Stanford Center for Back Pain
Active, not recruitingNot applicableNCT02503475
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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)
The purpose of the Stanford Center for Back Pain is to investigate and characterize the mechanisms of four treatments for chronic low back pain. These interventions (research treatment) include real-time fMRI neurofeedback, mindfulness based stress reduction, cognitive behavioral therapy, and acupuncture treatment. The investigators plan to characterize both mechanisms of treatment effects and efficacy.
Study details
- Official title
- Stanford Center for Back Pain
- Conditions
- Interventions
- Other: Real-Time fMRI
- Behavioral: CBT or MBSR
- Device: Acupuncture
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
- Start date
- 2015-03
- Primary completion
- 2026-12
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 21 Years to 65 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- true
- 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: * English Fluency * Chronic Low Back Pain as defined by NIH task-force or Healthy Controls Exclusion Criteria: * MRI contraindications * Pregnant or planning to become pregnant * Medical conditions that would interfere with study procedures, at the discretion of the study team * Neurologic disorder, history of seizures, stroke, or brain abnormalities, which would interfere with brain integrity, at the discretion of the study team. * Mental health conditions or treatment for mental health problems that would interfere with study procedures, at the discretion of the study team. * Other project specific criteria may apply.
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02503475