Pain neuroscience education program for chronic low back pain
Official title: Effectiveness of a Pain Neuroscience Education Programme on Physical Activity in Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain. Randomised Controlled Trial
Run by University Hospital, Montpellier · NCT05840302 · Data updated 2026-11-12
This study tests a new education program to see if it can help people with chronic low back pain become more active without using medication.
Quick facts
| Study type | Interventional |
|---|---|
| Ages | 18 Years and up |
| Sex | All |
| Enrollment | 82 (estimated) |
| Sponsor | University Hospital, Montpellier Academic / other |
| Locations | 1 site (Lamalou-les-Bains) |
| Status | Recruiting |
| Started | October 2, 2023 |
| Main results expected | September 2027 |
| Study ends | September 2027 |
| Registry record updated | September 30, 2025 |
| Trial ID | NCT05840302 on ClinicalTrials.gov |
Is this trial a fit for you?
✓Likely a good fit
Ideal candidates are adults over 18 with chronic low back pain lasting more than three months who are participating in a multidisciplinary rehabilitation program.
✕Probably not a fit
Patients with comorbidities that limit mobility, current psychiatric issues, or those who do not understand French may not benefit from this study.
A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.
What this trial studies
This study evaluates the effectiveness of a Pain Neuroscience Education (PNE) program aimed at improving physical activity levels in patients suffering from chronic low back pain. The program is based on a biopsychosocial model, recognizing that pain is influenced by various factors beyond just physical injury. Participants will use activity monitors and complete questionnaires to objectively measure changes in their physical activity following the educational intervention. The goal is to provide a non-drug approach to managing chronic low back pain and enhancing overall health.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this program could significantly improve physical activity levels and pain management for patients with chronic low back pain.
How similar studies have gone: Previous studies have shown positive effects of Pain Neuroscience Education on pain perception, but this specific approach to measuring physical activity is novel.
Who can join: the full rules
Show full inclusion / exclusion criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * Patient over 18 years of age. * Ordinary back pain according to the High Authority for Health criteria 2019 * Chronic back pain (\> 3months) * Start Back Screening Tool \> 3 * Partial hospitalization at the Lamalou-les-Bains Hospital for a multidisciplinary rehabilitation program Exclusion Criteria: * Subject with a comorbidity that limits walking (e.g. central neurological disorder) * Subject with current psychiatric or cognitive co-morbidity that does not allow educational programs to be completed * Stay following a surgical procedure of less than three months * Other specific low back pain treatment planned during the 3 months of follow-up (surgery, infiltration) * Patient participating in another clinical trial related to low back pain * Subject does not understand the French language. * Pregnant woman, parturient or nursing * Subject with a legal protection measure (guardianship, curators)
Where it's running
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Hospital Center Paul Coste Floret
Lamalou-les-Bains, France Recruiting
Study contacts
- Study coordinator: Gaël LE PERF
- Email: gael.leperf@hopital-lamalou.fr
- Phone: 0467235729
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How to take part
- Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
- Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
- Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.