2B Active: Outpatient Rehabilitation for Adolescents With Chronic Pain

Effectiveness and Cost-effectiveness of a Multimodal Rehabilitation Programme (MRP) for Adolescents With Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain (12-21 Years) Compared to Care as Usual (CAU); a Randomized Clinical Trial (2B Active)

The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether a multimodal rehabilitation program effectively reduces functional disability in adolescents with chronic musculoskeletal pain, compared to care as usual.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Age 12-21 years at the start of the study
• Complaints of chronic non-specific musculoskeletal pain of a duration > 3 months
• Considerable activity limitations
• Fear of movement
• Indication for outpatient multidisciplinary rehabilitation treatment
• Adequate Dutch literacy to complete the assessments (which mainly comprise questionnaires)

Exclusion Criteria:

• Any suspicion of a medical (orthopaedic, rheumatic or neurological) disease, that can explain the current pain complaints
• Any suspicion of an (underlying) psychiatric disease, for which psychiatric treatment is better suited, according to the expert opinion of the consultant in rehabilitation medicine.
• Pregnancy