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Health Effects of Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Course in Treatment of Back Pain
Led by Tampere University Hospital · Updated on 2026-04-14
120
Participants Needed
4
Research Sites
260 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
T
Tampere University Hospital
Lead Sponsor
P
Pirte
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
* Health effects of mindfulness based stress reduction course versus usual care in treatment of back pain: a randomized clinical trial * Mindfulness based stress reduction (MBSR) course intervention for half of the research patients * MBSR course lasts for 8 weeks. * follow-up time 2 years. * research data is collected by Recdap * Working-age (18-64 years) patients with back pain in thoracal or lumbar area (NRS at least 4) with or without radiculation over 12 weeks will be recruited. * The primary outcome measure is Numeric pain rating scale (NRS, 0-10).
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Health Effects of Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Course in Treatment of Back Pain
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Working-age (18-64 years) patients
- Back pain in thoracic or lumbar area
- Numeric pain rating scale (NRS) at least 4
- With or without radicular symptoms
- Pain duration over 12 weeks
- Pain can be localized or widespread
- Patients with multiple pain sites are eligible
- No X-ray or MRI scan needed
- Both genders can participate
- Finnish language skills and competence required for surveys and interventions
You will not qualify if you...
- Pregnancy
- Recent delivery within the past 12 months
- Mental health problems with psychotic symptoms
- Acute severe psychological trauma within past 3 months
- Signs of back infection
- Acute severe trauma to the back such as fracture
- Surgery within the past 6 months
- Planned surgery in the future
- Tumor in the back
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 4 locations
1
Mehilainen
Tampere, Finland
Actively Recruiting
2
Pirte
Tampere, Finland
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3
Tampere University hospital
Tampere, Finland
Actively Recruiting
4
Terveystalo
Tampere, Finland
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
J
Jenna Sisouno Researcher, M.D., Pediatric surgeon
CONTACT
J
Jussi Repo Study director, PhD, M.D. orthopedical surgeon
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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