Acceptance and commitment therapy for chronic pain: protocol of a systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) can be effective in treating chronic pain. Despite evidence supporting the effectiveness of ACT, uncertainties remain regarding which subgroups in the chronic pain population are likely to benefit most and least. This protocol describes the application for two meta-analytic approaches, one at the level of individual participant data and the other at the level of aggregated data, from randomized controlled trials of ACT for chronic pain (ACT-CP-MA).

Methods

We will systematically conduct literature searches in CENTRAL, MEDLINE, EMBASE, PsycINFO, and trial registers. Two reviewers will independently select studies for inclusion and data extraction. ACT-CP-MA will include randomized controlled trials with ACT for chronic pain c

SUBMITTER: Lin J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6570828 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature