Physiotherapy and pain education for women with endometriosis
Tests physiotherapy with exercise and pain education in women with endometriosis.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: Therapeutic-educational Physiotherapy on Pain, Physical-functionality and Quality of Life in Women With Endometriosis.
Key facts
- Where
- Valencia, SpainSee the site
Could this be for you?
Answer for yourself. This is not a decision: only the study team can say whether you can take part.
- Are you between 18 and 45 years old?
Source: NCT06212349, who can take part
Where in Spain
- Hospital Universitari i Politécnic La FeValencia, SpainTaking people
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Trial details
- Who runs it
- University of Valencia
- Trial code
- NCT06212349
- Record updated
- 19 May 2026
- Original description
This is a randomized clinical trial that will be carried out in women with endometriosis divided into two groups: the experimental group (EG) that will receive therapeutic-educational physiotherapy, which will combine therapeutic exercise with a pain education program, and the control group (CG) who will receive the pain education program.Read full original descriptionShow less
Effect of a Therapeutic-educational Physiotherapy Program on Pain and the Physical-functional Sphere in Women With Endometriosis and Its Impact on Quality of Life
This is a randomized clinical trial that will be carried out in women with endometriosis divided into two groups: the experimental group (EG) that will receive therapeutic-educational physiotherapy, which will combine therapeutic exercise with a pain education program, and the control group (CG) who will receive the pain education program.
The participants will be evaluated at three moments: before starting the study (T1), after the 8-week treatment program (T2) and after another 8 weeks of follow-up in which they will be encouraged to continue with the treatment (T3). The initial assessment will include a medical and physiotherapy history, and at T1, T2 and T3 the following will be assessed: pain, abdominopelvic mobility, muscle status, functionality, sexual function, quality of life, stress and biomarkers of chronic inflammation.
Inclusion: Diagnosis of endometriosis made by imaging techniques (MRI or ultrasound) or by surgery; A period of 3 months or more since the last surgery if they have undergone surgery; Who are receiving hormone treatment and have their disease under control; Persistent pelvic pain for at least 3 months; With pain and hypertonus in the pelvic musculature, myofascial syndrome, vestibulodynia or pudendal neuropathy; Consent to participate in the study; Capable of carrying out the follow-up of the study until the final visit; Who have audiovisual resources and the internet at their disposal.
Exclusion: Cognitive illness that prevents correct comprehension of the exercises; Having suffered or suffering from a neoplastic disease; Severe mental illness (schizophrenia, borderline personality disorder, etc.); Women in the menopausal phase; Women undergoing fertility treatment or planning to undergo fertility treatment in the next 3 months; Pregnant women; Women undergoing physiotherapy treatment or who have undergone physiotherapy treatment in the last 3 months; Having suffered a fracture in the last 3 months in the lower limb that limits their functional capacity; Musculoskeletal pathology or neuropathy in acute phase; Untreated endometriosis; Acquired genital abnormalities of the pelvis or pelvic floor; Women in a situation of litigation or economic compensation, or pending the granting of a degree of disability.