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The outcomes measured were functional disability and pain intensity at 12\u00a0months.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>This causal mediation study shows that the majority of benefit of CFT (relative to a group exercise and education intervention) for disability is due to increasing pain self\u2010efficacy.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Conclusion: CFT did not improve the majority of the hypothesized mediators (stress, fear of physical activity, coping, depression, anxiety and sleep) and these mediators were not associated with either disability or pain. Unfortunately, the proportion of missing data in this study is substantial and these findings can only be considered hypothesis\u2010generating. Therefore, future research should examine replicating the results of this study to verify the role of self\u2010efficacy and other proposed mediators (e.g. stress, coping, sleep, fear) on clinical outcomes.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Significance<\/jats:title><jats:p>\n<jats:list list-type=\"bullet\">\n\n<jats:list-item><jats:p>An exploration of seven potential mediators was undertaken to determine the effect of Cognitive Functional Therapy (CFT) on disability and pain intensity in individuals with chronic low back pain compared to a group exercise and education intervention.<\/jats:p><\/jats:list-item>\n\n<jats:list-item><jats:p>CFT improved pain self\u2010efficacy, which was associated with disability and pain outcomes. 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