TY - JOUR T1 - <span hwp:id="article-title-1" class="article-title">Therapeutic Interactive Voice Response enhanced CBT gains in chronic pain</span><span hwp:id="article-title-2" class="sub-article-title">Commentary</span> JF - Evidence Based Nursing JO - Evid Based Nurs SP - 79 LP - 79 DO - 10.1136/ebn.11.3.79 VL - 11 IS - 3 AU - Sandra M LeFort Y1 - 2008/07/01 UR - http://ebn.bmj.com/content/11/3/79.abstract N2 - M R NaylorDr M R Naylor, University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, VT, USA; magdalena.naylor@vtmednet.orgIn patients with chronic pain who have completed a pain coping skills programme, does Therapeutic Interactive Voice Response (TIVR) enhance maintenance of treatment gains?Design:randomised controlled trial.Allocation:unclear allocation concealment.Blinding:unblinded.Follow-up period:8 months.Setting:university hospital in Vermont, USA.Patients:55 patients ⩾18 years of age (mean age 46 y, 84% women) who had chronic musculoskeletal pain for ⩾6 months with severity scores ⩾4 out of 10 and had completed 11 weeks of group cognitive–behavioural therapy (CBT) for pain management. Exclusion criteria included cancer-related pain, awaiting surgery, mental illness, and cognitive or hearing impairment.Intervention:TIVR for 4 months plus usual care … ER -