Study Protocol: A mixed method study of Development, Validation and Implementation of Pain education module in patients with chronic knee osteoarthritis
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Pain education, Knee Osteoarthritis, Chronic Pain, Pain Neuroscience EducationAbstract
Background: Knee osteoarthritis is the most prevalent musculoskeletal disorder globally, with pain being the most important feature. Pain management is the cornerstone of knee osteoarthritis treatment. This study aims to develop a validated, understandable, and actionable pain education module for patients with Chronic Knee Osteoarthritis in the form of a video in English, Hindi, and Marathi. Methods: The study will be conducted in three phases. The first phase of the study will include the development of the video in English, Hindi and Marathi. Phase 2 of the study will include validation of the video by experts from different specialties, including physiotherapists, Orthopaedic surgeons, pain interventionists, and people from the general population, using rigorous and robust research methods. The validated English, Hindi and Marathi Pain education videos will then be incorporated into the treatment of patients with chronic knee Osteoarthritis in the third phase of the study. This part of the study will be conducted in the form of a randomized controlled trial, (RCT) in which 120 patients with Chronic Knee OA will be included. With 60 patients in each group, the patients in Group 1 will receive pain education via video and the standard plan of care. Patients in Group 2 will receive only the standard of care. The assessment of patients will be performed by an assessor who will be blinded to the treatment allocation groups before and after treatment. The total treatment duration will be 6 weeks. The additional benefit of using the pain education module will be studied at the end of this study. Discussion: The pain education module developed, validated, and tested in this study, if found to be effective, can be used for pain education in patients with chronic knee osteoarthritis as a regular treatment protocol. The results of this study may help reduce pain intensity and kinesio phobia and improve function and perception of knee osteoarthritis.
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