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. 2017 Aug 18;2017(8):CD012051. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD012051.pub2

Phaneth 2016.

Trial name or title Randomized Controlled Trial on the Effect of DIGNITY Pain School Initiative.
Methods RCT: 2 arms: treatment, waiting list; single centre; pre‐, post‐treatment, 6 months' follow‐up.
Participants 120 Cambodian torture survivors (Khmer Rouge regimen) with chronic pain.
Interventions 1 week group‐based "pain school:" education programme: 10 sessions × 2 hours.
Outcomes Reduction in chronic pain (Brief Pain Index); improvement in pain‐associated functioning (Disability Rating Index).
Starting date Not stated.
Contact information DIGNITY Danish Institute Against Torture, Bryggervangen 55, DK ‐ 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark.
Notes Not published: information from Polatin. Pain school devised by DIGNITY. Pilot study Phaneth 2014.