SynthesisPain research & management2022
Evaluation of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy on Improving Pain, Fear Avoidance, and Self-Efficacy in Patients with Chronic Low Back Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Synthesis in Pain research & management, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06449144 (The Effect of Mindfulness Training on Postoperative Pain - A Solomon Four Group Design), which is not on this map. Cited by 65 papers, 7 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The Effect of Mindfulness Training on Postoperative Pain - A Solomon Four Group Design
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65 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 94 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effectiveness of Telerehabilitation for Chronic Nonspecific Low Back Pain: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Pooled it
- Effectiveness of preoperative cognitive behavioral therapy for patients undergoing lumbar spine fusion surgery: A systematic review focusing on patient-reported outcomes.Neurosurgical review · 2026Pooled it
- Impact of education in patients undergoing physiotherapy for lower back pain: a level I systematic review and meta-analysis.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2025Pooled it
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- Efficacy of cognitive behavioral therapy for musculoskeletal pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Pooled it
- Pain, mindfulness, and placebo: a systematic review.Frontiers in integrative neuroscience · 2024Pooled it
- Effectiveness of psychological interventions in endometriosis: a systematic review with meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Pooled it
- Evaluation of the Impact of a Smartphone App on Adherence to an Exercise Program in People With Chronic Low Back Pain: Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2026Trial
- Digital Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for the Treatment of Chronic Pain: Findings of a Randomized Controlled Efficacy Trial.Deutsches Arzteblatt international · 2026Trial
- Effectiveness of motivational interviewing plus cognitive behavioral therapy vs shared decision making for voluntary opioid tapering in patients with chronic pain: the INSPIRE randomized pragmatic trial.Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.) · 2025Trial
- Digital cognitive behavioral therapy vs education for pain in adults with sickle cell disease.Blood advances · 2024Trial
- The effect of computer-based Stress Inoculation Training (SIT) approach on the pelvic pain, depression, and anxiety in students with primary dysmenorrhea: a clinical trial study.BMC medical education · 2024Trial
- Durable chronic low back pain reductions up to 24 months after treatment for an accessible, 8-week, in-home behavioral skills-based virtual reality program: a randomized controlled trial.Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.) · 2023Trial
- Is therapeutic exercise as a standalone intervention effective in reducing kinesiophobia in adults with nonspecific chronic low back pain? A systematic review and meta-analysis with meta-regression.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2026Review
- Symptom Flares in Endometriosis: Burden, Self-Management and Barriers to Care in a Cross-Sectional Survey.BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology · 2026Article
- Ready or Not? Applying the Transtheoretical Model of Change on Return-to-Work Following CBT for Chronic Low Back Pain.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Pain Resilience Therapy vs. Pain Neuroscience Education for Adults with Chronic Low Back Pain: Secondary Analysis of Data from a Randomized Controlled Trial of Risk and Resilience Factors.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Pain-Affective Disorder Comorbidity in the Temporomandibular Disorders: From Mechanistic Insights to Clinical Management.Neuroscience bulletin · 2026Review
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Abstract
Background: Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) is commonly adopted in pain management programs for patients with chronic low back pain (CLBP). However, the benefits of CBT are still unclear. Objectives: This review investigated the effectiveness of CBT on pain, disability, fear avoidance, and self-efficacy in patients with CLBP. Methods: Databases including PubMed, EMBASE, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, and PsycINFO were searched. RCTs examining the effects of CBT in adults with CLBP were included. The data about the outcome of pain, disability, fear avoidance, and self-efficacy were retained. Subgroup analysis about the effects of CBT on posttreatment was conducted according to CBT versus control groups (waiting list/usual care, active therapy) and concurrent CBT versus CBT alone. A random-effects model was used, and statistical heterogeneity was explored. Results: 22 articles were included. The results indicated that CBT was superior to other therapies in improving disability (SMD -0.44, 95% CI -0.71 to -0.17, Conclusion: CBT is beneficial in patients with CLBP for improving pain, disability, fear avoidance, and self-efficacy in CLBP patients. Further study is recommended to investigate the long-term benefits of CBT. This meta-analysis is registered with Prospero (registration number CRD42021224837).
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