist of 15 items and asks respondents to respond if they believe the items/statements to be true or false, although they are allowed to respond undecided. A score of 0 is given to incorrect responses and those marked as undecided; the sum of all the correct answers gives the total score. The higher the score, the better the participant understands the concept of pain.
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 11 Years
- Maximum age
- 13 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * to be schooled at the El Cim school * to be between 10 and 16 years old (both included) * to have or have had pain in the last month; to be able to read and write in Catalan and/or Spanish. Exclusion Criteria: * had an intellectual disability and/or cognitive impairment that interfered with their participation * had not submitted the informed consent form duly completed and signed by their legal guardians
References
Publications (4)
- BACKGROUNDPate JW, Noblet T, Hush JM, Hancock MJ, Sandells R, Pounder M, Pacey V. Exploring the concept of pain of Australian children with and without pain: qualitative study. BMJ Open. 2019 Oct 28;9(10):e033199. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-033199. PMID 31662406
- BACKGROUNDMankelow J, Ravindran D, Graham A, Suri S, Pate JW, Ryan CG, Martin D. An evaluation of a one-day pain science education event in a high school setting targeting pain related beliefs, knowledge, and behavioural intentions. Musculoskelet Sci Pract. 2023 Aug;66:102818. doi: 10.1016/j.msksp.2023.102818. Epub 2023 Jun 27. PMID 37418949
- BACKGROUNDHuguet A, Miro J. The severity of chronic pediatric pain: an epidemiological study. J Pain. 2008 Mar;9(3):226-36. doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2007.10.015. Epub 2007 Dec 21. PMID 18088558
- DERIVEDMenes Fernandez L, Salvat I, Adillon C. Effectiveness of a pain science education programme in middle school students: a randomised controlled trial. Front Public Health. 2025 Jan 22;12:1423716. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1423716. eCollection 2024. PMID 39911778