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98 Low Back Pain Trials Near You
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Old Westbury, New York
The purpose of the research study entitled "Efficacy of Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine (OMM) and Phototherapy for Patients with Chronic Lower Back Pain" is to investigate the hypothesis that combined treatment with both osteopathic manipulative medicine (OMM) and phototherapy will provide greater pain relief for patients with chronic lower back pain, as compared with standard medical management or either treatment alone.
Stay on current meds
No Placebo Group
Trial Details
Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Unphased
Age:18 - 65
Key Eligibility Criteria
Disqualifiers:Ankylosing Spondylitis, Cancer, Pregnancy, Others
48 Participants Needed
Chiropractic Maintenance Care for Back Pain
Toronto, Ontario
Previous studies showed that some back pain patients (with specific characteristics) present less days with pain when treated with chiropractic maintenance care. A clinical instrument (called MAINTAIN instrument) was developed to identify those patients who would benefit from chiropractic maintenance care. This study will investigate the impact of using the MAINTAIN instrument in clinical practice. This study will help to improve clinical care of patients with back and neck pain by providing them with more individualized care.
No Placebo Group
Trial Details
Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Unphased
Age:18 - 65
Key Eligibility Criteria
Disqualifiers:Pregnancy, Cancer, Osteoporosis, Others
220 Participants Needed
TENS for Chronic Lower Back Pain
West Hartford, Connecticut
Low back pain is a significant public health problem, is very prevalent, and is often characterized by the persistence of symptoms. Unfortunately, substantial improvements in people with chronic low back pain are rare, causing most people to live with the pain. People with chronic low back pain may have an exaggerated pain response to nociceptive input into tissues that may also cause symptoms distant from the site of the primary symptoms. Historically, these symptoms were thought to be related to pathoanatomic changes to the muscles, ligaments, or joints. However, the severity of these structural changes weakly correlates with the clinical presentation and, in most cases, is not directly related to diagnostic image findings. Patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain, in general, show signs of local/central sensitization. The central sensitization may appear to be directly correlated with the intensity and duration of pain. Therefore, it is essential to reduce pain intensity and minimize the duration of pain to prevent this from happening.
Pain relief for chronic low back pain patients should be aimed at treatments that reduce central excitability and increase central inhibition. Research into chronic low back pain treatment has demonstrated strong evidence that different types of exercise decrease pain and improve quality of life. However, exercise itself may be painful, preventing a person from exercising. Thus, treatments aimed at decreasing pain will improve a person's ability to exercise and participate in activities of daily living.
One treatment aimed at reducing central excitability and increasing central inhibition is transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS). TENS is a "non-pharmacological" treatment for pain that is inexpensive, safe, and easy to use. Prior studies show that TENS utilizes opioid receptors both spinally and supraspinally to inhibit nociceptive dorsal horn neurons, reduce excitatory neurotransmitter release, and reduce hyperalgesia. Thus, TENS may be particularly useful in people with chronic low back pain because it can activate descending inhibitory pathways (reduced in chronic low back pain patients) and inhibit central excitability (increased in chronic low back pain patients).
Previous studies that have investigated the effects of TENS on pain in low back pain patients have failed to use proper intensities of current, and the assessment of pain was not performed during the peak of the analgesic response. Previous studies show inadequate intensities do not reduce pain or increase pressure pain thresholds. Further, TENS typically does not affect resting pain, while changes in pressure pain thresholds and pain with movement are reduced. Thus, the current study proposes to assess the effects of TENS on measures of pain, function, and descending inhibition using the maximal tolerable intensity of TENS applied to a large area of the trunk.
Trial Details
Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Unphased
Age:18 - 60
Key Eligibility Criteria
Disqualifiers:Serious Spinal Disorders, Neurological Diseases, Severe Cardiorespiratory Disease, Pregnancy, Cancer, Others
Must Not Be Taking:Opioids
34 Participants Needed
Laser Therapy for Lower Back Pain
Rochester, Minnesota
The purpose of this research study is to gather information on the effectiveness of the Trident low-level laser therapy (LLLT) in combination with clinical patient education manuals to reduce lower back pain.
No Placebo Group
Trial Details
Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Unphased
Key Eligibility Criteria
Disqualifiers:Pregnancy, Cardiovascular Events, Uncontrolled Diabetes, Others
Must Not Be Taking:Pain Medications
60 Participants Needed
Physical Activity + Emotion Regulation for Lower Back Pain
Storrs Mansfield, Connecticut
This study will advance understanding on the mechanisms that mediate improved outcomes for chronic low back pain and provide specific directions for optimizing physical activity interventions for this population.
No Placebo Group
Trial Details
Trial Status:Active Not Recruiting
Trial Phase:Unphased
Key Eligibility Criteria
Disqualifiers:Back Surgery, Sciatica, Chronic Pain, Psychiatric Illness, Others
204 Participants Needed
Open-Label Placebos for Chronic Pain
Providence, Rhode Island
The goal of this clinical trial is to examine the effect of rationale condition when taking open-label placebos on pain by 1) comparing each rationale to the no rationale control condition and the no treatment control condition; and 2) comparing the rationale conditions to each other. We also aim to examine the effect of rationale condition on prescription opioid use by 1) comparing each rationale to the no rationale control condition and the no treatment control condition; and 2) comparing the rationale conditions to each other.
This study will include patients with chronic low back pain. The main question it aims to answer is:
How do rationales influence the effects of open-label placebos?
Researchers will compare different rationales given when taking an open-label placebo and a no-treatment group and a no rationale group taking OLPs.
Trial Details
Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Unphased
Key Eligibility Criteria
Disqualifiers:Cancer, Over 89, Allergy, Worker's Comp
340 Participants Needed
Qigong Exercise for Chronic Low Back Pain
Minneapolis, Minnesota
The long-term objective of this investigation is to identify how Qigong affects brain function in brain areas relevant to patients with chronic low back pain (cLBP), thereby setting a foundation from which to perform further clinical research.
No Placebo Group
Trial Details
Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Unphased
Key Eligibility Criteria
Disqualifiers:Cognitive Problems, Nerve Problems, Others
60 Participants Needed
TENS Device and Integrative Health Techniques for Back Pain
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Pain symptoms can have a variety of ways to be treated, from medications to physical therapy, with several options being available to patients. However, no one treatment may work for all people who experience pain, especially cLBP. The purpose of this study is to measure the compliance, usability, and satisfaction of an at-home, multi-modal stimulation device in a diverse population of people with chronic lower back pain (cLBP). The multi-modal device will include a combination of electrical stimulation, auditory stimulation, and integrative-health techniques, including mindfulness breathing, health coaching, and reflective journaling. The multi-modal device creation is based on prior knowledge in lower back pain treatment, which includes electrical stimulation of the back (Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulator or TENS) and integrative health modalities. In isolation, these treatments are only somewhat effective in reducing symptoms.
This pilot study will involve participants who experience cLBP as we investigate a novel at-home, multi-modal device design. The main objective of the pilot usability study is to examine compliance to the intended use of the multi-modal device and approach, as well as protocol feasibility, and satisfaction with the settings and design.
No Placebo Group
Trial Details
Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Unphased
Key Eligibility Criteria
Disqualifiers:Heart Disease, Epilepsy, Cancer, Others
Must Not Be Taking:Benzodiazepines, Sedative Hypnotics
20 Participants Needed
Radiofrequency Ablation for Chronic Lower Back Pain
Kansas City, Kansas
The purpose of this study is to better understand how people feel after a radiofrequency ablation standard of care surgery using a different type of needle (multi-tined expandable electrode/MEE) in comparison to receiving conventional medical management (CMM) techniques.
No Placebo Group
Trial Details
Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Unphased
Key Eligibility Criteria
Disqualifiers:Pregnancy, Infections, Psychiatric Disease, Others
Must Not Be Taking:Morphine
50 Participants Needed
Cryoneurolysis vs Radiofrequency Ablation for Low Back Pain
Kansas City, Kansas
Low back pain (LBP) is the leading cause of disability worldwide. Currently available treatment options for treating low back facet joint pain include acupuncture, pain medications, psychotherapy, anti-inflammatory steroid injections into the joints, exercise, physical therapy, rest, chiropractic treatments, surgery, and radiofrequency ablation (RFA). RFA uses radio waves to target and burn the nerves that send the pain signals to the participant's brain. The purpose of this study is to compare the standard treatment of RFA to a newer therapy called iovera°. The iovera° system is a newer procedure for nerve pain that freezes the targeted nerves leading to a temporary block of the nerve without causing any permanent damage to the nerve. With the nerve blocked, pain is immediately relieved. The nerve reconnects over time and goes back to working exactly as it did before the procedure. The investigators want to see if iovera° therapy is effective in treating people with facet joint-mediated chronic low back pain (CLBP).
If the participant decide to participate in the study, the investigators will ask the participant to undergo either an RFA or iovera° procedure to treat the participant's CLBP. After the procedure, the investigators will ask the participant to complete surveys to track the participant's response to the procedure at 15 time points over a 1-year period. These time points consist of phone calls and online surveys.
No Placebo Group
Trial Details
Trial Status:Not Yet Recruiting
Trial Phase:Unphased
Key Eligibility Criteria
Disqualifiers:Cancer, Back Surgery, Drug Abuse, Others
30 Participants Needed
Self-Management Programs for Chronic Back and Neck Pain
Minneapolis, Minnesota
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn how well two community-based self-management programs work in people with chronic back or neck pain from populations that have been minoritized based on race, ethnicity, or income. The main question it aims to answer is:
How well does a community-based self-management program teaching mind-body skills such as mindfulness and cognitive behavioral approaches (Partners4Pain) work for reducing pain intensity and interference with general activities and enjoyment of life compared to a community-based self-management program focused on general health and wellbeing (Keys to Wellbeing)?
Participants will be asked to do the following:
* Attend 2 screening visits to learn about the study and see if they meet the requirements to participate.
* Be randomly assigned to one of the two community-based self-management programs.
* Attend 9 weekly self-management program sessions (90 minutes each)
* Complete surveys about their pain and overall health at 2 months (after the programs end), 4 months, and 6 months.
Funding for the project is provided through the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) and the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) through the NIH HEAL Initiative (https://heal.nih.gov/), R33AT012309.
No Placebo Group
Trial Details
Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Unphased
Key Eligibility Criteria
Disqualifiers:Severe Mental Illness, Cancer, Dementia, Pregnancy
376 Participants Needed
Sitting Ellipticals for Chronic Lower Back Pain
Boston, Massachusetts
The goal of this clinical trial is to assess the effect of non-weightbearing stationary ellipticals (Cubii, Fitness Cubed, Inc.) on patient well-being with chronic lower back pain (CLBP). The main questions it aims to answer are:
1. Assess the effect of non-weightbearing stationary ellipticals on clinical outcomes inclduing vital signs, pain, disability, analgesic use, mental health, abdominal muscle strength, and compliance in patients with CLBP.
2. Assess the effect of placing the patients into an interactive virtual environment during the exercise sessions on the outcomes of the program
Participants will participate in 60 minute training sessions to see if there are effects to their CLBP.
No Placebo Group
Trial Details
Trial Status:Recruiting
Key Eligibility Criteria
Disqualifiers:Not Listed
64 Participants Needed
Virtual Reality Guided Acupuncture for Low Back Pain
Charlestown, Massachusetts
Testing the effect of Virtual Reality - guided imagery acupuncture
No Placebo Group
Trial Details
Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Unphased
Key Eligibility Criteria
Disqualifiers:Cancer, Fractures, Pregnancy, Others
30 Participants Needed
Mindfulness-Based Therapy for Chronic Lower Back Pain
Boston, Massachusetts
This study will identify unique signatures that people have which can cause pain by evaluating biological, psychological, and social markers using artificial intelligence. These markers can be used to accurately predict the response of diverse individuals with chronic low back pain (cLBP) to Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction. This will help enhance clinician decision-making and the targeted treatment of chronic pain.
The overall objective is to use a unique machine learning (ML) approach to determine the biomarker signature of persons undergoing mindfulness based stress reduction (MBSR) treatment for their chronic low back pain (cLBP). This signature will facilitate clinical prediction and monitoring of patient response to MBSR treatment.
The design of the study is a single-arm clinical trial of the evidence-based MBSR program for patients with cLBP.
No Placebo Group
Trial Details
Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Unphased
Key Eligibility Criteria
Disqualifiers:Recent Pain Worsening, Pregnancy, Cancer, Others
350 Participants Needed
Acupuncture Imagery for Low Back Pain
Charlestown, Massachusetts
In this study, the investigators will examine the analgesic effects of acupuncture imagery treatment in patients with chronic low back pain. The intervention used in this study is "video-guided acupuncture imagery treatment" (VGAIT) treatment. The control used in this study is sham (fake) VGAIT. Participants in each group will participate in 8 study sessions (including 6 treatment sessions) over the course of 6 weeks. The primary outcome measure for this study is change in low back pain severity score after each treatment session.
Trial Details
Trial Status:Active Not Recruiting
Trial Phase:Unphased
Age:18 - 60
Key Eligibility Criteria
Disqualifiers:Cancer, Fractures, Infections, Others
80 Participants Needed
Chiropractic Care for Lower Back Pain
Boston, Massachusetts
The goal of this study is to evaluate the feasibility of new implementation strategies designed to increase the number of Primary Care Providers (PCPs) referrals to chiropractic care for lower back pain (LBP) in underserved populations. The investigators plan to pilot the strategies in three qualified community health centers (CHCs) and compare the number of LBP patients who receive referrals before and after implementation. The implementation strategies involve PCP, patient, and organizational interventions.
Patients presenting with LBP will be provided educational materials that focus on the safety and effectiveness of chiropractic care as an evidence-based treatment for LBP. Materials will be available in CHC common areas and may be sent to patients by their PCP via patient portal.
PCPs will participate in interactive lunch seminars to allow for inter-professional learning for PCPs. They will also participate in a survey regarding their attitudes and beliefs relating to chiropractic care. Currently, many PCPs cannot make chiropractic care referrals in the electronic health record (EHR). The investigators plan to add this option, or make it easier if the referral is already available.
This multi-level, multi-component approach will last two months, and will be rolled out sequentially in three clinics using a stepped-wedge design. The ordering of clinics will be random.
The primary outcome is the proportion of patients with LBP who received a referral to chiropractic care before and after the intervention. Secondary outcomes include referral to any non-pharmacologic treatment, use of imaging, and prescribed medications.
No Placebo Group
Trial Details
Trial Status:Active Not Recruiting
Trial Phase:Unphased
3 Participants Needed
Testosterone Therapy for Pain in Postmenopausal Women
Boston, Massachusetts
The aim of this trial is to evaluate whether testosterone replacement results in greater improvement in pain perception, pain tolerance, sexual function, physical function and quality of life when compared with placebo in women with chronic back pain treated with opioids who have low testosterone.
Trial Details
Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 2
Age:60+
Sex:Female
Key Eligibility Criteria
Disqualifiers:Breast Cancer, Endometrial Cancer, Diabetes, Others
Must Be Taking:Opioid Analgesics
40 Participants Needed
Dry Cupping for Low Back Pain
Thunder Bay, Ontario
This pilot study will investigate the effects of dry cupping the lumbar paraspinal muscles on lumbar spine on range of motion (ROM), blood flow as indicated by skin temperature, subjective pain, pressure pain threshold, perceived treatment effect and overall function in individuals experiencing Non-specific low back pain (NSLBP). The intervention will occur across three treatment sessions, scheduled approximately 48 hours apart. Both an intervention and placebo group will be used an a pre-/post- comparison will be conducted.
Trial Details
Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Unphased
Age:18 - 55
Key Eligibility Criteria
Disqualifiers:Specific Back Conditions, Surgery, Trauma, Cancer, Pregnancy, Blood Disorders
60 Participants Needed
Meditation for Chronic Low Back Pain
Tallahassee, Florida
This pilot randomized controlled trial aims to recruit 66 community-dwelling older adults with chronic low back pain and follow up them for 8 weeks. This study aims to test the preliminary effect of a mindfulness-based meditation (MBM) intervention on pain and symptoms among community-dwelling older adults with chronic low back pain, and also to test the effect of the MBM intervention on the host Gut-Brain Axis (GBA).
Trial Details
Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Unphased
Age:50 - 89
Key Eligibility Criteria
Disqualifiers:Cancer, Chronic Pain, Psychosis, Others
66 Participants Needed
BM-MSC Injection for Low Back Pain
Jacksonville, Florida
The purpose of this research study is to evaluate the safety and effect of bone marrow-derived stem cells for the treatment of low back pain.
Trial Details
Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 2
Key Eligibility Criteria
Disqualifiers:Extreme Obesity, Severe Osteoporosis, Active Malignancy, Others
Must Be Taking:Pain Medications
40 Participants Needed
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Propranolol Reconsolidation Therapy for Chronic Pain
Sherbrooke, Quebec
The primary aim of this study is to document the feasibility and acceptability of an intervention consisting of pain neuroscience education and reconsolidation therapy with propranolol in adults suffering from chronic pain (chronic low back pain or fibromyalgia).
The secondary aim of the study is to estimate the effect size of the intervention on pain and function one month post-intervention, and to obtain data for sample-size calculation for a subsequent randomized controlled trial.
Trial Details
Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 2
Age:18 - 65
Key Eligibility Criteria
Disqualifiers:Neurological, Psychiatric, Recent Surgery, Others
Must Be Taking:Propranolol
48 Participants Needed
Spinal Manipulative Therapy for Chronic Back Pain
Trois-Rivières, Quebec
The goal of this clinical trial is to test the effects of spinal manipulative therapy in individuals with chronic primary low back pain and determine the neurophysiological mechanisms underlying pain relief. The main questions it aims to answer are: • Is pain relief produced by spinal manipulative therapy in patients with chronic primary low back pain caused by a reduction of C-fiber-related nociceptive processing? • Are these effects greater when spinal manipulative therapy is applied to the whole spine where it is clinically indicated compared with lumbar spine only? • Are these effects greater after 36 treatments over 3 months compared with 12 treatments over 1 month. Participants will receive spinal manipulative therapy (all clinically indicated spine segments or back only) or a control intervention. A group of healthy volunteers will be recruited to assess secondary outcome measures over the same time period, as reference data for comparisons. Researchers will compare the two groups receiving spinal manipulative therapy to the group receiving the control intervention to see if clinical pain relief and the reduction of temporal summation of second pain (produced experimentally) is significantly greater with spinal manipulative therapy.
Trial Details
Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Unphased
Age:18 - 60
Key Eligibility Criteria
Disqualifiers:Neurological Deficit, Recent Surgery, Pregnancy, Others
Must Not Be Taking:Anticoagulants
112 Participants Needed
Spinal Manipulative Therapy for Lower Back Pain
Gainesville, Florida
The goal of this study is to better understand how the thoughts and beliefs of patients with low back pain and their physical therapist influence how much patients benefit from physical therapy. Participants will receive physical therapy as determined by their physical therapist including spinal manipulative therapy, exercise, and education. Participants with low back pain and their physical therapists will complete forms about their thoughts and beliefs about low back pain and treatment.
No Placebo Group
Trial Details
Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Unphased
Key Eligibility Criteria
Disqualifiers:Prior Spine Surgery, Pregnancy, Radiculopathy, Red Flags, Others
90 Participants Needed
Guided Respiration Mindfulness Therapy for Chronic Lower Back Pain
Gainesville, Florida
The proposed research is to develop and refine a multicomponent breathwork intervention, Guided Respiration Mindfulness Therapy, and to iteratively evaluate its feasibility, acceptability, and plausibility for clinically significant effects in people with chronic low back pain. This integrative breathwork intervention involves a 60-minute breathing session where the focus is to maintain a conscious connected breathing pattern (no pause between inhale and exhale), apply mindful acceptance to somatic sensations, and relax any physical tension. Each breathwork session will be delivered 1-on-1 in person by a trained facilitator. The treatment consists of 8 breathwork sessions, once per week for 8 weeks.
No Placebo Group
Trial Details
Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 1, 2
Key Eligibility Criteria
Disqualifiers:Leg Pain, Rheumatic Disease, Respiratory Disorder, Heart Disease, Others
Must Not Be Taking:Antipsychotics
30 Participants Needed
Dry Needling for Chronic Low Back Pain
Gainesville, Florida
Low back pain is a common problem that many adults experience at some point in their lives. One treatment being studied is dry needling, a technique where a small needle is inserted into a specific area of muscle to help relieve pain. So far, the research on dry needling for low back pain hasn't been clear, and it's hard to know when and for whom it will work best. This study aims to figure out how dry needling works to help people with chronic low back pain by looking at the underlying factors. By understanding how dry needling helps people, we can develop a more targeted approach to treatment, which could lead to better outcomes for people with chronic low back pain. The goal of this study is to identify the factors that make dry needling effective for people with chronic low back pain, so that this this information can be used to provide more personalized and effective care.
Eligible participants will attend 5 research sessions lasting approximately 1 hour and complete 2 online surveys. At 3 of those sessions, participants will receive dry needling to their low back.
As part of the research, participants will complete questionnaires related to how pain effects their life. Participants will also undergo testing for muscle stiffness, low back mobility and strength, and pain sensitivity.
To be included in this study participants must:
* Be 18-65 years of age
* Have low back pain for at least 3 months
No Placebo Group
Trial Details
Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Unphased
Age:18 - 65
Key Eligibility Criteria
Disqualifiers:Non-English, Surgery, Bleeding Disorders, Others
Must Not Be Taking:Blood Thinners
71 Participants Needed
Self-Management Strategies for Lower Back Pain
Gainesville, Florida
The primary purpose of this hybrid Type II comparative effectiveness and implementation study is to compare two self-management strategies in nursery and landscape workers. This randomized pragmatic study will compare interventions with different degrees of support to determine if self-management videos plus multimodal personalized support is more effective than self-management videos alone for improving LBP among horticulture workers. Both groups will review short self-management video modules to introduce general pain concepts and the importance of managing pain without medication, risks of opioid use, self-management of pain, and simple ergonomic strategies for both groups. Both groups will choose 1 self-management strategy to manage pain at home and 1 ergonomic workplace strategy to limit pain. The video+support group will receive 1) check-list guidance, 2) review videos of their work tasks, and 3) receive text reminders to support implementation. Surveys will include instruments reflecting low back pain disability, pain, work ability, and affective or cognitive characteristics (self-efficacy, pain anxiety, depression, coping), collected at baseline, pre- and post-intervention, with follow-ups at 3- and 6-months. Workers will be videoed pre- and post-intervention for calculation of work risk and to compare any changes after the intervention. Specific aim 2 will identify contextual factors impacting engagement, adoption, effectiveness, and implementation. Interviews, focus groups, and field notes will be used to explain results and establish patterns to inform future translation.
No Placebo Group
Trial Details
Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Unphased
Age:18 - 65
Key Eligibility Criteria
Disqualifiers:Major Trauma, Surgery, Pregnancy, Others
164 Participants Needed
Brain Stimulation + Physiotherapy for Low Back Pain
Quebec City, Quebec
Chronic low back pain (CLBP) is a major health challenge in Canada, leading to substantial disability and socioeconomic burden, particularly among Veterans. In military Veterans, LBP is the most common chronic pain condition. Conventional interventions have limited effectiveness. The refractoriness to interventions suggests that specific CLBP mechanisms may be missed by current treatments, prompting a shift towards psychologically informed approaches which aim to address emotional and cognitive factors alongside biomedical aspects. The integration of these concepts into physiotherapy is called psychologically informed physiotherapy (PiP). Despite promising results of PiP from randomized controlled trials, residual pain and disability often persist in Veterans. Non-invasive brain stimulation, such as repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS), may enhance the effectiveness of PiP by modulating cognition, emotion, and pain. This proposal seeks to determine whether non-invasive brain stimulation can enhance the effects of PiP.
Trial Details
Trial Status:Not Yet Recruiting
Trial Phase:Unphased
Age:18 - 65
Key Eligibility Criteria
Disqualifiers:Non-musculoskeletal Conditions, Drug Abuse, Others
96 Participants Needed
Models of Care for Musculoskeletal Disorders
Quebec City, Quebec
As musculoskeletal disorders (MSKDs) reach epidemic proportions in Canada, access to the public health system for those who suffer from them is increasingly difficult. One of the main barriers is the delays to see a publicly funded health professional. New models of care must therefore be developed to ensure better access. We have previously shown that not all patients with a MSKD need to be closely followed by a health professional as for a large proportion of patients simply educating them is enough to resolve their MSKD. A stepped care model where education would be given first before deciding if patients need a more extensive follow-up should be explored. This project will compare the effectiveness of a Stepped Care Model to that of the two most widely used models of care: Usual Medical Care and Usual Rehabilitation Care. We think that a Stepped Care Model will be as effective to reduce functional limitations, but will lead to lower healthcare costs.
Adults (n=369) with a MSKD will be randomly assigned to one of the intervention groups: Stepped Care, Usual Medical Care (physician-led intervention: e.g., advice/education, pharmacological pain management), or Usual Rehabilitation Care (physiotherapist-led intervention: e.g., advice/education, exercises). Participants in the Stepped Care Group will take part in two education sessions during the first 6 weeks. After 6 weeks, those who still have clinically important symptoms will receive follow-up rehabilitation interventions, while those who don't will be considered recovered and will have no further intervention. Primary (functional limitations) and secondary (e.g., pain, quality of life) outcomes will be assessed at baseline, and at 6, 12 and 24 weeks, and costs estimate will be established for each model of care. Knowing the urgent need for an overhaul of services to reduce wait times, the Stepped Care Model proposed could be a solution to improve access to health services without compromising quality of care.
No Placebo Group
Trial Details
Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Unphased
Age:18 - 65
Key Eligibility Criteria
Disqualifiers:Rheumatoid, Inflammatory, Neurodegenerative, Others
Must Not Be Taking:Corticosteroids
369 Participants Needed
PerQdisc for Low Back Pain
Shreveport, Louisiana
This is a traditional feasibility study (TFS) study to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the PerQdisc. The study is prospective, multicenter, and open label.
After a screening period, qualified participants will be enrolled and treated with the PerQdisc. Patients will not be blinded to their treatment. Participants will then complete the safety follow-up period.
No Placebo Group
Trial Details
Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Unphased
Age:22 - 70
Key Eligibility Criteria
Disqualifiers:Diabetes, Obesity, Osteoporosis, Others
Must Not Be Taking:Opioids, Anticoagulants
5 Participants Needed
Gamified Rehabilitation for Low Back Pain
Orlando, Florida
Two groups with non-specific low back pain will be completing the same exercise protocol. The leaderboard group will have a gamified experience and the take-home packet group will be using a paper take-home packet. Outcomes will be measured at 3 weeks, 6 weeks, with pain and disability also being measured at 12 and 18 months.
No Placebo Group
Trial Details
Trial Status:Active Not Recruiting
Trial Phase:Unphased
Age:18 - 45
Key Eligibility Criteria
Disqualifiers:Lumbar Spondylosis, Herniated Disc, Spondylolisthesis, Previous Spine Surgery, Others
Must Not Be Taking:Lidocaine Patches, Prescription Pain Medicine
40 Participants Needed
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Frequently Asked Questions
How much do Low Back Pain clinical trials pay?
Each trial will compensate patients a different amount, but $50-100 for each visit is a fairly common range for Phase 2–4 trials (Phase 1 trials often pay substantially more). Further, most trials will cover the costs of a travel to-and-from the clinic.
How do Low Back Pain clinical trials work?
After a researcher reviews your profile, they may choose to invite you in to a screening appointment, where they'll determine if you meet 100% of the eligibility requirements. If you do, you'll be sorted into one of the treatment groups, and receive your study drug. For some trials, there is a chance you'll receive a placebo. Across Low Back Pain trials 30% of clinical trials have a placebo. Typically, you'll be required to check-in with the clinic every month or so. The average trial length for Low Back Pain is 12 months.
How do I participate in a study as a "healthy volunteer"?
Not all studies recruit healthy volunteers: usually, Phase 1 studies do. Participating as a healthy volunteer means you will go to a research facility several times over a few days or weeks to receive a dose of either the test treatment or a "placebo," which is a harmless substance that helps researchers compare results. You will have routine tests during these visits, and you'll be compensated for your time and travel, with the number of appointments and details varying by study.
What does the "phase" of a clinical trial mean?
The phase of a trial reveals what stage the drug is in to get approval for a specific condition. Phase 1 trials are the trials to collect safety data in humans. Phase 2 trials are those where the drug has some data showing safety in humans, but where further human data is needed on drug effectiveness. Phase 3 trials are in the final step before approval. The drug already has data showing both safety and effectiveness. As a general rule, Phase 3 trials are more promising than Phase 2, and Phase 2 trials are more promising than phase 1.
Do I need to be insured to participate in a Low Back Pain medical study?
Clinical trials are almost always free to participants, and so do not require insurance. The only exception here are trials focused on cancer, because only a small part of the typical treatment plan is actually experimental. For these cancer trials, participants typically need insurance to cover all the non-experimental components.
What are the newest Low Back Pain clinical trials?
Most recently, we added Ketamine for Chronic Lower Back Pain and Depression, Dextrose Prolotherapy for Lower Back Pain in Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome and Pregnenolone + DHEA for Lower Back Pain to the Power online platform.
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