Table 1 A brief description of the trial’s arms
Arms | Assigned Interventions |
|---|---|
Experimental: PNE and PE program • Pain neuroscience education (Health education) • Physical exercise program | Health Education Six pain neuroscience education sessions (10 h) and delivery of printed reinforcement material. Physical exercise Group physical exercise program (18 sessions: three sessions/week) led by a physiotherapist. It includes exercises to improve strength, coordination, balance, and aerobic capacity. Work with double tasks, recreational activities to overcome kinesiophobia and activities to do at home are used in the program. |
Active Comparator: Usual care in Primary Care Physiotherapy • Usual care in Primary Care Physiotherapy Units | Usual care in Primary Care Physiotherapy Units Treatment supported by the primary care physiotherapy protocol in the health service of Castilla y León that was in force at the time of the intervention. Patients receive 15 sessions of analgesic electrotherapy, thermotherapy and standardised physical exercise. |