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Evaluation of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Long-term Pain in Rheumatic Disease, Including Validation of AE-FS

NCT06413914 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 200

Last updated 2024-10-15

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Catastrophic thinking is a risk factor for a poor prognosis for pain in general and rheumatic disease in particular, which for many contributes to a behavioral pattern characterized by avoidance. Other people with long-term pain, on the other hand, have a pattern where they suppress thoughts and feelings of fear associated with pain, and push themselves to carry out activities. An inappropriate form of endurance can help maintain and intensify pain. The AE-FS is a short version of the Avoidance-Endurance Questionnaire with different subscales for maintaining activity despite pain. AE-FS can be of great clinical utility. The study of patients with rheumatic disease and long-term pain will validate a Norwegian version of the AE-FS as well as examine how the AE-FS seen in connection with other relevant questionnaires, including the Pain Catastrophizing Scale , reflects mechanisms for change in cognitive behavioral therapy for long-term pain. The effect of the intervention is evaluated with questionnaires at baseline/start of treatment, end of treatment, two months after end of treatment and after six months.

Conditions

  • Rheumatic Diseases
  • Pain, Chronic

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Cognitive behavioral Therapy

Cognitive behavioral therapy is the psychological approach in this study. It is associated with better outcomes of rehabilitation for long-term pain in general, reduced pain intensity and less use of medication and health services, sustaining factors that provide an understanding of how thoughts and feelings affect the experience of pain. An important aim is also a reduction in pain-related rumination and worry and changed metacognition that maintains inhibiting behavior and thought patterns. A workbook for pain has been developed. It contains knowledge about pain and pain management, describes measures and homework from session to session. The treatment consists of 8 sessions with 7 weekly sessions + 1 booster session 2 months after the end of treatment. .

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Diakonhjemmet Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Erik Soegaard, PhD · Diakonhjemmet Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-01-16
Primary Completion
2027-12-31
Completion
2030-12-31

Countries

  • Norway

Study Locations

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