Pain Neuroscience Education in elective surgery patients: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pain Neuroscience Education (PNE) consists of an educational strategy that seeks to understand the biological processes of pain and how to control it. The main objective of this study will be to evaluate the impact of PNE on outcomes related to the postoperative period. The hypothesis is that the intervention may positively influence postoperative recovery, contributing to pain control, clinical indications, acceptance and consumption of analgesics and other pharmacological drugs that contribute to its control, as well as psychological aspects, such as anxiety, depression and pain catastrophising.

Methods and analysis

This will be an open, parallel, multicentre and randomised controlled clinical trial. A total of 100 participants aged between 18 and 59 years of ag

SUBMITTER: de Souza RP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10982765 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature