Trial reportMedicine2021
Effects of attentional bias modification on chronic low back pain in older outpatients: A randomized crossover trial (pilot study).
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- Measurement Properties of the Patient Health Questionnaire-15 and Somatic Symptom Scale-8: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.JAMA network open · 2024Pooled it
- Gamified Web-Delivered Attentional Bias Modification Training for Adults With Chronic Pain: Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial.JMIR serious games · 2025Article
- Mapping review of pain management programmes and psychological therapies for community-dwelling older people living with pain.European geriatric medicine · 2024Review
- Associations between Optimism and Attentional Biases as Measured by Threat-Avoidance and Positive-Search Tasks.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Subliminal attentional bias modification training for itch.Frontiers in medicine · 2023Article
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8 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
objectivesIn the present study, the effect of attentional bias modification (ABM) on older outpatients, with chronic low back pain, was examined.
designThis was a single-center, randomized, single-blinded, crossover trial and patients were randomly divided in a 1:1 allocation ratio into two groups: an ABM Leading group and an ABM Trailing group.
participantsForty-three outpatients with chronic low back pain participated.
interventionsPatients were evaluated four times and the treatments were ABM + Normal intervention or Normal intervention only. OUTCOMES: Outcome measures included pain intensity on the Numerical Rating Scale, the Pain Catastrophizing Scale, Fear-Avoidance Beliefs Questionnaire, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, Somatic Symptom Scale-8, and EuroQol 5 Dimension-3 levels questionnaire. In addition, we performed the 30-second Chair-Stand test and the Timed Up & Go test for physical function evaluations.
resultsThere was no change in pain intensity due to ABM. However, the total Pain Catastrophizing Scale score was significantly decreased, and the EuroQol 5 Dimension-3 levels questionnaire and 30-second chair-stand test were significantly improved (P <.05).
trial registrationThe Health Science Ethics Committee, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University (permit number: 17060861), and the clinical trial was registered with UMIN (UMIN000029424).
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