Can online sleep therapy ease chronic back pain? new study seeks answers

NCT ID NCT07298941

First seen Jan 07, 2026 · Last updated Jun 23, 2026 · Updated 30 times

Summary

This study tests whether an online insomnia treatment, followed by either a meditation program or pain education, can reduce pain in adults with chronic low back pain and insomnia. About 300 participants will first complete a 9-week internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia, then be assigned to additional meditation or pain education. The goal is to see if this two-step approach lowers pain intensity and improves sleep, mood, and daily function.

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Contacts and locations

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Locations

  • University of Virginia

    RECRUITING

    Charlottesville, Virginia, 22903, United States

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What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance

Cognitive-behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBTi) and Savoring Meditation

What this could lead to

If successful, this could offer a practical, non-drug approach to reduce pain intensity and improve sleep and quality of life for people with chronic low back pain.

What could go wrong

This is a mid-stage trial with 300 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The interventions are behavioral and effects may be modest or not sustained long-term.

Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

insomnia Pain

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.