App-Assisted physiotherapy shows promise for back pain relief
NCT ID NCT06420596
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether using a smartphone app alongside standard physiotherapy helps people with low back pain more than physiotherapy alone. Sixty adults with low back pain lasting at least six weeks took part. Researchers measured changes in disability and pain levels to see if the app made a difference.
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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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60 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jul 2024
- Finished
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Jun 2025
- 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.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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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: * Age ≥ 18 * Diagnosis of non-specific low back pain (International Classification of Diseases, 10th edition M54.5) with the pain duration of at least 6 weeks * Low back pain score of \>3 out of 0-10, based on the numerical pain rating scale at the time of enrolment * Ability to provide informed consent and participation in the study * Prescription for physiotherapy * German speaking * Presence of an email address, internet connection and a private laptop as well as being able to use the laptop Exclusion Criteria: * Inpatient pain therapy (red flags) * History of lumbar spine surgery during the last year * Known diagnosis of performance-limiting illnesses as psychological disorders, diseases of the cardiovascular system, etc. * Known pregnancy
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Department of Spine Surgery, University Hospital Basel, Bethesda Spital
Basel, Canton of Basel-City, 4052 Basel, Switzerland
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