Vranceanu Ana-Maria, Riklin Eric, Merker Vanessa L, Macklin Eric A, Park Elyse R, Plotkin Scott R
From the Behavioral Medicine Service (A.-M.V.), Benson-Henry Institute for Mind Body Medicine (E.R., E.R.P.), and Department of Neurology and Cancer Center (V.L.M., S.R.P.), Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston; Biostatistics Center (E.A.M.), Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
Neurology. 2016 Aug 23;87(8):806-14. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000003005. Epub 2016 Jul 22.
To test, within a single-blind randomized controlled trial, the feasibility, acceptability, efficacy, and durability of a mind-body program (the Relaxation Response Resiliency Program for neurofibromatosis [3RP-NF]) vs an attention placebo control (Health Enhancement Program for NF [HEP-NF]), both delivered via group videoconferencing.
Sixty-three patients completed baseline assessments and were randomized. Primary outcomes were physical health and psychological quality of life (QoL), measured by the WHOQOL-BREF (World Health Organization QoL abbreviated instrument). Secondary outcomes were social relations and environment QoL, depression, anxiety, pain intensity, and pain interference.
Sixty-three participants completed the intervention (100%) and 52 the 6-month follow-up (82.5%). Acceptability was 4.1 (5-point scale). Patients in the 3RP-NF showed greater improvement in physical health QoL (7.69; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.29-15.10; p = 0.040), psychological QoL (5.57; 95% CI: 0.17-11.34; p = 0.056), social relations QoL (10.95; 95% CI: 1.57-20.31; p = 0.021), environment QoL (8.02; 95% CI: 2.57-13.48; p = 0.005), and anxiety (-2.32; 95% CI: -3.96 to 0.69; p = 0.006) compared to those in HEP-NF, and gains were maintained at follow-up. Patients in the 3RP-NF did not improve more than those in HEP-NF on depression, with both groups showing improvement. Patients in the 3RP-NF with baseline pain ≥5 of 10 showed improvement in pain intensity from baseline to posttest (1.30; 95% CI: -2.26 to -0.34; p = 0.009) with effects maintained at follow-up; this improvement was not greater than that in HEP-NF. There were more treatment responders in the 3RP-NF group (p < 0.05).
The 3RP-NF delivered via videoconferencing was highly feasible and accepted by patients, and resulted in sustained improvement in QoL.
This study provides Class II evidence that for patients with NF, a mind-body program is superior to an attention placebo control in improving QoL.
在一项单盲随机对照试验中,测试一种身心计划(神经纤维瘤病放松反应恢复力计划[3RP-NF])与注意力安慰剂对照(神经纤维瘤病健康促进计划[HEP-NF])通过群组视频会议实施的可行性、可接受性、疗效和持续性。
63名患者完成了基线评估并被随机分组。主要结局是身体健康和心理生活质量(QoL),通过世界卫生组织生活质量简表(WHOQOL-BREF)进行测量。次要结局是社会关系和环境生活质量、抑郁、焦虑、疼痛强度和疼痛干扰。
63名参与者完成了干预(100%),52名完成了6个月随访(82.5%)。可接受性评分为4.1(5分制)。与HEP-NF组患者相比,3RP-NF组患者在身体健康生活质量(7.69;95%置信区间[CI]:0.29 - 15.10;p = 0.040)、心理生活质量(5.57;95% CI:0.17 - 11.34;p = 0.056)、社会关系生活质量(10.95;95% CI:1.57 - 20.31;p = 0.021)、环境生活质量(8.02;95% CI:2.57 - 13.48;p = 0.005)和焦虑(-2.32;95% CI:-3.96至0.69;p = 0.006)方面有更大改善,且这些改善在随访时得以维持。3RP-NF组患者在抑郁方面的改善并不比HEP-NF组患者更大,两组均有改善。基线疼痛≥10分中5分的3RP-NF组患者从基线到测试后疼痛强度有所改善(1.30;95% CI:-2.26至-0.34;p = 0.009),且效果在随访时维持;这种改善并不比HEP-NF组更大。3RP-NF组有更多治疗反应者(p < 0.05)。
通过视频会议实施的3RP-NF具有高度可行性且患者可接受,并能使生活质量持续改善。
本研究提供了II级证据,表明对于神经纤维瘤病患者,一种身心计划在改善生活质量方面优于注意力安慰剂对照。