Efficacy of mHealth Interventions for Improving the Pain and Disability of Individuals With Chronic Low Back Pain: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Bruna de Melo Santana Julia Raffin Moura Aline Martins de Toledo Thomaz Nogueira Burke Livia Fernandes Probst Fernanda Pasinato Rodrigo Luiz Carregaro

Published in: JMIR mHealth and uHealth (2023)

mHealth alone was no more effective than usual care or no treatment in improving pain intensity and disability in individuals with low back pain. Due to the biases found and the low certainty of evidence, the evidence remains inconclusive, and future quality clinical trials are needed.

Keyphrases

pain management
chronic pain
clinical trial
multiple sclerosis
neuropathic pain
healthcare
quality improvement
palliative care
physical activity
high intensity
current status
randomized controlled trial
open label
phase ii
replacement therapy
postoperative pain
smoking cessation
placebo controlled