Trial reportBMC psychology2019
Psychological and work-related outcomes after inpatient multidisciplinary rehabilitation of chronic low back pain: a prospective randomized controlled trial.
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17 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 34 citations in OpenAlex.
- Interventions to enhance work participation in people with chronic pain: A systematic review and meta-analysis including analysis of complex psychological intervention components.British journal of health psychology · 2026Pooled it
- Psychological Support for Chronic Low Back Pain: A Systematic Review on the Validity of a Growing Remote Approach.Current pain and headache reports · 2025Pooled it
- Cognitive-behavioral rehabilitation in patients with cardiovascular diseases: a randomized controlled trial (CBR-CARDIO, DRKS00029295).BMC cardiovascular disorders · 2023Trial
- [Debora: Long-Term Effectiveness of an Inpatient Combined Pain Competence and Depression Prevention Training for Non-Specific Chronic Low Back Pain and Depressive Symptoms].Psychotherapie, Psychosomatik, medizinische Psychologie · 2023Trial
- Effectiveness of combined aerobic exercise and neck-specific exercise compared to neck-specific exercise alone on work ability in neck pain patients: a secondary analysis of data from a randomized controlled trial.International archives of occupational and environmental health · 2021Trial
- Effects of behavioural exercise therapy on the effectiveness of multidisciplinary rehabilitation for chronic non-specific low back pain: a randomised controlled trial.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2021Trial
- Mapping Vocational Rehabilitation Interventions for People with Chronic Low Back Pain: A Scoping Review.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2026Review
- Health-related measures and subjective prognosis of gainful employment among patients with non-specific chronic low back pain in multidisciplinary orthopedic rehabilitation.Die Rehabilitation · 2025Observational
- [Is the relationship between depressive symptoms and work-related factors mediated by pain self-efficacy in non-specific chronic low back pain?]Schmerz (Berlin, Germany) · 2024Article
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- Neuropathic pain and chronic pain as an underestimated interdisciplinary problem.International journal of occupational medicine and environmental health · 2022Review
- Effectiveness of behavioural medical rehabilitation under real-life conditions in Germany: A propensity-score matched analysis.Journal of rehabilitation medicine · 2022Article
- Compliance with a personalised home exercise programme in chronic low back pain patients after a multidisciplinary programme: A pilot randomised controlled trial.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2022Article
- Long-term effects of rehabilitation and prevention of further chronification of pain among patients with non-specific low back pain.Journal of back and musculoskeletal rehabilitation · 2022Article
- A scoping review to ascertain the parameters for an evidence synthesis of psychological interventions to improve work and wellbeing outcomes among employees with chronic pain.Health psychology and behavioral medicine · 2021Article
- Interventions on cognitions and perceptions that influence work participation of employees with chronic health problems: a scoping review.BMC public health · 2020Article
- [Validity of the Mainz Pain Staging System for chronic low back pain : A cross-sectional analysis of inpatient multidisciplinary rehabilitation].Schmerz (Berlin, Germany) · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundThis study investigated the long-term effects (12 months post-rehabilitation) of a standard inpatient multidisciplinary rehabilitation program for patients with chronic low back pain (CLBP), in which a control group (CG) received pain competence training and an intervention group (IG) received combined pain competence and depression prevention training.
methodsIn this prospective control group study with cluster-block randomization, a total of n = 583 patients were included into per protocol analyses. To examine the effects of rehabilitation on depressive symptoms, pain self-efficacy, and work ability, patients were stratified in repeated-measures analyses of variance by treatment condition (IG vs. CG), level of depressive symptoms (low vs. high), and time of assessment (pre, post, 6, and 12 months after rehabilitation). The impact of each treatment on pain-related days of sick leave (DSL; dichotomized into ≤ vs. > 2 weeks) was determined separately by conducting non-parametric analyses. Multiple imputations (n = 1225) confirmed the results. Effects were interpreted if clinical significance was given.
resultsOnly patients with high levels of depressive symptoms showed long-term improvements in depressive symptoms and self-efficacy. Long-term improvements in work ability index and mental work ability item were restricted to the IG. Furthermore, long-term effects on pain-related DSL were ascertained by per protocol and multiple imputation analyses only for the IG.
conclusionsPatients with high levels of depressive symptoms showed improvements in depressive symptoms and self-efficacy, supporting the psychological effectiveness of both interventions. However, the beneficial long-term effects of rehabilitation on work ability and pain-related DSL among the IG support implementation of combined pain competence and depression prevention training.
trial registrationDRKS00015465 (German Clinical Trial Register DRKS); date of registration: 03.09.2018.
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