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ReviewInternet interventions2021

Online Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) interventions for chronic pain: A systematic literature review.

D L van de Graaf, H R Trompetter, T Smeets, F Mols

3 registry-linked trialsOpen access · goldAbstract readReview
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Review in Internet interventions, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 3 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 19 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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.

NCT05581472 naunknown statusnot on this mapstarted 2023, after this paper: background citation

Examining Different Components of Online Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Chronic Pain in a Sample of People With Chiari Malformation

TypeinterventionalSponsorKent State UniversityRan2023 to 2024Enrolled113ConditionsChronic Pain, Chiari MalformationArmsOnline Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Intervention + Phone Coaching, Online Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Intervention without phone coaching
NCT05583851 naunknown statusnot on this mapstarted 2022, after this paper: background citation

Digital Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (Digi-ACT): A Randomized Controlled Trial Pilot Assessing the Efficacy and Feasibility of Software-based Self-managed Intervention Targeting Subclinical Depression and Anxiety in Curative Cancer Patients Within Hong Kong

TypeinterventionalSponsorHolloRan2022 to 2023Enrolled50ConditionsDepression, Anxiety, Quality of Life, CancerArmsAcceptance and Commitment Therapy, Psychoeducation Active Control
NCT06455345 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2024, after this paper: background citation

Advancing Online Psychology Tools for the Transitional Pain Service (ADOPT-TPS): Pilot Feasibility and Efficacy Randomized-Controlled Trial of a Scalable, Online Psychology Intervention for Post-Surgical Pain and Opioid Use

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity Health Network, TorontoRan2024 to 2026Enrolled68ConditionsPost-surgical Pain, Pain, Acute, Pain, Chronic, Post-Surgical Pain, ChronicArmsSelf-Guided Online ACT Program, Treatment As Usual
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

19 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 44 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

D L van de GraafCoRPS-Center of Research on Psychological Disorders and Somatic Diseases, Department of Medical and Clinical Psychology, Tilburg University, Tilburg, the Netherlands.
H R TrompetterCoRPS-Center of Research on Psychological Disorders and Somatic Diseases, Department of Medical and Clinical Psychology, Tilburg University, Tilburg, the Netherlands.
T SmeetsCoRPS-Center of Research on Psychological Disorders and Somatic Diseases, Department of Medical and Clinical Psychology, Tilburg University, Tilburg, the Netherlands.
F MolsCoRPS-Center of Research on Psychological Disorders and Somatic Diseases, Department of Medical and Clinical Psychology, Tilburg University, Tilburg, the Netherlands.
Tilburg University · NLNetherlands Comprehensive Cancer Organisation · NL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundWe systematically reviewed all literature concerning online Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) interventions for chronic pain to evaluate their (1) ACT content, (2) design characteristics, (3) design rationales, and (4) adherence. MATERIAL AND

methodsA systematic search was performed on July 9th, 2020 in; PubMed, PsycINFO, CINAHL, and Web of Science. Search terms related to: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, chronic pain, and eHealth. Extracted data concerned ACT content, design characteristics, adherence, and design rationales.

results20 articles, in which 14 interventions were described, met all inclusion criteria. Adherence and design rationales were described to a limited extent in the included studies. In total, the majority provided an overview of the included ACT processes. In 10 articles it was described that the intervention was delivered via a dedicated website (

conclusionOnline ACT interventions for chronic pain have been shown to be effective and have generally been constructed in line with ACT theory. However, the majority of studies does not provide information about the choices to optimize the fit between task, technology, and user. Considerations behind the choices for intervention features as well as design rationales could help to optimize future online ACT interventions. Additionally, consistent attention should be paid to measurement and operationalization of adherence, since this is a crucial link between content, design and effectiveness.

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Acceptance and Commitment TherapyChronic paineHealthOnline intervention

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