To establish the effectiveness of an internet-delivered cognitive behavioural therapy pain management programme (CBT-PMP) on people with spinal cord injury pain compared with usual care.
A pilot prospective, single blinded, randomised controlled trial with two arms an internet-delivered CBT-PMP for chronic pain post spinal cord injury (SCI) and usual care. The CBT-PMP will contain 8 sessions over 8 weeks, with outcomes assessed at baseline, post intervention, and 6 months follow-up. Participants will be adults with chronic pain (pain \> 3 months), regular internet access and not undergoing any other psychological treatments. Following the study those in the intervention strand will be invited to complete a focus group to explore the subjects' overall experience of the online CBT-PMP.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
70
Online pain management programme.
School of Public Health Physiotherapy and Sports Science
Dublin, Ireland
Quality of life
Quality of life as measured by the WHO QoL Bref
Time frame: Change from baseline to six weeks and three months.
Sleep
Sleep quality using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index
Time frame: Change from baseline to six weeks and three months.
Mood
Mood measured using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale
Time frame: Change from baseline to six weeks and three months.
Pain
Pain measured using the International Spinal Cord Injury Pain Basic Dataset (ISCIPDS:B) (Version 1)
Time frame: Change from baseline to six weeks and three months.
Pain interference
Pain interference measured using the brief pain inventory
Time frame: Change from baseline to six weeks and three months.
Pain acceptance
Pain acceptance measured using the chronic pain acceptance questionnaire
Time frame: Change from baseline to six weeks and three months.
Patients impression of change
Patients impression of change as measured using the Patient's Global Impression of Change
Time frame: Change from baseline to six weeks and three months.
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