Comparison of CAM and Conventional Mind-Body Therapies for Chronic Back Pain
CompletedPhase 3NCT01467843
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This study has no listed site in Canada in this snapshot. It is included as part of the worldwide chronic pain corpus.
Brief summary (from the registry)
Although national expenditures on back pain treatments have increased substantially over the past decade, the health and functional status of persons suffering from back pain has deteriorated. This trial will evaluate the effectiveness, and cost-effectiveness, of a safe and relatively inexpensive "mind-body" therapy that has the potential to provide relief to some of the millions of Americans who continue to suffer from chronic back pain.
Study details
- Official title
- Comparison of CAM and Conventional Mind-Body Therapies for Chronic Back Pain
- Conditions
- Sponsor
- Kaiser Permanente
- Collaborators
- National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
- Start date
- 2012-06
- Primary completion
- 2015-11
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 20 Years to 70 Years
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Countries
- United States
- Total sites listed
- 1
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * clinical Diagnosis of Low Back Pain lasting at least 3 months * pain of at least 4 on a 0-10 bothersomeness scale Exclusion Criteria: * do not currently have back pain * current back pain episode less then 3 months in duration * current back pain is only reported as mild in dysfunction and symptoms (i.e., less than a score of 7 on the 0-23 modified Roland Scale or a bothersomeness score lower than 4 on a 0-10 scale); * sciatica * underlying systemic or visceral disease * pregnancy * abdominal aneurisms * spondylolisthesis * discitis * spinal stenosis * spinal infections * cancer or unexplained weight loss * recent vertebral fracture * current or past participation in classes or therapies closely resembling our MBSR or CBT interventions for chronic pain * have physical problems that won't allow them to do yoga (i.e., gross obesity, severe pain when bending or twisting, unable to get up and down from the floor) * involved with litigation or compensation claim for back pain * evidence of severe or progressive neurologic deficits * radiculopathy * fibromyalgia diagnosis * rheumatoid arthritis * back surgery within the last 2 years * unstable medical or severe psychiatric conditions * unable to speak or read English * unable to hear * plan to move out of town
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT01467843