Pain lessons for preteens: could a classroom program reshape how children understand and respond to pain?
NCT ID NCT06869369
First seen Jul 28, 2026 · Last updated Jul 29, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether a pain neuroscience education program called PNE4Kids can improve physical activity, sleep quality, and pain understanding in healthy middle school students. About 84 children will be randomly assigned to receive the program or no intervention. Researchers will measure changes in activity levels, sleep habits, pain knowledge, and leisure participation before, right after, and three months after the training.
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 program (PNE4Kids) delivered via PowerPoint and interactive games
- What this could lead to
- If effective, this approach could help children better understand pain and adopt healthier behaviors, potentially reducing the risk of chronic pain later in life.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study in healthy children, so results may not apply broadly. The intervention is educational, so its impact on physical activity or sleep may be modest.
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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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84 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2026
- Finished
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Jul 2026
- 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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10 to 12 years
- 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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Being actively educated at midschool level, * Having sufficient reading and understanding skills in Turkish. Exclusion Criteria: * Chronic pain (pain in ≥1 anatomic region that persists or recurs for longer than 3 months, * Chronic illness (e.g. cancer, diabetes, asthma, juvenile rheumatic arthritis), * Being diagnosed with a specific learning disability, * Being diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, * Being diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, * Not being willing to participate in the study by oneself or one's parents.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Kutahya National Education Directorate
Kütahya, Kütahya, 43100, Turkey (Türkiye)
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