Trial reportJournal of rehabilitation medicine2021
Physical activity with person-centred guidance supported by a digital platform for persons with chronic widespread pain: A randomized controlled trial.
Trial report in Journal of rehabilitation medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 7 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effects of Digital Health Interventions in Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain: Systematic Review and Bayesian Network Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Pooled it
- mHealth applications to enhance physical therapy outcomes among adults with chronic non-cancer pain: a scoping review.Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland) · 2026Pooled it
- The Era of Technology in Healthcare-An Evaluation of Telerehabilitation on Client Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2025Pooled it
- Effectiveness of Telematic Behavioral Techniques to Manage Anxiety, Stress and Depressive Symptoms in Patients with Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Factors predicting health-enhancing physical activity in patients with chronic widespread pain following a person-centred health plan.Annals of medicine · 2026Trial
- Combined Internet-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Face-to-Face Physiotherapy in Primary Health Care for Chronic Widespread Pain: Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Trial
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- Exploring Pain Reduction through Physical Activity: A Case Study of Seven Fibromyalgia Patients.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Implementation of Online Behavior Modification Techniques in the Management of Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Review
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Abstract
objectiveTo determine the effectiveness of a person-centred intervention, including advice on physical activity, for improving pain intensity, physical activity, and other health-related outcomes in persons with chronic widespread pain , when delivered with digital eHealth support compared with standard telephone follow-up.
designRandomized controlled trial. SUBJECTS: Individuals with chronic widespread pain (n = 139), aged 20-65 years, who had previously participated in a pain educational programme at primary healthcare units, were contacted during the period 2018-19 and randomized to an intervention group (n = 69) or an active control group (n = 70).
methodsTogether with a physiotherapist, participants in both groups developed person-centred health plans for physical activity. The intervention group was supported via a digital platform for 6 months. The active control group received support via one follow-up phone call. Primary outcome was pain intensity. Secondary outcomes were physical activity and other health-related outcomes.
resultsNo significant differences were found between the groups after 6 months, except for a significant decrease in global fatigue in the active control group compared with the intervention group.
conclusionFuture development of interventions supporting persons with chronic pain to maintain regular exercise is warranted.
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