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App aims to keep back pain patients moving after rehab

NCT ID NCT06517342

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First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026

Summary

This study looks at what motivates or prevents people with chronic low back pain from using a health app to stay physically active. Researchers will interview 25 patients to understand their needs and expectations. The goal is to learn how to design better digital tools that help maintain the benefits of in-person rehabilitation.

What this could mean

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What this could lead to
If successful, this could point toward better ways to help people with chronic low back pain stay active after rehabilitation, using a smartphone app.
What could go wrong
This is a very small, early-stage study (25 people) that only gathers opinions, not proof that the app works. The findings may not apply to everyone.

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Study facts

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Participants

About 25 people

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

Started

Sep 2024

Expected to finish

Sep 2025

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Who is studied

Patients will be contacted in the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation department of Clermont-Ferrand University Hospital for a presentation of the study. They will be given an information leaflet and time to reflect on their participation. If the patient agrees to take part, the EAPA will schedule an appointment to complete the non-objection form. A semi-structured interview will be scheduled in an office on the PRM ward, in order to meet the study objectives. Again, the objectives of the study will be stated, as well as the instructions for this structured interview. Questionnaires will be submitted and completed only after the interview. Data will be collected on a dictaphone and then manually transcribed into text format (verbatims) during the interview by a second operator. An a posteriori analysis will be carried out using the qualitative method. The interview guide is likely to be adapted according to the first individual interviews, as required by the qualitative method.

Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Major patients * Chronic non-specific low-back pain. * Diagnosis confirmed according to HAS definition (i.e. pain located between the thoraco-lumbar hinge and the lower gluteal fold. It may be associated with radiculalgia corresponding to pain in one or both lower limbs at the level of one or more dermatomes). Patients included in the study must have given written informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients not meeting HAS diagnostic criteria * Patients with comprehension difficulties (making it impossible to fill in questionnaires) * Patients with medical contraindications to physical exercise * Patients under guardianship, curatorship or safeguard of justice. * Patients without a smartphone

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • CHU Clermont-Ferrand

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    Clermont-Ferrand, France

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