ReviewJournal of clinical medicine2020
Mobile Application-Based Interventions for Chronic Pain Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Effectiveness.
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The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
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Evaluation of a Mind-body Based Application for the Treatment of Chronic/Persistent Pain.
Mobile Device Based Telerehabilitation for Frozen Shoulder-A Prospective Randomized Controlled Study.
Evaluation of a Mind-Body Application in Combination With a Graded Movement Program for the Treatment of Chronic Pain
Who cites it
49 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Evaluation of temporomandibular disorder self-management apps in Australia: a systematic review to inform clinical use.International journal for quality in health care : journal of the International Society for Quality in Health Care · 2025Pooled it
- Patients' Experiences of Digital Health Interventions for the Self-Management of Chronic Pain: Systematic Review and Thematic Synthesis.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Pooled it
- Impact of 25 Years of Mobile Health Tools for Pain Management in Patients With Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain: Systematic Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2024Pooled it
- The Effectiveness of Digital Apps Providing Personalized Exercise Videos: Systematic Review With Meta-Analysis.Journal of medical Internet research · 2023Pooled it
- mHealth Intervention for Improving Pain, Quality of Life, and Functional Disability in Patients With Chronic Pain: Systematic Review.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2023Pooled it
- Digital self-care in the management of spine musculoskeletal disorders: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Revista latino-americana de enfermagem · 2023Pooled it
- Digital Health Technologies for Long-term Self-management of Osteoporosis: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2022Pooled it
- Effects of a video intervention on physicians' acceptance of pain apps: a randomised controlled trial.BMJ open · 2022Trial
- An Educational and Exercise Mobile Phone-Based Intervention to Elicit Electrophysiological Changes and to Improve Psychological Functioning in Adults With Nonspecific Chronic Low Back Pain (BackFit App): Nonrandomized Clinical Trial.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2022Trial
- Chronic pain and mobile health: Are the apps that occupational therapists recommend of high quality?Australian occupational therapy journal · 2026Article
- Integrating Nonpharmacologic Strategies for Pain with Inclusion, Respect, and Equity (INSPIRE): Cultural and linguistic tailoring for a digital health intervention.Internet interventions · 2026Article
- Feasibility and acceptability of a guided internet-based acceptance and commitment therapy intervention (MobACT) for adults with chronic pain in Italy: A pilot mixed-methods randomized controlled trial.Internet interventions · 2026Article
- Mobile App-Guided Home Exercise Versus Conventional Pamphlet-Based Instruction After Corticosteroid Injection in Patients with Frozen Shoulder: A Pilot Randomized Trial.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
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- Development of a Digital Multimodal Pain Intervention (CHRONIC): Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial Study.JMIR research protocols · 2026Article
- Evidence-Based Self-Management Strategies for Fibromyalgia: Foundations for Digital Therapeutic Applications.Interactive journal of medical research · 2026Article
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- Therapeutic exercise following lumbar spine surgery: a narrative review.North American Spine Society journal · 2025Article
- Dolodoc, an App to Leverage Self-Management of Chronic Pain: Design, Development, and Implementation Report.JMIR medical informatics · 2025Article
- Professional-Facing Digital Health Technology for the Care of Patients With Chronic Pain: Scoping Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Article
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Abstract
Chronic pain is one of the major causes of disability in the general population. Even though there are effective treatment options available for reducing symptoms, these treatments often do not have consistent lasting effects. As the usage of mobile devices has increased enormously during the last few years, mobile application-based treatment options are widespread. Such app-based programs are not yet empirically proven but might enable patients to become more independent in their pain management in order to prevent relapse. The aim of this meta-analysis was to summarize the literature on mobile application-based interventions for chronic pain patients. Therefore, three electronic bibliographic databases, PubMed, PsycINFO, and Web of Science, were searched for studies that investigated the effectiveness of mobile application-based intervention for chronic pain on pain intensity. The final sample comprised twenty-two studies, with a total of 4679 individuals. Twelve of these twenty-two studies used a randomized control trial (RCT) design, while ten studies only used an observational design. For all twenty-two studies, a small but significant effect (
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