Cochrane · systematic review · CD002014
Behavioural treatment for chronic low‐back pain
Henschke, N, Ostelo, RWJG, van Tulder, MW, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2010 · Cochrane Library
Back and NeckAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
40
current version
GRADE rated
36
No studies
4
Included studies
NR
No studies 4 · 10%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 5 · 12.5%Low 20 · 50%Moderate 11 · 27.5%High 0 · 0%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
Questions and results
Summary of findings: Behavioural treatment versus waiting list control
Population: adults with chronic low‐back pain
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Pain intensity VAS scale (0‐100) short‐term Summary of findings: Behavioural treatment vs waiting list control | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 74 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Functional status (generic) various scales short‐term Summary of findings: Behavioural treatment vs waiting list control | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 74 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Depression Beck Depression Inventory (0‐63) short‐term Summary of findings: Behavioural treatment vs waiting list control | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 58 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Pain intensity various scales short‐term Summary of findings: Behavioural treatment vs waiting list control | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 64 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Functional status (generic) Sickness Impact Profile (0‐136) short‐term Summary of findings: Behavioural treatment vs waiting list control | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 87 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Depression various scales short‐term Summary of findings: Behavioural treatment vs waiting list control | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 103 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias |
CI: Confidence interval Summary of findings: Behavioural treatment vs waiting list control | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Summary of findings: Comparisons among behavioural treatments
Population: adults with chronic low‐back pain
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Pain intensity various scales short‐term | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 93 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |
Pain intensity various scales intermediate‐term | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 82 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |
Pain intensity various scales long‐term | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 48 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Functional status (generic) Sickness Impact Profile (0‐136) short‐term | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 61 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Functional status (generic) Sickness Impact Profile (0‐136) intermediate‐term | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 47 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Functional status (generic) Sickness Impact Profile (0‐136) long‐term | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 51 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Depression Beck Depression Inventory (0‐63) short‐term | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 61 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Depression Beck Depression Inventory (0‐63) intermediate‐term | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 47 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Depression Beck Depression Inventory (0‐63) long‐term | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 51 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Functional status (generic) various scales short‐term | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 77 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Functional status (generic) various scales intermediate‐term | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 61 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Functional status (generic) various scales long‐term | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 66 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias |
CI: Confidence interval | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Summary of findings: Behavioural treatments versus other treatments
Population: adults with chronic low‐back pain
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Pain intensity VAS (0‐100) short‐term Summary of findings: Behavioural treatments vs other treatments | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 330 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias |
Pain intensity VAS (0‐100) intermediate‐term Summary of findings: Behavioural treatments vs other treatments | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 319 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias |
Functional status (back‐specific) various scales short‐term Summary of findings: Behavioural treatments vs other treatments | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 330 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias |
Functional status (back‐specific) various scales intermediate‐term Summary of findings: Behavioural treatments vs other treatments | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 319 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias |
Pain intensity Pain Rating Index (0‐45) short‐term Summary of findings: Behavioural treatments vs other treatments | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 146 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Pain intensity Pain Rating Index (0‐45) intermediate‐term Summary of findings: Behavioural treatments vs other treatments | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 137 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness |
Pain intensity Pain Rating Index (0‐45) long‐term Summary of findings: Behavioural treatments vs other treatments | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 136 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness |
Depression various scales short‐term Summary of findings: Behavioural treatments vs other treatments | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 146 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Depression various scales intermediate‐term Summary of findings: Behavioural treatments vs other treatments | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 137 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness |
Depression various scales long‐term Summary of findings: Behavioural treatments vs other treatments | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 136 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness |
Functional status (back specific) Oswestry Disability Index (0‐100) long‐term Summary of findings: Behavioural treatments vs other treatments | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 345 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias |
CI: Confidence interval Summary of findings: Behavioural treatments vs other treatments | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Summary of findings: Behavioural treatments + other treatments versus other treatments alone
Population: adults with chronic low‐back pain
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Pain intensity 5‐point scale short‐term Summary of findings: Behavioural treatments + other treatments vs other treatments alone | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 59 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Pain intensity 5‐point scale intermediate‐term Summary of findings: Behavioural treatments + other treatments vs other treatments alone | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 45 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Depression Beck Depression Inventory (0‐63) short‐term Summary of findings: Behavioural treatments + other treatments vs other treatments alone | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 59 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Depression Beck Depression Inventory (0‐63) intermediate‐term Summary of findings: Behavioural treatments + other treatments vs other treatments alone | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 50 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Functional status (generic) Sickness Impact Profile (0‐136) short‐term Summary of findings: Behavioural treatments + other treatments vs other treatments alone | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 59 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Functional status (generic) Sickness Impact Profile (0‐136) intermediate‐term Summary of findings: Behavioural treatments + other treatments vs other treatments alone | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 51 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Pain intensity various scales short‐term Summary of findings: Behavioural treatments + other treatments vs other treatments alone | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 405 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias |
CI: Confidence interval Summary of findings: Behavioural treatments + other treatments vs other treatments alone | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |