Question · asked by 1 review
CBT vs active control: Patient‐reported pain intensity or pain relief (VAS, NRS or categorical scale)
- Population
- chronic pain (excluding headache) in adults
- Intervention
- CBT
- Comparison
- active control
- Outcome
- Patient‐reported pain intensity or pain relief (VAS, NRS or categorical scale)
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
CBT vs active control (at follow‐up) Pain intensity (Higher scores indicate greater pain intensity) · chronic pain (excluding headache) in adults Psychological therapies delivered remotely for the management of chronic pain (excluding headache) in adults (2023) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 127 participants | Very low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Psychological therapies delivered remotely for the management of chronic pain (excluding headache) in adults 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | Not extracted | Not assessed |
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How reviews are matched to this question
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