Mindfulness-based stress reduction for chronic thoracic or lumbar back pain

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This randomized clinical trial will assign working-age adults with thoracic or lumbar back pain (pain >12 weeks, NRS ≥4) to either an 8-week MBSR course or usual care. The MBSR intervention is delivered over eight weeks and participants are followed for up to two years. The primary outcome is pain intensity measured by the 0–10 Numeric Rating Scale (NRS), and study data are collected via ReCare/REDCap systems. Recruitment requires Finnish language competence and excludes conditions such as pregnancy, recent delivery, acute severe back trauma or infection, recent or planned spinal surgery, psychosis, and spinal tumors.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

* Working-age (18-64 years) patients
* Back pain in thoracal or lumbar area
* NRS at least 4
* With or without radiculative symptoms
* Pain duration over 12 weeks
* Pain can be localized or widespread
* Also patients with multiple pain are eligible
* X-ray or MRI scan is not needed
* Patients can be both gender
* Finnish language skills and adequate competence are needed for filling the survey forms and participation in interventions

Exclusion Criteria:

* Pregnancy
* Recent delivery (\<12 months)
* Mental health problems with psychotic symptoms
* Acute severe psychological trauma (3 months)
* Sings of back infection
* Acute severe trauma in the back (fracture)
* surgery (\< 6 months)
* planned surgery in the future
* tumor in the back

Where it's running

• Mehilainen
  Tampere, Finland Recruiting
• Pirte
  Tampere, Finland Recruiting
• Tampere University hospital
  Tampere, Finland Recruiting
• Terveystalo
  Tampere, Finland Recruiting

Study contacts

• Study coordinator: Jenna Sisouno Researcher, M.D., Pediatric surgeon
• Email: jennasisouno@gmail.com
• Phone: 01041400

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.