Can a smartphone app and simple movements ease chronic pain?
NCT ID NCT07143396
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study will test whether using a mind-body mobile app combined with a guided, gentle movement program can help people with chronic pain. One hundred adults aged 19 to 75 with persistent pain for at least 6 months will use the app daily and follow audio-guided movement sessions for 6 weeks. Researchers will measure changes in pain severity, daily functioning, mood, and quality of life through online surveys.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- mind-body mobile application and guided movement program
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a low-cost, at-home way to reduce pain and improve quality of life for people with chronic pain.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with no control group—results will be compared to past data. The app and movement program may not help everyone, and benefits might be modest.
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Study facts
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- 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 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Oct 2025
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2025
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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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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19 to 75 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: * Participants aged 19 to 75 years with chronic pain * Chronic pain is defined as having non-malignant chronic or persistent pain for at least 6 months. * Participants must experience pain at least half the days in the last 6 months. * Pain can include bodily pain or head (migraine) pain * Participants must have access to an electronic device * Participants must be willing to engage in weekly somatic education activities Exclusion Criteria: * Individuals reporting a cognitive impairment that can interfere with completing questionnaires and using a mobile application. * Individuals reporting substance use disorder (within the last 6 months). * Individuals reporting any of the following medical conditions: metastatic cancer, rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, scleroderma, polymyositis. * Individuals with previous experience with the mind-body app under study (Note: use of "Calm" or another meditation-only app is not an exclusion). * Individuals with current regular (at least once a week) engagement with a somatic movement program (e.g., Feldenkrais, Hanna Somatics, Somatic Yoga, Tai Chi, Pilates)
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of the Fraser Valley
Chilliwack, British Columbia, V2R0N3, Canada
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