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Why does low back pain keep coming back? a study hunts for the warning signs.

NCT ID NCT05286333

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Fondation Ildys Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Aug 28, 2026 · Last updated Aug 28, 2026

Summary

Low back pain is a leading cause of disability, and about a third of people experience a recurrence within a year. This study follows 51 working-age adults with chronic low back pain who complete a multidisciplinary rehabilitation program that includes occupational medicine. Researchers track how many sick leaves related to low back pain occur afterward and analyze factors like age, weight, and demographics to identify who is most at risk. The goal is to better tailor rehabilitation and occupational support to each patient's needs.

What this could mean

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Active substance
Multidisciplinary rehabilitation program shared between physical and rehabilitation medicine and occupational medicine
What this could lead to
If successful, this could help identify which patients are at higher risk of recurrent low back pain and sick leave, allowing doctors to tailor rehabilitation and occupational support to individual needs.
What could go wrong
This is a small, single-center observational study, so findings may not apply broadly. It aims to identify risk factors, not test a treatment, so it may not directly change care without further research.

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Study facts

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Participants

51 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

May 2022

Finished

Apr 2026

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Who is studied

All the beneficiaries of the multidisciplinary follow-up shared between the physical and rehabilitation medicine and occupational medicine, will be elligible in this study.

Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

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Inclusion Criteria: * men and women over 18 years old * able to understand and respect the protocol requirement * who signed the consent prior to any other procedure protocol * patients suffering from chronic lower back or lumbo-radicular pain since more than 3 months * employee bellow 3 years before retirement * patients included in a multidisciplinary rehabilitation program and occupational medicine Exclusion Criteria: * major patients under guardianship/curator/legal protection * pregnant patients * obese patients with BMI (body mass index) \> 35 (grade 2) * patients suffering from neurological pathology * patients suffering from chronic lower back or lumbo-radicular pain since less than 3 months * patients suffering from chronic lower back pain with inflammatory or tumoral or infectious ethiology

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Low Back Pain

As listed by the trial registrant

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Low back pain

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Centre de Perharidy

    Roscoff, France

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