Nurse-Led program aims to improve care for back pain condition
NCT ID NCT02374749
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This completed study looked at whether a nurse-led program of self-assessment and self-management, plus standardized screening for other health problems, helps people with axial spondyloarthritis. Over 500 adults took part. The goal was to see if this approach improves how patients cope with their disease and catches conditions like high blood pressure or diabetes earlier.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- nurse-led self-assessment and self-management program
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that regular nurse-led checkups and self-management help people with axial spondyloarthritis better manage their disease and catch other health problems early.
- What could go wrong
- This is a completed study, but it only tested a care program, not a new drug. The results may not apply to all patients or change standard practice.
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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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503 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2015
- Finished
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Oct 2017
- 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 80 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: 1. Male or female over 18 and under 80 years 2. Axial Spondyloarthritis according to the ASAS criteria (Assessment of SpondyloArthritis international Society) 3. Disease duration of at least one year 4. Activity of SpA to be stable according to the treating rheumatologist for at least three months before the date of inclusion 5. Lack of elective surgery during the 6 months after inclusion 6. Able to understand and adhere to the study treatments 7. Development of a medical examination results given to the patient 8. Informed Consent signed and dated Exclusion Criteria: 1. Pregnant women (any method of contraception will be accepted) 2. Patients who have had a change in the treatment of SpA during the 3 months prior to inclusion 3. History of alcoholism, drug addiction, psychological problems, severe comorbidities that could possibly invalidate informed consent or limit patient compliance with the study protocol 4. No affiliation to a social security regime \-
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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, 75014, France
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