Effectiveness of a just-in-time adaptive intervention for improving pain catastrophising in patients with chronic back pain: protocol for a pragmatic randomised controlled trial
Enya Sühs, Lotte Auguste Atkins, Lena-Sophie Koeppen, Paul Schmigalle, Charlott Scholz, Gregor Liegl, Rüdiger Pryss, Robin Kraft, Carsten Vogel, Abdul Rahman Idrees, Andreas Kopf, Anett Reisshauer, Peter Vajkoczy, Fabian Prasser, Sandra Nolte, Matthias Rose, Alexander Obbarius · 2026
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Description
Enya Sühs and a large team of co-authors set out the plan for a trial on phone-based help for chronic back pain, in a 2026 paper. Back pain that lasts past three months is common and costly. One driver is pain catastrophising, the habit of expecting the worst from pain, which can flare and fade through a day. Fixed care plans miss those swings.
The trial will enroll one hundred adults and split them into two groups. One gets an app that senses bad moments from quick check-ins and sends small, timed aids, like rest drills or short walks. The other gets strong usual care with the same check-ins but no timed aids. The team will track pain thoughts, pain levels, mood, sleep, and more over months.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Enya Sühs, Lotte Auguste Atkins, Lena-Sophie Koeppen, Paul Schmigalle, Charlott Scholz, Gregor Liegl, Rüdiger Pryss, Robin Kraft, Carsten Vogel, Abdul Rahman Idrees, Andreas Kopf, Anett Reisshauer, Peter Vajkoczy, Fabian Prasser, Sandra Nolte, Matthias Rose, Alexander Obbarius |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 46 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |