An exploratory clinical trial on acceptance and commitment therapy as an adjunct to psychoeducational relaxation therapy for chronic pain

Objective: The aim of this study was to compare the clinical efficacy of two differently-designed psychological interventions for chronic pain.Design: 138 patients presenting chronic pain were randomly assigned to one of two experimental conditions: (1) Psychoeducational relaxation therapy (PRT, n = 84) or (2) PRT followed by acceptance and commitment therapy (PRT + ACT, n = 54).Main outcome measures: Pain intensity, quality of life (SF-36),...