EFFects of EXPosure and Cognitive-behavioural Therapy for Chronic BACK Pain
CompletedNot applicableNCT05294081
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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 overall aim of the present study is to compare two different psychological methods, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Graduated Exposure in vivo (EXP) in the treatment of chronic back pain with regard to effectiveness and improvement of pain related disability. Exploratory research will also be conducted to identify predictors of which patient groups benefit more from which method. This should optimise treatment options and create effective treatment offers for subgroups of pain patients. Exposure therapy is an effective and economical treatment modality and was shown in a previous pilot study to be superior to CBT in reducing perceived movement limitation. CBT, on the other hand, appeared to be more effective in establishing coping strategies. With the help of the current study it should be possible to compare the effectiveness of both treatment methods and, in perspective, to identify those patient groups that benefit from exposure therapy and thus create a tailor-made treatment programme for subgroups of pain patients. A total of 380 patients (age: ≥ 18) with chronic back pain and a sufficient degree of impairment will be included and analysed in the study.
Study details
- Official title
- EFFECT-BACK: Tackling Back Pain - Effects of Exposure Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Chronic Back Pain
- Conditions
- Interventions
- Behavioral: Exposure therapy
- Behavioral: Cognitive behavioral therapy
- Sponsor
- University of Kaiserslautern-Landau
- Collaborators
- Heidelberg University
- Start date
- 2022-03-01
- Primary completion
- 2026-03-31
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 18 Years
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Countries
- Germany
- Total sites listed
- 5
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * Chronic low back pain (duration \> 6 months, pain on most days of the week) * Sufficient level of disability, as defined by QBPDS ≥ 15 (Quebec Back Pain Disability Scale) * Age 18 and above * Agreeing to participate, verified by completion of informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Back surgeries during the last six months or planned surgeries * Red Flags * inability to read or write in German * pregnancy * severe alcohol or drug addiction * psychotic disorders * another current psychological treatment * physical inability to attend sessions * parallel participation in another intervention study Depression will be controlled for, medication will be required to stay stable until Follow-up and any changes will be controlled for, on-demand ("rescue") medication will be not allowed.
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05294081