Evaluating the Effectiveness of an ACT-Based Bibliotherapy Intervention Among Adults Living With Chronic Pain
CompletedNot applicableNCT03924687
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This study has no listed site in Canada in this snapshot. It is included as part of the worldwide chronic pain corpus.
Brief summary (from the registry)
Chronic pain has a significant impact on the physical and psychological functioning of those living with this condition. It is now recognized that Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is an effective intervention in managing chronic pain; however, several barriers limit its accessibility. The current study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of an eight-week bibliotherapy-type self-administered psychological intervention with minimal therapeutic contact, based on ACT, in the management of chronic pain. This study is a randomized controlled trial with two groups (one experimental group and one wait-list control group). Participants will be randomly assigned to each condition and measures will be taken at pretest, posttest and three months following the intervention.
Study details
- Official title
- A Randomized Controlled Trial Evaluating the Effectiveness of an Acceptance and Commitment Therapy-Based Bibliotherapy Intervention Among Adults Living With Chronic Pain
- Conditions
- Interventions
- Behavioral: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) bibliotherapy for chronic pain
- Sponsor
- Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières
- Start date
- 2016-03-28
- Primary completion
- 2016-08
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 18 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- true
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Total sites listed
- 0
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * being 18 years of age or older * having suffered from daily pain for more than three months * having reading and writing abilities in French equivalent or superior to grade 8 * having access to Internet at home and having a valid e-mail address * not having previously completed an ACT-type psychotherapy, not having practiced mindfulness meditation regularly and not having read a bibliotherapy on ACT for pain * having stable medication for at least one month, if applicable. Exclusion Criteria: \-
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03924687