The Long Term Effects of Online Therapeutic Neuroscience Education in Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain

Launched by ISTANBUL BILGI UNIVERSITY · Feb 21, 2025

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This clinical trial is studying the long-term effects of an online educational program called Therapeutic Neuroscience Education (TNE) for people with chronic low back pain. The goal is to help participants better understand their pain and improve their overall function through a combination of online sessions and traditional physiotherapy. Participants will be divided into two groups: one will receive both the online TNE and physiotherapy, while the other will receive only physiotherapy. The TNE sessions will cover topics about how pain works in the brain, ways to cope with pain, and strategies to reduce fear of movement.

To be eligible for this study, participants must be between 18 and 60 years old, literate, and have internet access. They should have been experiencing back pain for at least three months, with pain levels between 3 and 8 on a scale of 0 to 10. However, individuals with certain medical conditions, recent surgeries, or those taking pain medications may not qualify. Throughout the study, a researcher will assess participants' pain, disability, and satisfaction with treatment at different times, helping to determine the effectiveness of the online education in managing chronic low back pain.

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Individuals aged 20-60
• • Literate
• • Having received a score of 24 or above in the Mini-Mental Status Assessment
• • Having internet access
• • Having back pain for more than 3 months
• • Having pain between 3-8 on the Numerical Pain Scale
• • Individuals with chronic back pain whose symptoms are not radicular
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Having other orthopedic/neurological disorders that will affect the evaluation and treatment
• • Patients with vertebral compression fractures on MRI and lumbar radiography
• • Patients with unstable neurological findings
• • Patients using analgesic medication during treatment
• • Patients with rheumatological and inflammatory diseases
• • Patients with acute trauma
• • Patients who are pregnant
• • Patients who have undergone lumbar region surgery