Examining the Effects of Float-REST for Recovery in Individuals With Chronic Lower Back Pain
CompletedNot applicableNCT05260918
View the official record on ClinicalTrials.gov Recruiting status changes often. Contact the study team listed on ClinicalTrials.gov, and talk to your doctor before joining a study.
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)
Researchers at the West Virginia University Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute are looking for volunteers to participate in a research study to evaluate what effects Float-REST (Restricted environmental Stimulation Technique) has on the stress response caused by chronic lower back pain.
Study details
- Official title
- Understanding Physiology of Float-REST and the Consequential Effects on Subjective and Objective Recovery in Individuals With Chronic Lower Back Pain
- Conditions
- Interventions
- Other: Float-REST
- Other: Nappod
- Sponsor
- West Virginia University
- Start date
- 2022-02-24
- Primary completion
- 2023-01-01
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 18 Years to 65 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: * Able and willing to give informed consent * Right-hand dominant * Naïve to mindfulness interventions (i.e. guided meditation, guided yoga, previous REST flotation) * Have chronic lower back pain (at least 12 weeks since onset) * Ability to enter/exit REST Flotation Tank unassisted * Stable prescription medication (No changes in dose, start/stop within 30 days of the beginning of the study) Exclusion Criteria: * MRI incompatibility: The participant cannot have any non-MRI compatible metallic (magnetic) material in, on, or attached to their body. * Current fear of small spaces or water * Current balance problems or motion sickness * Body width greater than 60cm * Current contagious skin condition
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05260918