Revolutionizing low back pain care: a multilevel intervention tested in swiss clinics
NCT ID NCT07137065
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests a new way to manage low back pain in primary care. It includes training for doctors, reminders, patient education, and care plans tailored to each person. About 500 patients and over 100 general practitioners in Switzerland will take part. The goal is to see if this approach improves outcomes and reduces unnecessary tests.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Healthcare professional training, Reminders, Patient education, Stratified care
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this approach could improve low back pain management in primary care, reducing unnecessary imaging and disability while being cost-effective.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage implementation study, not a drug trial. Results may vary by clinic and patient population, and the intervention may not be widely adopted.
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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 500 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2026
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2028
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.
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18 years and older
- 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: * Patients consulting their participating general practitioner for a primary concern of LBP (with or without leg pain) * Above 18 years old Exclusion Criteria: * If they had consulted their general practitioner for a primary concern of LBP in the past 3 months, as care was already started prior to the study. * Unable to give consent (eg. cognitive impairment) * Unable to access comfortably an electronic device to answer the questionnaires (smartphone, computer) * Unable to answer questionnaires in French * Known pregnancy * Have had back surgery in the last 6 months * Any specific cause of LBP (e.g. inflammatory arthritis, malignancy, infection, fracture, cauda equina syndrome). * a major strength deficit (M3 and below) due to radiculopathy or have to be referred directly to emergency or a specialist because of that. As specific causes of LBP may be unknown at the first consultation in primary care, patients with a confirmed diagnosis of specific LBP could be excluded post-allocation by an independent doctor that is part of the Data Monitoring Committee.
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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
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Geneva
RECRUITINGGeneva, Canton of Geneva, 1200, Switzerland
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Vaud
RECRUITINGLausanne, Canton of Vaud, 1011, Switzerland
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