Digital pain coach tested for chronic back pain relief
NCT ID NCT05843890
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a website called PainGuide, combined with a Fitbit, can help people with chronic low back pain. About 550 participants will use the online program and complete surveys over 24 to 52 weeks. The goal is to see if tailored digital coaching reduces how much pain interferes with daily life.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- digital self-management website (PainGuide) plus Fitbit activity tracking
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could provide a low-cost, accessible tool to help people manage chronic back pain on their own.
- What could go wrong
- This is a behavioral study with no drug or device; results depend on participants' engagement and may not apply to everyone. It is not a cure and may only offer modest symptom relief.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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 550 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Aug 2023
- Expected to finish
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Feb 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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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
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18 years and older
- 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: * Chronic Lower Back pain (cLBP) defined by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Task Force Report on Research Standards for Chronic Low Back Pain, (i.e., low back pain present at least six months, and present more than half of those days.) * Individuals must have a score of greater or equal to (≥) 60 on PROMIS Pain Interference. * Non-Pharma Sub-study: 1. Must be referred and currently on the waitlist for the NPP at the Back \& Pain Center (BPC) Exclusion Criteria: * Current cancer related pain * Diagnosis of autoimmune disease * Unable to speak, write or read English * Visual or hearing difficulties * Pregnancy or breastfeeding * Any other diseases or conditions that would make a patient unsuitable for study participation as determined by the site principal investigators.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Michigan
RECRUITINGAnn Arbor, Michigan, 48109, United States
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