Observational Study of the Quality of Life for the Chronic Pain Patients Included in a Therapeutic Education Program Focused on Relaxation Techniques

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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The benefit of learning psychocorporal techniques in Therapeutic Education on the quality of life of patients with chronic pain will be studied. The purpose of this nursing research protocol is to highlight the improvement of the quality of life of chronic pain patients through psycho-physical techniques performed during group therapeutic education workshops.

Detailed Description
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The study will be performed at Centre for the Study and Treatment of Pain. The patients with chronic pain will participate to a group programm of therapeutic education. The programm consists of 9 workshops about psycho-corporal techniques performed in group. The patients will complete questionnaries before beginning the program, at the end of the programm, 6 months after the end of the program, and 12 months after the end of program. The questionnaries will be SF36, HADS, CPAQ, and digital pain scale.

Official Title
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Observational Study of the Quality of Life for the Chronic Pain Patients Included in a Therapeutic Education Program Focused on Relaxation Techniques

Conditions
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Chronic Pain

Intervention / Treatment
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* Other: questionnary SF36
* Other: Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale
* Other: Chronic Pain Acceptance Questionnaire
* Other: digital pain scale


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: chronic pain since more the 3months Patients for whom a group relaxation techniques program is planned and accepted by the patient Exclusion Criteria: Patient with progressive cancer pain severe psychiatric pathology (example: psychosis, deep melancholy) Patient not compliant or refusing to participate in research Person who does not understand French, or illiterate Person physically unable to complete questionnaires (visually impaired or blind) Person protected by sections L1121-5 to L1121-8.1 of the French Public Health Code

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| patient with chronic pain<br> | Other: questionnary SF36<br>* This is a validate questionnary: Ware et al,1992, McHorney et al, 1993, McHorney et al, 1994 French version : Author : Alain Leplège; et coll. En 2001<br>* Other names: 36 items Medical Outcome Study Short Form health survey;Other: Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale<br>* this is a validate scale: author: Zigmond A.S., Snaith R.P. in 1983<br>* Other names: HADS;Other: Chronic Pain Acceptance Questionnaire<br>* This is a validate questionnaire: Fish, R., McGuire, B.E., Hogan, M., Stewart, I. & Morrison, T. (2010).<br>* Other names: CPAQ;Other: digital pain scale<br>* this is a validate scale A.N.A.E.S. February 1999<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| change of quality of life during the program | SF36 score | score at the end of the workshop compared to the score at the beginning | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Change in quality of life | assessed by sf36 score | Comparison between the beginning of the program and twelve months after the end of the program. | 
| Change in anxiety and depression | assessed by HADS | Comparison at different moments in time - beginning, end, 6 months after, 12 months after | 
| Change in perceived pain | assessed by numeric pain scale | Assessment at the beginning of the program and 12 months after the end using a numerical pain scale | 
| Evolution in patient's acceptance of chronic pain:after the end | assessed by Chronic Pain Acceptance Questionnaire | Comparison at different moments in time - beginning, end, 6 months after, 12 months after | 
| Change in physical activity | assessed by SF36 Physical Activity Sub-Scale | Change in physical activity between the beginning of the program and 12 months after the end | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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breathing exercise, therapeutic education, visualization, abdominal respiration, synchronized breathing, Sophronisation, relaxation therapy, Do In self-massage, sophrology