Guided Internet-delivered Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Chronic Pain Patients: a Randomized Controlled Trial
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Chronic Pain
- Sponsor
- Gerhard Andersson
- Enrollment
- 76
- Primary Endpoint
- Chronic Pain Acceptance Questionnaire (CPAQ)
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 13 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
The aim of this study was to investigate if guided internet-delivered acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT)would help chronic pain patients.
Detailed Description
The present study investigates internet-delivered ACT for persons with chronic pain. The use of internet as a delivery format for interventions could be a way of overcome many barriers (financial obstacles, reluctance to seek treatment and paucity of clinicians trained in ACT) that hinder persons with chronic pain to seek or receive adequate help. Persons were randomized to either treatment for 7 weeks or to a control group who were invited to participate in a moderated online discussion forum. Follow up data was collected six months after the treatment.
Investigators
Gerhard Andersson
Professor
Linkoeping University
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •that participants had undergone medical investigation (within one year)
- •had regular access to the internet
- •had functional impairment caused by chronic pain
- •had internet access
Exclusion Criteria
- •ongoing medical investigations or treatment that could interfere with participation in the study, such as planned surgery and suffering from acute physical or psychological conditions
- •not fluent in the Swedish language
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Chronic Pain Acceptance Questionnaire (CPAQ)
Time Frame: One week pre- and post-treatment
CPAQ consists of 20 items divided into two subscales: activity engagement and pain willingness. Items are rated on a scale from 0 (never true) to 6 (always true). Higher scores denote greater activity engagement and pain willingness. Studies show acceptable reliability (α =.72-.92).
Secondary Outcomes
- Hospital and Anxiety Depression Scale (HADS)(One week pre- and post- treatment)
- The Coping Strategies Questionnaire (CSQ)(One week pre- and post- treatment)
- Multidimensional Pain Inventory (MPI-S)(One week pre- and post- treatment)
- The Pain and Impairment Relationship Scale (PAIRS)(One week pre- and post- treatment)
- Quality of Life Inventory (QOLI)(One week pre- and post- treatment)