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Can a simple test pinpoint the true source of chronic back pain?

NCT ID NCT07766200

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Kutahya Health Sciences University Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Aug 14, 2026 · Last updated Aug 19, 2026 · Updated 2 times

Summary

This study aims to classify people with chronic low back pain into distinct pain types—nociceptive, neuropathic, nociplastic, or mixed—using a clinical algorithm and sensory tests. Researchers will assess pain characteristics, sensitivity, disability, and quality of life in 80 participants. The goal is to see if this classification method is reliable and whether different pain types have different clinical features, which could guide more personalized treatment.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.

What this could lead to
If successful, this could help doctors tailor treatments for chronic low back pain based on the specific pain type, potentially improving outcomes.
What could go wrong
This is an observational study, so it won't test treatments directly. The classification method may not be reliable or may not translate into better clinical care.

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Study facts

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

Participants

About 80 people

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

Started

Jan 2025

Expected to finish

Dec 2026

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.

Who is studied

Participants meeting the inclusion criteria will be taken for this cross-sectional study. Individuals with cLBP who apply to Kutahya Health Sciences University Hospital Physiotherapy Department will be screened for eligibility by their clinic physicians and will then be asked to participate in this study.

Ages

18 to 70 years

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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

Inclusion Criteria: * Low back pain persisting for at least 3 months or present for at least 3 months during the previous 6 months, defined as pain located between the posterior lower costal margins and the inferior gluteal folds * Pain intensity ≥2 on the Numeric Rating Scale * Willingness to participate in the study Exclusion Criteria: * Inability to read and write Turkish * History of lumbar surgery * Presence of a systemic condition affecting sensory function * History of spinal surgery within the previous 6 months or suspected spinal fracture * Inability to complete the study assessments

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Chronic Pain Nociplastic Pain

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Chronic low back pain (CLBP)

How to take part

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Kutahya Health Sciences University Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Department

    RECRUITING

    Kütahya, Türkiye, 43100, Turkey (Türkiye)

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