Could a day and a half of classes and exercise ease your back pain?
NCT ID NCT04133818
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This pilot study tested whether a short, 1.5-day program of education and exercise is feasible for people with subacute or chronic low back pain who haven't improved with first-line treatments. 23 working adults participated, and the study measured how acceptable they found the program. The goal was to see if this less intensive approach could be a practical option before considering more intensive rehab.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- multidisciplinary education and exercise therapy program
- What this could lead to
- If this program proves feasible and effective, it could offer a short, accessible option for managing low back pain without intensive rehab.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small pilot study (23 people) with no control group, so results may not be reliable or generalizable. The program's long-term benefits are unknown.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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23 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jul 2017
- Finished
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Sep 2019
- 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.
Who is studied
Patients with subacute or chronic LBP for whom first-line treatments had failed but for whom an intensive multidisciplinary rehabilitation program was not indicated and who had benefited in PMR unit of Cochin' hospital of a no intensive multidisciplinary rehabilitation program.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- 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: * age ≥ 18 years * subacute or chronic non-specific LBP ≥ 6 weeks * no indication for an intensive multidisciplinary rehabilitation program according to the senior physician, a specialist in physical medicine and rehabilitation and/or rheumatology with a strong experience in the care of patients with non-specific LBP * currently working * written consent Exclusion Criteria: * inability to speak or read French * cognitive impairment * current sick leave * history of intensive multidisciplinary rehabilitation program for LBP
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hôpital Cochin
Paris, France, 75014, France