EFFects of Exposure and Cognitive behavioral Therapy for chronic BACK pain ( “EFFECT-BACK”): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

ConclusionThis study will be the first RCT to compare CBT and EXP in chronic back pain in a large sample, including patients from different care structures due to psychological and medical recruitment centers. By identifying and exploring potential predictors of symptom improvement in each treatment group, this study will contribute to enable a more individualized assignment to treatment modalities and thus improves the care situation for chronic back pain and helps to create a customized treatment program for subgroups of pain patients. If our findings confirm EXP to be an efficacious and efficient treatment concept, it should gain more attention and be further disseminated.Trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov NCT05294081. Registered on 02 March 2022.
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