Melissa A Day, Marcia A Ciol, M Elena Mendoza, Jeffrey Borckardt, Dawn M Ehde, Andrea K Newman, Joy F Chan, Sydney A Drever, Janna L Friedly, John Burns, Beverly E Thorn, Mark P Jensen
BACKGROUND: Chronic low back pain (CLBP) is a significant problem affecting millions of people worldwide. Three widely implemented psychological techniques used for CLBP management are cognitive therapy (CT), mindfulness meditation (MM), and behavioral activation (BA). This study aimed to evaluate the relative immediate (pre- to post-treatment) and longer term (pre-treatment to 3- and 6-month follow-ups) effects of group, videoconference-delivered CT, BA, and MM for CLBP. METHODS: This is a secondary analysis of a three-arm, randomized clinical trial comparing the effects of three active treatments-CT, BA, and MM-with no inert control condition...
April 12, 2024: BMC Medicine