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Mind over pain: imagining exercise may ease chronic back pain

NCT ID NCT07111286

Symptom relief Sponsor: Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Dijon Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tests whether adding motor imagery (mentally rehearsing movements) to a standard 3-week rehab program helps people with chronic low back pain. 72 adults will be randomly assigned to receive either the rehab alone or rehab plus motor imagery sessions. Researchers will measure changes in back muscle endurance, pain, disability, fear of movement, and quality of life.

What this could mean

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Active substance
motor imagery (mental rehearsal of movements)
What this could lead to
If it works, this could offer a simple, drug-free way to boost the benefits of standard rehab for chronic low back pain.
What could go wrong
This is a small, early-stage trial with only 72 participants. The added benefit of motor imagery may be small or not statistically significant.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

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

About 72 people

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

Started

Jan 2026

Expected to finish

Mar 2028

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

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

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.

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Inclusion Criteria: * Adult patient * Person who has given their verbal consent * Suffering from chronic non-specific low back pain that has been ongoing for more than 6 months * Eligible for a multimodal rehabilitation programme according to the investigating physician Exclusion Criteria: * Persons not affiliated with or not covered by a social security scheme * Patients subject to legal protection measures (guardianship, curatorship) * Patients subject to judicial protection measures * Pregnant women, women in labour or breastfeeding women * Adults who are incapacitated or unable to give their consent * Patients with a history of repeated falls * Scheduled lumbar spine surgery in the coming year * Associated conditions other than spinal conditions (orthopaedic, neurological, vascular, cardiac, etc.) that could significantly impair mobility * Radicular involvement (sciatica or cruralgia) with motor deficit \< 3 in the lower limbs * Impaired comprehension skills making self-assessment impossible * Patients with poorly controlled epilepsy * Individuals who are not fluent in English * Patients who have already completed a multimodal rehabilitation programme in a specialised centre

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Common non-specific low back pain

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • CHU Dijon Bourgogne

    RECRUITING

    Dijon, France