Expressive Art Therapy for Elder Adults With Chronic Low Back Pain
RecruitingNot applicableNCT07141082
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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)
This research project aims to assess the feasibility of expressive art therapy for elderly adults with chronic low back pain and to evaluate the preliminary efficacy of combining art therapy with exercise intervention. Additionally, the study will investigate facilitators and barriers to participation. A mixed-methods approach will be employed, including a quantitative questionnaire and qualitative semi-structured focus group discussions. The questionnaire will examine physical, functional, and psychological changes potentially influenced by art therapy, while the focus groups will provide in-depth insights into participants' experiences and perceptions of the combined intervention.
Study details
- Official title
- A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial Exploring the Use of Supervised Group Art Therapy Among Older Adults With Chronic Low Back Pain: Feasibility, Potential Efficacy, and Participant Experiences
- Conditions
- Interventions
- Other: Art therapy combined with Exercise
- Other: Exercise
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
- Start date
- 2025-08-02
- Primary completion
- 2026-12-01
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 60 Years
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Countries
- Hong Kong
- Total sites listed
- 1
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * aged 60 years and above * currently experiencing non-specific low back pain for at least three months * who have sought medical treatment for CLBP * can read and write in Traditional Chinese * MoCA-5 of 18 or above Exclusion Criteria: * malignant pain * lumbar spinal stenosis * confirmed dementia * severe cognitive impairment * serious major medical or psychiatric disorders * currently receiving physiotherapy, cognitive therapy, or psychological treatments
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT07141082