Efficacy of an online self-management program for chronic burn pain: A randomized controlled trial of the Take Charge of Burn Pain program.

ABSTRACT: This randomized controlled trial investigated the effectiveness of an online self-management program, "Take Charge of Burn Pain (TCBP)," for 96 individuals living with chronic burn pain. Participants were randomly assigned to either the 7-week TCBP program integrating cognitive-behavioral therapy techniques, pain education, and self-management strategies or an attention control group focused on general burn recovery information. Assessments conducted at baseline, post-treatment, and 2- and 5-month follow-ups included measures of pain severity, pain interference, pain self-efficacy, posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms, and depression. Compared to the control group, participants in the TCBP program demonstrated greater reductions in pain severity (mean difference: -1.24, 95 % CI: -1.93 to

SUBMITTER: Rassu FS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11807755 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature