120
Participants
Start Date
January 31, 2014
Primary Completion Date
April 30, 2016
Study Completion Date
April 30, 2016
usual care evidence-based physiotherapy
Arm 1 (i.e., the control group) will be subjected to a control intervention, including back/neck school and general exercises. 3 sessions of education (session 1: group session; session 2: online module; session 3: individual session) will be given by a physiotherapist, followed by 15 sessions of traditional physiotherapy and general exercises. The 18 sessions will be spread over a period of 3 months.
modern neuroscience approach
Arm 2 (i.e., the experimental group) will receive pain neuroscience education (3 sessions of education), followed by 15 sessions of cognition-targeted motor control training (15 sessions). The 18 sessions will be spread over a period of 3 months.
Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Faculty of Physical Education & Physiotherapy, Dpt. of Rehabilitation Sciences & Physiotherapy, Jette
Ghent University Hospital, Ghent
Universiteit Gent (UGent), Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dpt. Of Rehabilitation Sciences and Physiotherapy, BE-9000 Gent (Belgium), Ghent
Agentschap voor Innovatie door Wetenschap en Technologie
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Vrije Universiteit Brussel
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University Hospital, Ghent
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University Ghent
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