Exercise combined with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for chronic pain: One ‐year follow‐up from a randomized controlled trial

ConclusionsThe study results showed no significant difference between the two groups for the primary outcome pain interference at 1-year follow-up. Future research could investigate factors that may predict and optimize outcomes from these types of intervention for people living with chronic pain.SignificanceFew previous randomized controlled trials investigating ACT for chronic pain have included long-term follow-up. This study found that Exercise combined with ACT was not superior to supervised exercise alone for reducing pain interference at 1-year follow-up. Further research is necessary to identify key processes of therapeutic change and to explore how interventions may be modified to enhance clinical outcomes for people with chronic pain.

Source: European Journal of Pain - February 13, 2024 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: M. B. Casey, S. Takemasa, T. O'Reilly, M. Leamy, E. Mc  Kearney, M. Buckley, K. M. Smart, R. Segurado, D. Lowry, D. Flanagan, H. Gopal, C. Hearty, C. Doody Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research