RESULTS The instruments most frequently used were single-item VAS and Biberoglu and Behrman pain score , while multidimensional inventories were used in few studies .
The results of clinical studies in CPP are more frequently based on one-dimensional measurements .
RATIONALE Many types of  pain assessment are available to research ers carrying out clinical trials in chronic pelvic pain ( CPP ) , ranging from a single-item scale to multidimensional inventories .
AIM Our objective was to investigate which assessment s of pain are more commonly used in clinical trials on CPP .
Continuing improvement of chronic pelvic pain in women after short-term Mensendieck somatocognitive therapy: results of a 1-year follow-up study.
OBJECTIVES Chronic pelvic pain is a common source of disability among women in the western world . Here we report that 3 months of Mensendieck somatocognitive intervention in chronic pelvic pain patients was followed by continued improvements of outcomes at 1-year follow-up in a r and omized , controlled study design . METHODS Forty women with chronic pelvic pain unexplained by pelvic pathology were r and omly assigned to 2 groups : ( 1 ) st and ard gynecologic treatment and ( 2 ) gynecologic treatment plus somatocognitive therapy aim ed at reducing physical pain by changing posture , movement , and respiration patterns . A st and ardized Mensendieck test ( SMT ) of motor function ( assessing posture , movement , gait , sitting posture , and respiration ) , a self-rating question naire assessing psychologic distress and general well-being ( GHQ-30 ) and a visual analog score of pain ( VAS ) were obtained before , after 90 days of treatment and 1 year after inclusion . RESULTS Patients treated by st and ard gynecologic treatment/supervision did not improve significantly at 1-year follow-up in any of the test modalities . By contrast , those who in addition received somatocognitive therapy had improved scores for all motor functions and pain , as well as GHQ-30 scores for coping , and anxiety-insomnia-distress . CONCLUSION Mensendieck somatocognitive therapy combined with st and ard gynecologic care improves psychologic distress , pain experience , and motor functions of women with chronic pelvic pain better than gynecologic treatment alone . The effect lasted and even further improvement occurred 9 months after treatment
RESULTS The instruments most frequently used were single-item VAS and Biberoglu and Behrman pain score , while multidimensional inventories were used in few studies .
The results of clinical studies in CPP are more frequently based on one-dimensional measurements .
RATIONALE Many types of  pain assessment are available to research ers carrying out clinical trials in chronic pelvic pain ( CPP ) , ranging from a single-item scale to multidimensional inventories .
AIM Our objective was to investigate which assessment s of pain are more commonly used in clinical trials on CPP .