Can a 70-Minute lesson change how future therapists think about pain?
NCT ID NCT07273461
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether a single 70-minute Pain Neuroscience Education session could improve pain knowledge and attitudes in 155 undergraduate physiotherapy students. The session covered pain neurophysiology, chronic pain mechanisms, and biopsychosocial factors. Students completed questionnaires before and right after the session to measure changes. The goal was to see if a brief educational intervention could shift how future physiotherapists understand and approach pain.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Pain Neuroscience Education (PNE) – a single 70-minute educational session on pain neurophysiology and biopsychosocial factors
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that a brief educational session can improve how future physiotherapists understand and approach pain, potentially leading to better patient care.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed study in students, not patients, and only measures immediate changes. It does not test long-term effects or real-world impact on patient outcomes.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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155 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2025
- Finished
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Oct 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Inclusion Criteria: * Undergraduate physiotherapy and rehabilitation students (1st, 2nd, 3rd, or 4th year) * Willing to participate and able to provide written informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Having previously received formal Pain Neuroscience Education (PNE)
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Karabük University Faculty of Health Sciences
Karabük, 78050, Turkey (Türkiye)
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