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New emergency room program aims to stop back pain from becoming chronic

NCT ID NCT07375914

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tests a program that trains emergency doctors and gives patients simple educational materials to manage acute low back pain. The goal is to reduce pain and disability within a week and prevent long-term problems. About 782 adults with new or worsening back pain will take part across multiple emergency departments.

What this could mean

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Active substance
biopsychosocial intervention (physician training and patient education materials)
What this could lead to
If successful, this could provide a practical, evidence-based approach to reduce short-term pain and disability from acute low back pain and lower the risk of it becoming chronic.
What could go wrong
This is a relatively early-stage trial testing a complex intervention in emergency departments, so results may not generalize to other settings. The intervention relies on changing physician and patient behavior, which can be difficult to sustain.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

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

About 782 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Apr 2026

Expected to finish

Jun 2027

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

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

18 to 55 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.

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Inclusion Criteria: * Patients aged 18 to 55 presenting to a participating emergency department, and * Presenting with acute non-traumatic low back pain, newly developed or worsened within the past 7 days. * Moderate to severe pain, defined as a score of ≥4 on a 0-10 numerical rating scale. * Provision of informed consent after being given the information sheet. * Patients covered by social security (excluding AME). Exclusion Criteria: * Presence of a 'red flag' according to HAS guidelines, including: motor neurological deficit or cauda equina syndrome, non-mechanical pain, trauma, active neoplastic disease or history of inflammatory rheumatism, suspected osteoarticular infection, recent spinal surgery with worsening symptoms, suspected acute vascular pathology, prolonged use of medications or corticosteroids, significant structural spinal deformity, or deterioration of general health. * Inability to attend the 3-month follow-up. * Poor command of French. * Patient under guardianship/curatorship or deprived of liberty. * Pregnant or breastfeeding women

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Emergency department, Hôpital Pitié Salpêtrière

    RECRUITING

    Paris, France