iACT-CEL: A Feasibility Trial of a Face-to-Face and Internet-Based Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Intervention for Chronic Pain in Singapore

Table 2

Summary of Study Schedule.

Week 0	Week 1	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5 + 3-month follow-up
Receive study information and provide informed consent.; Receive a unique username and password to log on to the online program and to a separate secure e-mail account created for the purposes of this study.; Receive an e-mail link to complete a set of baseline questionnaires online.; A first face-to-face session with the therapist is scheduled via e-mail and a follow-up phone call.	Complete the first face-to-face session with the therapist.; Learn to navigate through the online program and receive instructions regarding participant-therapist communication on the program.; Receive an e-mail link to the welcome page of the online program (http://www.iactcel.com).	Complete sessions 1 and 2 on the online program.; Complete a set of diary ratings on a scale of 0–10 rating their level of struggling versus openness to pain at the end of week 2–4. Ratings used for treatment purposes only.; Access to the next session is given upon satisfactory completion of the previous session.; Access to 5 optional online audio exercises.	Complete sessions 3 and 4 on the online program.	Complete sessions 5 and 6 on the online program.; Contacted via e-mail to schedule the final face-to-face session with the therapist.	Complete the final face to face session with the therapist.; Receive an e-mail link to complete a set of posttreatment questionnaires online at week 5 and a similar set of follow-up questionnaires at 3-month follow-up.