Macfarlane, Gary J.Beasley, MarcusPrescott, GordonMcNamee, PaulKeeley, PhilipArtus, MajidMcBeth, JohnHannaford, PhilipJones, Gareth T.Basu, NeilNorrie, JohnLovell, Karina2016-04-262016-04-262016-04-26Macfarlane, G J, Beasley, M, Prescott, G, McNamee, P, Keeley, P, Artus, M, McBeth, J, Hannaford, P, Jones, G T, Basu, N, Norrie, J & Lovell, K 2016, 'The Maintaining Musculoskeletal Health (MAmMOTH) Study : Protocol for a randomised trial of cognitive behavioural therapy versus usual care for the prevention of chronic widespread pain', BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, vol. 17, 179, pp. 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-016-1037-41471-2474ORCID: /0000-0003-2322-3314/work/29064669ORCID: /0000-0003-0016-7591/work/83704019ORCID: /0000-0001-6045-386X/work/102133287http://hdl.handle.net/2164/5915Acknowledgements The authors would like to thank Kathy Longley, patient representative from Arthritis Research UK, for help with designing the study. Funding The research is funded by the Arthritis Research UK Grant no. 20748. Arthritis Research UK had no input into the design of the study, collection, interpretation of data nor writing of the manuscript.8554947engchronic widespread painfibromyalgiapreventionrandomised trialtreatment as usualusual carechronic painCBThealth economicscost-effectivenessRC Internal medicineArthritis Research UK (ARUK)20748RCJournal article10.1186/s12891-016-1037-4