RCT | Medication optimization vs. cognitive behavioral therapy in patients with chronic low back pain.

Effect of Medication Optimization vs Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Among US Veterans With Chronic Low Back Pain Receiving Long-term Opioid Therapy: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Network Open

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RCT of Veterans w/chronic low back pain prescribed opioids found collaborative care medication optimization was modestly more effective in reducing pain at 1 year, compared to individual psychologist-delivered cognitive behavioral therapy. @DrMikeBushey https://t.co/K0kXy5Ngou

— JAMA Network Open (@JAMANetworkOpen) November 17, 2022