Lifestyle redesign may offer Drug-Free relief for chronic back pain
NCT ID NCT07163546
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study tests a person-centered lifestyle program for 70 adults with chronic low back pain. The program helps participants build healthy routines and problem-solving skills through meaningful activities. Researchers will measure changes in pain, daily function, quality of life, and mental health.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- person-centered lifestyle redesign program (behavioral intervention)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a non-drug way to manage chronic low back pain and improve daily living.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with no control group, so results may not be widely applicable. The program requires active participation, which may not suit everyone.
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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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About 70 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Sep 2025
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Apr 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.
- Ages
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18 to 65 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: * Being between 18-65 years old * Lower back pain lasting ≥3 months * Pain at least 4 according to VAS * Being literate Exclusion Criteria: * Presence of congenital or acquired spinal deformity (scoliosis, kyphosis, spondylolisthesis), * Presence of history of spinal surgery (\<12 months) (spinal fusion, discectomy), * Diagnosis of radiculopathy or neuropathy (spinal canal stenosis), * Presence of serious fractures or pathologies (vertebral fractures, infections), * Presence of malignancy, * Presence of chronic cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases, * Severe psychiatric, neurological, infectious, renal or inflammatory disorders, * Systematic metabolic disorder, * Pregnancy * BMI ≥ 30 kg/m²
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hacettepe University
Ankara, Altındağ, 06230, Turkey (Türkiye)
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