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Promising but preliminary

U.S. Veterans with Low Back Pain Benefit from Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation: Results from a Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Randomized Controlled Trial.

Chronic low back pain is common among Veterans and is associated with functional impairment and prescription opioid misuse. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Chronic Pain is the VA's recommended nonpharmacologic treatment, yet many patients experience modest improvements, underscoring the need for adjunc.

Chronic low back pain is common among Veterans and is associated with functional impairment and prescription opioid misuse. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Chronic Pain is the VA's recommended nonpharmacologic treatment, yet many patients experience modest improvements, underscoring the need for adjunc.

What the study was

Study design
Randomized Controlled Trial
Category
Drug Development
Maturity
Potentially Practice-Changing
Journal
The journal of pain

Why it surfaced

HIGH priority (score 8/10); study design: Randomized Controlled Trial; topic: Sentinel; flag: PROMISING_PRELIMINARY

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