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Mindfulness in a group setting may ease chronic back pain

NCT ID NCT04129450

Symptom relief Sponsor: Boston Medical Center Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times

Summary

This study tested whether attending weekly group mindfulness sessions could improve function and reduce pain for people with chronic low back pain. Over 450 adults took part, comparing group mindfulness with usual one-on-one care. The goal was to see if this approach helps people feel better and move more easily.

What this could mean

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Active substance
group mindfulness-based stress reduction sessions
What this could lead to
If it works, this could offer a non-drug option for managing chronic low back pain in primary care.
What could go wrong
This is a completed pragmatic trial, so results are available. However, mindfulness may not work for everyone, and benefits might be modest or short-lived.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

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Participants

451 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

May 2021

Finished

Nov 2024

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Age ≥ 18 * Chronic low back pain, which is pain that persists for at least 3-months and has resulted in pain on at least half the days in the past 6 months * A score ≥ 3 on the Pain, Enjoyment of Life and General Activity (PEG) * Willing and able to provide online or telephone informed consent * Speak English as the intervention manual is currently written in English Exclusion Criteria: * Do not meet the above inclusion criteria * Red flags- recent (past month) worsening of pain, unexplained fever, unexplained weight loss * Pregnancy * Metastatic cancer * First-degree relatives (parents, siblings, child) of someone who has participated or is participating in the OPTIMUM study * Members of the same household * Not a patient at a participating clinic or persons not planning to continue as a patient at a participating clinic for 12 or more months

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Back Pain Chronic Pain chronic pain syndrome

As listed by the trial registrant

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Back pain Chronic pain

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Boston Medical Center

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02118, United States

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