Comparison 13. Intense physical conditioning programme (PCP) versus care as usual (CaU), chronic pain.

Outcome or subgroup title	No. of studies	No. of participants	Statistical method	Effect size
1 Time to return to work	5		Std. Mean Difference (Random, 95% CI)	Subtotals only
1.1 3 months fu	1		Std. Mean Difference (Random, 95% CI)	‐1.01 [‐2.11, 0.09]
1.2 12 months fu	5		Std. Mean Difference (Random, 95% CI)	‐0.23 [‐0.42, ‐0.03]
1.3 24 months fu	3		Std. Mean Difference (Random, 95% CI)	‐0.26 [‐0.61, 0.10]