Guided Internet-delivered Psychological Treatment for Chronic Pain (MERIT)
Chronic Pain
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Chronic Pain focused on measuring Internet-delivered Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (IACT), Interdisciplinary pain Rehabilitation Program (IRPR), Aftercare, Combined treatment
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion criteria:
- chronic pain (ie consistent for 6 months), w/out common comorbid or multimorbid diagnoses
- awaiting start of IPRP after medical and psychiatric assessment
- completion of informed consent and pre-measurement forms
Exclusion criteria:
- unable to communicate in writing in Swedish
- lack access to a smart phone, tablet or computer
Sites / Locations
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Active Comparator
Internet-delivered acceptance and commitment therapy addition
Interdisciplinary pain rehabilitation program
The IACT addition supplies participants with weekly educational material and additional exercises in line with live IRPR, although enriched with multimedia. Participants will have access to their rehabilitation content via the web-site and can practice in their homes in-between live sessions of IRPR.
A 6-week long multimodal treatment including approximately 108 hours on site, focusing on return to work. Psychologists, physicians, physiotherapists (PT) and occupational therapists (OT) give synchronized treatments with a CBT/ACT approach.