Effects of internet-based pain coping skills training before home exercise for individuals with hip osteoarthritis (HOPE trial): A randomised controlled trial

KL Bennell; RK Nelligan; C Rini; FJ Keefe; J Kasza; S Frencha; A Forbes; F Dobson; JH Abbott; A Dalwood; A Harris; B Vicenzino; PW Hodges; RS Hinman

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Effects of internet-based pain coping skills training before home exercise for individuals with hip osteoarthritis (HOPE trial): A randomised controlled trial

KL Bennell, RK Nelligan, C Rini, FJ Keefe, J Kasza, S Frencha, A Forbes, F Dobson, JH Abbott, A Dalwood, A Harris, B Vicenzino, PW Hodges, RS Hinman

Pain | LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS | Published : 2018

DOI: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000001281

Abstract

This assessor-, therapist-, and participant-blinded randomised controlled trial evaluated the effects of an automated internet-based pain coping skills training (PCST) program before home exercise for people with clinically diagnosed hip osteoarthritis.One hundred forty-four people were randomised to either the PCST group or the comparator group. In the first 8 weeks, the PCST group received online education and PCST, whereas the comparison group received online education only. From weeks 8 to 24, both groups visited a physiotherapist 5 times for home exercise prescription. Assessments were performed at baseline, 8, 24, and 52 weeks. Primary outcomes were hip pain on walking (11-point numeri..

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Funding Acknowledgements

This trial was funded by the National Health and Medical Research Council Program grant (#631717). The funders had no role in the study other than to provide funding. The PCST program was codeveloped by 2 of the investigators (F.J.K. and C.R.) with funding from the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, part of the United States National Institutes of Health (award no. R01 AR057346).