Can exercise and education keep back pain from taking over your life?
NCT ID NCT05929846
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at a program called Back to Living Well, which combines exercise and self-management education to help people with ongoing low back pain. The goal is to reduce disability and prevent future flare-ups. About 90 adults with persistent low back pain will take part in the program either online or in person at a YMCA.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 90 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2023
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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
Participants will be individuals from the community suffering from LBP. We will recruit participants that have demonstrated interested on the Back to Living Well program and have reached out to the YMCA to learn more about the program and to register. Participants will be referred to the study by the YMCA at the time that they decide to enroll in the program in one of the YMCA available locations ( YMCA location in Downtown Hamilton, Les Chater, Ron Edwards, Laurier Brantford or Flamborough ) .
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: * Currently starting or enrolled in the Back to Living Well program at a YMCA in Downtown Hamilton, Les Chater, Ron Edwards, Laurier Brantford or Flamborough * Have non-specific LBP * History of persistent LBP for 3 or more months that is mild, moderate, or severe * If moderate levels of pain or less (pain \<6) they must have a history of flares or at least one flare within the previous year, if pain \>=6, flare is not necessary. * 18 years old or older Exclusion Criteria: * Co-morbidity preventing participation in exercise based on screening using the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire and later not cleared by their family physician * Inadequate English to complete questionnaires and interviews * Participants who are currently seeking care 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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McMaster University
Hamilton, Ontario, L8S 1C7, Canada
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