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The aim of Pain Neuroscience Education (PNE) is to explain to patients the biological and physiological processes involved in a pain experience and, more importantly, defocus the issues associated with the anatomical structures. PNE provides compelling evidence in reducing pain, disability, pain catastrophization, and limited physical movement in musculoskeletal problems. Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) is a very common painful musculoskeletal problem, especially in people over 50 years old, and lead to decrease in knee range of motion. Despite costly arthroscopic surgeries and long-term physiotherapy treatments, poor outcomes are common. The lack of satisfactory results suggests that some practices should be revised. Although PNE could be useful as an intervention, to our knowledge, there is no randomized controlled trial in the literature investigating the effects of PNE in patients with a KOA. Therefore, we aimed to examine the effectiveness of PNE on clinical outcomes in patients with KOA.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| PNE Group | Experimental | Pain Neuroscience Education + Standard Physiotherapy Program |
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| Control Group | Active Comparator | Standard Physiotherapy Program |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Pain Neuroscience Education | Other | The experimental group will follow a PNE protocol based on previous procedure for 6 weeks in addition to the standard physiotherapy program (SPP) in postoperative period. Each PNE session will take 45-60 min. PNE will be conducted in line with international guidelines and covered the neurophysiology of pain, transition from acute to chronic pain, and the nervous system ability to modulate the pain experience. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Pain severity | Visual Analogue Scale (0-10, higher means worse) | Baseline |
| Pain severity change is being assessed | Visual Analogue Scale (0-10, higher means worse) | 6 week |
| Pain and Function | Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (0-100, higher means better) | Baseline |
| Pain and Function change are being assessed | Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (0-100, higher means better) | 6 week |
| Pain and Function | Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Arthritis Index (0-96, higher means worse) | Baseline |
| Pain and Function change are being assessed | Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Arthritis Index (0-96, higher means worse) | 6 week |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Pain Catastrophizing | Pain Catastrophizing Scale (0-52, higher means worse) | Baseline |
| Pain Catastrophizing change is being assessed | Pain Catastrophizing Scale (0-52, higher means worse) |
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Ahi Evran University | Kırşehir | Central | 40080 | Turkey (Türkiye) |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
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| 22133255 | Background | Louw A, Diener I, Butler DS, Puentedura EJ. The effect of neuroscience education on pain, disability, anxiety, and stress in chronic musculoskeletal pain. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2011 Dec;92(12):2041-56. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2011.07.198. | |
| 29589782 | Background | Louw A PT, PhD, Zimney K PT, DPT, Reed J PT, DPT, Landers M PT, DPT, PhD, Puentedura EJ PT, DPT, PhD. Immediate preoperative outcomes of pain neuroscience education for patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty: A case series. Physiother Theory Pract. 2019 Jun;35(6):543-553. doi: 10.1080/09593985.2018.1455120. Epub 2018 Mar 28. |
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| ID | Term |
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| D020370 | Osteoarthritis, Knee |
| D010003 | Osteoarthritis |
| ID | Term |
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| D001168 | Arthritis |
| D007592 | Joint Diseases |
| D009140 | Musculoskeletal Diseases |
| D012216 | Rheumatic Diseases |
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| Standard Physiotherapy Program (SPP) | Other | The control group will follow a SPP. The 45-minute-long treatment sessions will be held 5 days per week. The treatment program will be organized in 3 periods as 0-2 weeks, 3-4 weeks and 5-6 weeks. The overall treatment program will include scar massage, patellar mobilization, coldpack, ankle pump, quadriceps and hamstring strengthening, hip range of motion, hip strengthening exercises, squat, ascending and descending stairs, walking training. All exercises will be 10 repetitions x 2 sets. |
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| 6 week |
| Kinesiophobia | Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia (17-68, higher means worse) | Baseline |
| Kinesiophobia change is being assessed | Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia (17-68, higher means worse) | 6 week |
| Level of quality of life | Short Form-12 (0-100, higher means better) | Baseline |
| Level of quality of life change is being assessed | Short Form-12 (0-100, higher means better) | 6 week |
| Anxiety and Depression | Hospital Anxiety Depression Scale (0-21, higher means worse) | Baseline |
| Anxiety and Depression change is being assessed | Hospital Anxiety Depression Scale (0-21, higher means worse) | 6 week |
| Physical Function | 40 meter walking test (in seconds, less is better) | Baseline |
| Physical Function change is being assessed | 40 meter walking test (in seconds, less is better) | 6 week |
| 40590360 | Derived | Tayfur A, Ozyurt F, Kodak MI, Cakmak MF, Ozsoy G, Cigdem Karacay B, Ozsoy I, Basat HC, Kararti C. The efficacy of pain neuroscience education in patients after total knee arthroplasty: a single blind randomized controlled trial. Physiother Theory Pract. 2025 Dec;41(12):2513-2523. doi: 10.1080/09593985.2025.2526025. Epub 2025 Jul 1. |