Status:

RECRUITING

Movement Performance in Persons With Chronic Back Pain

Lead Sponsor:

Karolinska Institutet

Collaborating Sponsors:

Stiftelsen Rönnbäret

Conditions:

Chronic Low-back Pain

Back Disorder

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The goal of this laboratory-based cross-over randomized controlled study is to study the immediate effects Spinal manipulative therapy (SMT) and exercise therapy (ET) compared to open-label placebo (O...

Detailed Description

The occurrence of chronic non-specific back pain (CBP) is costly for Western society and most persons with CBP are functionally limited in their everyday movements. Studies show positive subjective sh...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Persons who have either experienced continuous or recurring back pain for a period longer than 3 months). Back pain is defined as problems/discomfort from the spine Th1-S1 with associated costovertebral joints and sacroiliac joints, thus including both the lumbar spine and the thoracic spine. The area of pain extends from Th1 to the inferior gluteal fold but does not include the shoulder blades
  • \>18 years old,
  • those who can speak and understand Scandinavian or English.

Exclusion

  • "red flags"
  • persons with specific back problems, rheumatic inflammatory joint- and/or back diseases, fractures, diagnosed hip osteoarthritis, fibromyalgia, or neurological co-morbidity.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 1 2025

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

September 30 2026

Estimated Enrollment :

40 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06891625

Start Date

September 1 2025

End Date

September 30 2026

Last Update

July 14 2025

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Karolinska Institutet

Huddinge, Sweden, 141 83