Can an app beat paper for back pain relief?
NCT ID NCT06446596
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether using a telerehabilitation app (TRAK) for home exercises works better than a standard exercise booklet and diary for people with low back pain. Thirty adults with subacute or chronic low back pain will follow an 8-week program, and researchers will measure disability, pain, mobility, and other factors. The goal is to see if the app's AI-powered feedback improves outcomes compared to traditional methods.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- telerehabilitation software (TRAK) and home exercise program
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that telerehabilitation is more effective than standard home exercises for reducing disability and improving mobility in people with low back pain.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with only 30 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The intervention is non-invasive, so risks are minimal, but the benefit over standard care may be small.
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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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About 30 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2024
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
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 to 65 years
- 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: * Nonspecific subacute or chronic low back pain Exclusion Criteria: * Neuropathic pain * Pain below the knees * Pain in legs with tingling, sensation of current or sensory alterations * Positive neurological tests. Lack of strength, sensitivity or altered reflexes * Canal stenosis * Nociplastic pain (fibromyalgia, generalized pain, emotional lability, affective and cognitive implications) * Previous lumbar surgery * Specific pathology (rheumatic, spondylolisthesis, oncological, fractures...) * Pregnancy * Performing medium-high intensity exercise of more than 100 minutes a week * Pathology that prevents exercise (decompensated cardiac pathology, decompensated respiratory pathology, significant mobility difficulties...) * Lack of digital skills * Visual problems that prevent exercise with the phone screen
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Valencia
RECRUITINGValencia, Select One, 46010, Spain
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