Mind over back pain? study probes how beliefs shape therapy success
NCT ID NCT06590116
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looks at how the thoughts and beliefs of people with chronic low back pain and their physical therapists affect how well physical therapy works. Participants will receive standard care including spinal manipulation, exercise, and education. The goal is to understand these personal factors, not to test a new treatment.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- spinal manipulative therapy, exercise, and education
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could help tailor physical therapy to individual beliefs, improving outcomes for people with chronic low back pain.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It will not test whether spinal manipulation works, only explore factors that might influence results.
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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 90 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2024
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2027
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 70 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: * Pain between 12th rib and buttocks with or without symptoms into one or both legs, which, in the opinion of the examiner, originate from the lumbar region. * Meets NIH Task Force criteria for chronic low back pain Exclusion Criteria: * Prior surgery to the lumbosacral spine * Currently pregnant * Not currently receiving spinal manipulative therapy or exercise interventions from another healthcare provider such as a chiropractor or massage therapist. * No neurogenic signs indicating radiculopathy * No "red flags" of a potentially serious condition (e.g., cauda equina syndrome, fracture, cancer, infection, etc.)
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Florida
RECRUITINGGainesville, Florida, 32610, United States
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