Pain Education ProgramPain Education Program Optimization (PEPO) Trial

Participants will complete an online pain self-management education program by themselves as it is intended.

Participants will complete an online pain self-management education program, and, during the treatment period, will take part in two sessions with a physiotherapist and one group session led by a peer living with chronic MSKP.

Agir pour moi (Acting for me) is a chronic pain self-management program designed to be followed independently online. The eight modules, normally spread over eight weeks and taking about 60 to 90 minutes per week to complete, focus on different strategies for managing pain on a daily basis.

The structured lessons include videos, audio capsules, activities, and written information, also provided in an audio format. The program covers goal setting, stress management through relaxation, breathing and mindfulness, pacing, physical activity, thoughts and emotions, sleep, nutrition, flare-up management, and planning.

The program was developed through a partnership between various chronic pain interest groups, and is hosted and managed by the Leadership Chair in Chronic Pain Education.-MEDISCA de l'Université Laval, Québec, Canada.

See ClinicalTrials entry NCT05319652 https://gerermadouleur.ca/agir-pour-moi/

This intervention is designed to give extra support to patients completing the online pain education program. It consists of two visits with a physiotherapist, and one group session led by a peer living with chronic musculoskeletal pain.

Sessions with the physiotherapist will occur at the beginning of the program and at the midway point. They will be used first to present the objectives and the components of the self-management program, to reinforce its potential to improve the participant's ability to manage their pain, and then to answer the participant's questions on the program and follow up on the regular completion of the lessons.

The group session will be co-facilitated by a physiotherapist and a patient-partner, and will include participants who have completed at least six weeks of the program. It will serve as a discussion forum to share helpful pain self-management strategies, lived experiences with pain and facilitators in completing the program.