Chronic Pelvic PainKCS-CPPNCT07487025
Knowledge, Coping Strategies, and Sexual Function in Chronic Pelvic Pain
An observational study of Chronic Pelvic Pain and Chronic Pain, run by Maria Blanco Diaz.
Trial summary
This study aims to explore the relationships between knowledge about pain, coping strategies, and sexual function in adults with chronic pelvic pain. Chronic pelvic pain is a persistent condition that can affect physical health, emotional wellbeing, and daily life. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and older
- Conditions the study is for
- Chronic Pelvic Pain, Chronic Pain
- How many people
- 50 participants
- Where
- No sites listed yet
- Study dates
- Mar 2026to Apr 2026
- Phase
- Observational
- Are there results?
- Not yet: the study is under way
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 years and older
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Study population: Adults with a clinical diagnosis of chronic pelvic pain attending hospital outpatient clinics in Asturias, Spain, during the recruitment period.
Who may be able to join
- Adults aged 18 years or older.
- Clinical diagnosis of chronic pelvic pain lasting at least 6 months.
- Ability to understand spoken and written Spanish.
- Willingness to participate and provide written informed consent.
Who cannot join
- Current pregnancy.
- Major pelvic surgery within the previous 3 months.
- Active pelvic infection or active neoplastic disease.
- Cognitive impairment or any condition preventing completion of questionnaires.
- Inability to understand Spanish.
Trial locations and contacts
No sites are listed yet. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.
About this study
Official title: Association Between Knowledge About Pain, Coping Strategies, and Sexual Function in Adults With Chronic Pelvic Pain: A Cross-Sectional Observational Study
This study aims to explore the relationships between knowledge about pain, coping strategies, and sexual function in adults with chronic pelvic pain. Chronic pelvic pain is a persistent condition that can affect physical health, emotional wellbeing, and daily life. Research suggests that understanding of pain and coping responses may influence how people experience chronic pain and its impact on quality of life.
Participants will be adults diagnosed with chronic pelvic pain who attend hospital outpatient clinics. Those who agree to participate will complete a set of questionnaires assessing knowledge about pain, coping strategies, sexual function, and basic demographic and pain-related information. Participation is voluntary and anonymous and involves a single assessment session lasting approximately 10-15 minutes. No treatments or interventions are provided as part of this study.
The results will contribute to understanding how knowledge about pain, coping strategies, and sexual function interact in people with chronic pelvic pain and may inform future educational and clinical approaches.
Read the detailed description
Chronic pelvic pain (CPP) is defined as persistent or recurrent pelvic pain lasting at least six months and is associated with substantial physical, psychological, and social consequences. Beyond pain intensity, cognitive and emotional factors such as knowledge about pain mechanisms, pain-related beliefs, and coping strategies play an important role in the experience of chronic pain. Sexual function is frequently affected in people with CPP, and this impairment may be influenced not only by nociceptive factors but also by cognitive and affective variables.
The primary objective of this study is to analyze the associations between knowledge about pain, coping strategies, and sexual function in adults with chronic pelvic pain. Secondary objectives include describing these variables in the study population and examining differences according to sex and educational level.
This is an observational, analytical, cross-sectional study. Adult participants (≥18 years) with a clinical diagnosis of chronic pelvic pain will be recruited from hospital outpatient clinics. Exclusion criteria include current pregnancy, recent major pelvic surgery, active pelvic infection or neoplasm, inability to understand Spanish, or cognitive impairment preventing completion of questionnaires.
After providing written informed consent, participants will complete a set of self-administered questionnaires during a single assessment session. Data collected will include sociodemographic variables (age, sex, educational level), pain duration, pain intensity measured by a visual analogue scale, level of knowledge about pain assessed through a brief ad hoc questionnaire developed for this study with content validation, coping strategies assessed using the Pain Catastrophizing Scale (PCS), and sexual function assessed using the Arizona Sexual Experience Scale (ASEX). No intervention or modification of usual clinical care is involved.
Data analysis will include descriptive statistics and appropriate comparative and correlational analyses to explore relationships between knowledge, coping strategies, and sexual function. The study involves minimal risk to participants and guarantees voluntary participation, anonymity, and confidentiality of data. Ethical approval will be obtained from the Research Ethics Committee of the Principality of Asturias prior to study initiation.
- Conditions
- Chronic Pelvic Pain, Chronic Pain
- Keywords
- Chronic pelvic pain, pain knowledge, pain education, coping strategies, pain catastrophizing, sexual function, cross-sectional study, observational study
- Medical subject headings
- Chronic Pain
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Chronic Pelvic Pain Group | Adults diagnosed with chronic pelvic pain attending hospital outpatient clinics who complete a single assessment of pain knowledge, coping strategies, and sexual function. |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Pain Knowledge Score
oping strategies related to pain assessed using the Pain Catastrophizing Scale (PCS), with higher scores indicating greater pain catastrophizing.
Measured: Day 1
Secondary outcomes (4)
Pain Beliefs (Pain Beliefs and Perceptions Inventory - PBPI / Pain Beliefs Questionnaire - PBQ)
Pain-related beliefs assessed using the validated Spanish version of the PBPI/PBQ, which evaluates cognitive beliefs about pain such as permanence, mystery, constancy, and self-blame. Higher scores indicate stronger endorsement of maladaptive pain beliefs.
Measured: Day 1
Coping Strategies (Pain Catastrophizing Scale - PCS)
Coping strategies related to pain assessed using the Pain Catastrophizing Scale (PCS). Higher scores indicate greater pain catastrophizing.
Measured: Day 1
Sexual Function (Arizona Sexual Experience Scale - ASEX)
Sexual function assessed using the Arizona Sexual Experience Scale (ASEX). Higher scores indicate greater sexual dysfunction.
Measured: Day 1
Pain Intensity (Visual Analogue Scale - VAS)
Self-reported pain intensity measured on a 0-10 visual analogue scale, where 0 indicates no pain and 10 indicates maximum imaginable pain.
Measured: Day 1
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted23 Mar 2026
- Study startMar 2026 (estimated)
- Primary completionApr 2026 (estimated)
- Study completionApr 2026 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Chronic Pelvic PainStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Observational
- Observational model
- Other
- Time perspective
- Cross-sectional
- Enrolment
- 50 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Maria Blanco Diaz
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias
- Responsible party
- Sponsor-investigator, Maria Blanco Diaz, University of Oviedo
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07487025
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- UO-DPC-KCS-2026
- Acronym
- KCS-CPP
- Status last verified
- Mar 2026
- First submitted
- 17 Mar 2026
- Last updated
- 25 Mar 2026
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 25 Mar 2026. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Association Between Knowledge About Pain, Coping Strategies, and Sexual Function in Adults With Chronic Pelvic Pain: A Cross-Sectional Observational Study
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07487025
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- KCS-CPP / UO-DPC-KCS-2026
- Conditions
- Chronic Pelvic Pain, Chronic Pain
- Keywords
- Chronic pelvic pain, pain knowledge, pain education, coping strategies, pain catastrophizing, sexual function, cross-sectional study, observational study
- Study type
- Observational
- Recruitment status
- Not yet recruiting
- Enrolment
- 50 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- Maria Blanco DiazUniversity, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias
- Study start
- Mar 2026 (estimated)
- Primary completion
- Apr 2026 (estimated)
- Study completion
- Apr 2026 (estimated)
- First posted
- 23 Mar 2026 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
This study aims to explore the relationships between knowledge about pain, coping strategies, and sexual function in adults with chronic pelvic pain. Chronic pelvic pain is a persistent condition that can affect physical health, emotional wellbeing, and daily life. Research suggests that understanding of pain and coping responses may influence how people experience chronic pain and its impact on quality of life.
Participants will be adults diagnosed with chronic pelvic pain who attend hospital outpatient clinics. Those who agree to participate will complete a set of questionnaires assessing knowledge about pain, coping strategies, sexual function, and basic demographic and pain-related information. Participation is voluntary and anonymous and involves a single assessment session lasting approximately 10-15 minutes. No treatments or interventions are provided as part of this study.
The results will contribute to understanding how knowledge about pain, coping strategies, and sexual function interact in people with chronic pelvic pain and may inform future educational and clinical approaches.
Detailed description
Chronic pelvic pain (CPP) is defined as persistent or recurrent pelvic pain lasting at least six months and is associated with substantial physical, psychological, and social consequences. Beyond pain intensity, cognitive and emotional factors such as knowledge about pain mechanisms, pain-related beliefs, and coping strategies play an important role in the experience of chronic pain. Sexual function is frequently affected in people with CPP, and this impairment may be influenced not only by nociceptive factors but also by cognitive and affective variables.
The primary objective of this study is to analyze the associations between knowledge about pain, coping strategies, and sexual function in adults with chronic pelvic pain. Secondary objectives include describing these variables in the study population and examining differences according to sex and educational level.
This is an observational, analytical, cross-sectional study. Adult participants (≥18 years) with a clinical diagnosis of chronic pelvic pain will be recruited from hospital outpatient clinics. Exclusion criteria include current pregnancy, recent major pelvic surgery, active pelvic infection or neoplasm, inability to understand Spanish, or cognitive impairment preventing completion of questionnaires.
After providing written informed consent, participants will complete a set of self-administered questionnaires during a single assessment session. Data collected will include sociodemographic variables (age, sex, educational level), pain duration, pain intensity measured by a visual analogue scale, level of knowledge about pain assessed through a brief ad hoc questionnaire developed for this study with content validation, coping strategies assessed using the Pain Catastrophizing Scale (PCS), and sexual function assessed using the Arizona Sexual Experience Scale (ASEX). No intervention or modification of usual clinical care is involved.
Data analysis will include descriptive statistics and appropriate comparative and correlational analyses to explore relationships between knowledge, coping strategies, and sexual function. The study involves minimal risk to participants and guarantees voluntary participation, anonymity, and confidentiality of data. Ethical approval will be obtained from the Research Ethics Committee of the Principality of Asturias prior to study initiation.
Study design
- Observational model
- Other
- Time perspective
- Cross-sectional
- Number of arms
- 1
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Chronic Pelvic Pain Group | – | –Adults diagnosed with chronic pelvic pain attending hospital outpatient clinics who complete a single assessment of pain knowledge, coping strategies, and sexual function. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
- Study population
- Adults with a clinical diagnosis of chronic pelvic pain attending hospital outpatient clinics in Asturias, Spain, during the recruitment period.
Key inclusion criteria (4 listed)
- Adults aged 18 years or older.
- Clinical diagnosis of chronic pelvic pain lasting at least 6 months.
- Ability to understand spoken and written Spanish.
- Willingness to participate and provide written informed consent.
Key exclusion criteria (5 listed)
- Current pregnancy.
- Major pelvic surgery within the previous 3 months.
- Active pelvic infection or active neoplastic disease.
- Cognitive impairment or any condition preventing completion of questionnaires.
- Inability to understand Spanish.
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Primary outcome
Pain Knowledge Score
Time frame: Day 1
oping strategies related to pain assessed using the Pain Catastrophizing Scale (PCS), with higher scores indicating greater pain catastrophizing.
4 secondary outcomes
Pain Beliefs (Pain Beliefs and Perceptions Inventory - PBPI / Pain Beliefs Questionnaire - PBQ)
Time frame: Day 1
Coping Strategies (Pain Catastrophizing Scale - PCS)
Time frame: Day 1
Sexual Function (Arizona Sexual Experience Scale - ASEX)
Time frame: Day 1
Pain Intensity (Visual Analogue Scale - VAS)
Time frame: Day 1
Results and safety
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 25 Mar 2026.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
An observational study of Chronic Pelvic Pain and Chronic Pain, run by Maria Blanco Diaz.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 4 inclusion and 5 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: opening soon, as of the sponsor's last update on 25 Mar 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
Contact María Blanco Diaz, PhD. (+34667681858, blancomaria@uniovi.es), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Pain Knowledge Score (time frame: Day 1). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 25 Mar 2026; AzTrials last refreshed its copy on 2 Nov 2026.