Kaapa 2006.
Methods | RCT; 2 arms; assessed at pre‐treatment, post‐treatment, 6 months, 1 year, 2 years | |
Participants | End of treatment n = 120 Start of treatment n = 132 Sex: 120 F, 12 M (start of treatment) Mean age = 46.3 (SD 7.5) Source = community Diagnosis = chronic low back pain Mean years of pain = 1.3 |
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Interventions | "semi‐intensive multidisciplinary rehabilitation" "individual physiotherapy" |
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Outcomes |
Primary pain outcome: pain intensity 0 to 10 Primary disability outcome: Oswestry Disability Index 0 to 100 Primary mood outcome: (DEPS) depression 0 to 30 Catastrophising outcome: none Low back pain intensity 0 to 10 Sciatic pain intensity 0 to 10 Oswestry Disability Index 0 to 100 Subjective work capacity 0 to 10 Recent sick leave due to back pain Beliefs re working (2‐year follow‐up) 0 to 10 The Depression Scale (DEPS) 0 to 30 Health care consumption 12 months |
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Notes | CBT versus active, post‐treatment and follow‐up: analyses 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3 Yates quality scale: total quality = 23/35, design quality = 20/26, treatment quality = 3/9 |
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Risk of bias | ||
Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
Random sequence generation (selection bias) | Low risk | Random numbers |
Allocation concealment (selection bias) | Low risk | Opaque sealed envelopes; numbers generated by independent statistician |
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) All outcomes | Unclear risk | Fully reported; no test for differences |
Selective reporting (reporting bias) | Low risk | Fully reported |
Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias) All outcomes | High risk | Not reported |