The Effectiveness Of Pain Neuroscience Education In Patients At Risk For Unfavorable Outcome Following Surgery For Lumbar Radiculopathy: A Multicentric Randomized Controlled Trial

This study aimed to assess the effectiveness of perioperative pain neuroscience education (PPNE) in patients who are at risk for unfavorable outcome following surgery for lumbar radiculopathy. As such, a multicentric randomized controlled trial was developed to compare the therapy effects of PPNE to perioperative biomedical educationin these at-risk patients. The intervention included 2 face-to-face education sessions and access to an educational web application. Assessments took place 1 week pre-surgery (baseline), and at 6 weeks (primaryendpoint), 6 months and 1 year post-surgery. During assessments, data was collected for participants' health-related quality of life, pain, pain cognitions, analgesic use, professional situation, and demographic data.