Causal Forest Estimation of Treatment Heterogeneity: Identifying Subgroups of Women Benefiting Most from Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction for Chronic Pain
2026 Tiago Figueiredo, Laura Benítez, Petra Nováková
Objective: The objective of this study was to apply a causal forest machine learning algorithm to estimate the conditional average treatment effects of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction on pain interference and identify the specific baseline characteristics of women with chronic pain who derive the greatest therapeutic benefit. Methods and Materials: This randomized controlled trial included a...