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8 questions · 8 findings · 2 reviews · Pain, Palliative and Supportive Care

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CBT vs TAU

Pain intensity (Higher scores indicate higher pain intensity) · chronic pain (excluding headache) in adults

1 finding from 1 review

Psychological therapies delivered remotely for the management of chronic pain (excluding headache) in adults 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
20 studies · 3206 participants
Moderate

CBT vs active control

Patient‐reported pain intensity or pain relief (VAS, NRS or categorical scale) · chronic pain (excluding headache) in adults

1 finding from 1 review

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

CBT vs TAU

Patient‐reported pain intensity or pain relief (VAS, NRS or categorical scale) · chronic pain (excluding headache) in adults

1 finding from 1 review

Psychological therapies delivered remotely for the management of chronic pain (excluding headache) in adults 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
8 studies · 959 participants
Moderate

CBT vs active control

Pain intensity (Higher scores indicate higher pain intensity) · chronic pain (excluding headache) in adults

1 finding from 1 review

Psychological therapies delivered remotely for the management of chronic pain (excluding headache) in adults 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
3 studies · 261 participants
Moderate

CBT vs TAU

Pain intensity (number of people with ≥ 30% improvement) (Higher scores indicate improvement) · chronic pain (excluding headache) in adults

CBT probably leads to higher pain intensity (number of people with ≥ 30% improvement) (Higher… compared with TAU (post‐treatment) (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Psychological therapies delivered remotely for the management of chronic pain (excluding headache) in adults 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 2.15 [1.62, 2.85]
5 studies · 1347 participants
Moderate

CBT vs TAU

Pain intensity (number of people with ≥ 50% improvement) · chronic pain (excluding headache) in adults

CBT may leads to higher pain intensity (number of people with ≥ 50% improvement) (Higher… compared with TAU (post‐treatment) (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Psychological therapies delivered remotely for the management of chronic pain (excluding headache) in adults 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 2.31 [1.14, 4.66]
4 studies · 1229 participants
Low

CBT vs AC

Reduction in pain intensity · chronic pain (excluding headache) in adults

1 finding from 1 review

Psychological therapies for the management of chronic pain (excluding headache) in adults 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
23 studies · 3235 participants
Moderate

CBT vs TAU

Reduction in pain intensity · chronic pain (excluding headache) in adults

1 finding from 1 review · compare the 2 reviews

Psychological therapies for the management of chronic pain (excluding headache) in adults 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
29 studies · 2572 participants
Moderate