Can online physiotherapy rival In-Person sessions for back pain?
NCT ID NCT06875180
First seen Sep 02, 2026 · Last updated Sep 03, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial tests whether guided exercise sessions delivered online can relieve chronic low back pain as effectively as the same exercises done face-to-face with a physiotherapist. Researchers will enroll 100 adults aged 18 to 64 who have had non-specific low back pain for at least three months. Half will perform McKenzie extension exercises through video calls, while the other half will do them in a clinic under supervision. The study measures changes in pain, disability, fear of movement, and range of motion to see if remote care can match traditional care.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Tele-rehabilitation exercise (McKenzie extension exercises delivered online via Zoom) compared with face-to-face exercise under physiotherapist supervision
- What this could lead to
- If tele-rehabilitation proves as effective as in-person sessions, it could offer a convenient, accessible option for managing chronic low back pain at home.
- What could go wrong
- This is a single study with 100 participants, and it may not reflect broader outcomes. The trial also found no effect on kinesiophobia, the fear of movement, which may limit its overall benefit.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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100 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2023
- Finished
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Jun 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 64 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Being between 18-64 years of age, * Having non-specific low back pain for ≥3 months, * Not having radicular symptoms related to low back pain Exclusion Criteria: * History of surgery on the spine and/or extremities, * Diagnosis of malignancy, * Orthopaedic and neurological disorders affecting the evaluation and treatment, - Psychiatric illness, * Physical therapy for low back pain in the last six months, * Being pregnant.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Sanko University
Gaziantep, Gaziantep, 27090, Turkey (Türkiye)