chronic pain R52.2 F45.41 R52.1
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1) age =18 years, 2) chronic pain (duration = 6 months) with 3) considerable intensity (=at least Grade II according to the Chronic Pain Grade questionnaire (CPG), 4) being medically suitable for participation in an internet-based chronic pain intervention 5) sufficient knowledge of the German language, 6) sufficient computer and internet literacy, 7) having internet access.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) cancer related pain, 2) ongoing or planned psychological pain intervention in the past or forthcoming three months and 3) elevated risk of suicide (PHQ-9 Suicide Item = 1).
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| pain interference (MPI Interference-Scale) at pre-(T1), post-(T2) and at follow-up (T2) of the intervention. T0= before randomisation, T1= 9 weeks after randomisation, T2= 6 months after randomisation | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| At Screening: demographic variables (sex, age, education and social support), prior pain treatments, type, chronicity and comorbidities by participants´ self-report. At T0, T1 and T2: Pain impairment: Brief Pain Inventory (BPI), Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9), Generalised Anxiety Disorder Screener (GAD-7), Pain intensity (11-point numerical rating scale (NRS)), Quality of life: Short Form 12 (SF-12) and EuroQol (EQ-5D), Acceptance and Action Questionnaire-II (AAQ-II, German version: Fragebogen zu Akzeptanz und Handeln II (FAH-II), Chronic Pain Acceptance Questionnaire (German version: CPAQ-D), a to the context of pain treatments adapted version of the Trimbos/iMTA questionnaire for costs associated with psychiatric illness (TiC-P) Treatment process (after lessons 2,4 and 6): FAH-II and CPAQ-D. T1 and T2: Patient Global Impression of Change scale (PGIC). Active groups only: the participants’ intervention adherence based on the attrition rate (i.e. percentage of participants who no longer log into the intervention), satisfaction with the intervention: Client Satisfaction Questionnaire (CSQ-8) in German (Fragebogen zur Patientenzufriedenheit; ZUF-8), adapted to the online intervention context at T1. | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Abteilung für Rehabilitationspsychologie und Psychotherapie,Institut für Psychologie, Universität Freiburg