The Pain Course: a randomised controlled trial examining an internet-delivered pain management program when provided with different levels of clinician support.

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Published in Pain on October 01, 2015

Authors

Blake F Dear1, Milena Gandy, Eyal Karin, Lauren G Staples, Luke Johnston, Vincent J Fogliati, Bethany M Wootton, Matthew D Terides, Rony Kayrouz, Kathryn Nicholson Perry, Louise Sharpe, Michael K Nicholas, Nickolai Titov

Author Affiliations

1: aeCentreClinic, Department of Psychology, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia bDepartments of Medicine and Psychology, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia cAustralian College of Applied Psychology, Sydney, Australia dDepartment of Psychology, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia ePain Management Research Institute, Kolling Institute of Medical Research, Northern Clinical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.

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