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European Journal of Psychotraumatology 2020-Aug

Somatic Experiencing® for patients with low back pain and comorbid posttraumatic stress symptoms - a randomised controlled trial

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Tonny Andersen
Hanne Ellegaard
Berit Schiøttz-Christensen
Anna Mejldal
Claus Manniche

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Background: Low back pain (LBP) and comorbid post-traumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) are common after traumatic injuries, and a high level of PTSS is associated with more severe pain and pain-related disability. Few randomised controlled trials (RCT) exist targeting comorbid PTSS and chronic pain, and only one has assessed the effect of Somatic Experiencing®.

Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the effect of Somatic Experiencing® (up to 12 sessions) + physiotherapeutic intervention (4-8 sessions) (SE+PT) compared with the physiotherapeutic intervention alone (4-8 sessions) (PT) for pain-related disability in LBP with comorbid PTSS.

Methods: The study was a two-group RCT in which participants (n = 114) were recruited consecutively from a large Danish Spine Centre. Patients were randomly allocated to either SE+PT or PT alone. Outcomes were collected at baseline before randomisation, 6 and 12-month post-randomisation. The primary outcome was pain-related disability as measured with the modified version of the Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire at 6-month post-randomisation. Secondary outcomes were PTSS, pain intensity, pain-catastrophising, kinesiophobia, anxiety and depression.

Results: No significant group differences were found on any of the outcomes at any timepoints. Both groups achieved a significant reduction in pain-related disability (20-27%) as measured by the Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire at 6 and 12-month follow up. Also, both groups achieved a small reduction in PTSS.

Conclusions: Although significant effects were achieved for both groups, the additional SE intervention did not result in any additional benefits in any of the outcomes.

Antecedentes: La lumbalgia y los síntomas comórbidos de estrés postraumático (SCET) son comunes luego de lesiones traumáticas, y un alto nivel de los SCET está asociado con dolor más severo y con discapacidad asociada al dolor. Existen escasos ensayos clínicos aleatorizados enfocados en los SCET y en dolor crónico, y solo uno ha evaluado el efecto de la Experiencia Somática®.Objetivo: El objetivo de este estudio fue el de evaluar el efecto de la Experiencia Somática® (hasta un máximo de 12 sesiones) adicionada a la intervención fisioterapéutica (entre 4 a 8 sesiones) (ES+IF), comparada con la intervención fisioterapéutica sola (entre 4 a 8 sesiones) (IF), sobre la discapacidad asociada al dolor en lumbalgia con SCET.Métodos: El estudio consistió en un ensayo clínico aleatorizado de dos grupos para el que se reclutó a participantes (n=144) consecutivamente de un gran Centro Danés de Columna Vertebral. Los pacientes fueron distribuidos aleatoriamente al grupo de ES+IF o al grupo de solo IF. Los puntos de corte se realizaron de base antes de la aleatorización, y a los 6 y 12 meses luego de la aleatorización. El resultado principal era la discapacidad asociada a dolor, medida mediante la versión modificada del Cuestionario de Discapacidad de Roland Morris a los seis meses luego de la aleatorización. Los resultados secundarios fueron los SCET, la intensidad del dolor, la catastrofización sobre el dolor, la quinesofobia, la ansiedad, y la depresión.Resultados: No se encontraron diferencias significativas entre los grupos sobre los resultados medidos, en ningún punto de corte. Ambos grupos alcanzaron una reducción significativa de la discapacidad asociada a dolor (20 – 27%), medida mediante el Cuestionario de Discapacidad de Roland Morris a los 6 y a los 12 meses. Además, ambos grupos alcanzaron una reducción pequeña en los SCET.Conclusiones: A pesar de que se alcanzaron resultados significativos en ambos grupos, la intervención adicional mediante Experiencia Somática® no aportó ningún beneficio adicional sobre ninguno de los resultados.

背景:腰痛 (LBP) 和并发创伤后应激症状 (PTSS) 在创伤后很常见, 且高水平的PTSS与更严重的疼痛和疼痛相关性残疾相关。很少有针对PTSS与慢性疼痛共病的随机对照试验 (RCT), 并且只有一项评估了体感疗法的效果。目的:本研究旨在评估体感疗法 (多达12个疗程) +理疗干预 (4-8个疗程) (SE + PT) 相较于单纯理疗干预 (4-8个疗程) (PT) 在并发PTSS的LBP中对疼痛相关性残疾的影响。方法:本研究有两组RCT, 从一个大型丹麦脊柱中心连续招募参与者 (n = 114) 。患者被随机分配到SE + PT组或PT组中。在随机分组前基线, 随机分组后6个月和12个月时收集结果。主要结果为随机分配后6个月时使用修订版《罗兰·莫里斯残疾问卷》测量的疼痛相关性残疾。次要结果为PTSS, 疼痛强度, 疼痛灾难化, 运动恐惧, 焦虑和抑郁。结果:在任何时间点, 任何结果均未发现显著组间差异。在6个月和12个月的随访时, 两组患者均实现了疼痛相关性残疾 (由《罗兰·莫里斯残疾问卷》测量) 的显著降低 (20-27%) 。而且, 两组的PTSS均有小幅降低。结论:尽管两组均取得了显著效果, 额外的SE干预并未给任何结果带来任何额外益处。.

Keywords: Post-traumatic Stress; RCT; Somatic Experiencing®; low back pain; pain; • The current study is the first randomized controlled trial evaluating the effect of a full 12-session program of Somatic Experiencing (SE) for comorbid PTSS and low back pain.• SE + physiotherapeutic intervention was compared to the physiotherapeutic intervention alone. No significant group differences were found on any of the outcomes at any timepoints.• Both groups achieved a large significant reduction in disability (20%) at 6 and 12-months follow-up.• Also, both groups achieved a small reduction in PTSS..

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