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Can virtual visits replace In-Person pain care for rural patients?

NCT ID NCT07173335

Symptom relief Sponsor: University of Sydney Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Sep 18, 2026 · Updated 2 times

Summary

This study tests whether virtual lifestyle-focused pain care works as well as in-person care for adults with chronic back, knee, or hip pain living in rural areas. Participants will receive up to 10 sessions over six months, either in-person with a physiotherapist or virtually with a multidisciplinary team. The goal is to see if virtual care can reduce pain impact and improve quality of life, making treatment more accessible.

What this could mean

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

Active substance
lifestyle-focused pain care (physiotherapy, education, and health coaching)
What this could lead to
If successful, this could show that virtual care is as effective as in-person visits, making pain management more accessible for people in rural areas.
What could go wrong
This is a non-inferiority trial, so it may only show that virtual care is not worse than in-person care, not that it is better. Results may not apply to all rural populations or conditions.

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Study facts

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

Phase

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

About 354 people

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

Started

Sep 2025

Expected to finish

Feb 2028

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.

Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.

Show the full entry requirements

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 years and over, with one or more of the following chronic musculoskeletal conditions (pain or disability due to knee or hip, or non-specific low back pain) present for more than three months; * Average pain intensity over the last week of 3 or more on a 11-point numerical rating scale OR pain interference of at least 'somewhat' (3 out 5) on item 27 of the PROMIS 29; * At least one of the following lifestyle risk factors: Body Mass Index of greater than 25kg/m2, less than 30mins of physical activity on five or more days of the week, current smoker or vaper, consumes less than two serves of fruits or five serves of vegetables per day, drinks more than 10 standard drinks in a week, or more than 4 standard drinks on any one day, or 'poor' or 'very poor' sleep quality for item 6 of the Pittsburg Sleep Quality Index. Exclusion criteria: * Receiving healthcare for ALL eligible lifestyle risks; * Had bariatric surgery in the last 12 months or have planned bariatric surgery in the next 6 months; * Have planned orthopaedic surgery in the next 6 months; * Cannot actively or safely engage in the intervention or study procedures due to a medical comorbidity or constraint (e.g. impaired cognition, unable to use telehealth services, attend appointments, or adapt meals or activity); * Pain due to suspected serious cause, (e.g spinal infection, cancers, fracture, systemic rheumatic disease, cauda equina syndrome, diagnosis of radiculopathy); * Pregnant or planning pregnancy in the next 6 months.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Chronic Pain Low Back Pain Motor Activity Musculoskeletal Pain Obesity osteoarthritis osteoarthritis, hip osteoarthritis, knee Overweight Smoking

As listed by the trial registrant

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

Low back pain Musculoskeletal pain Osteoarthritis

How to take part

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  1. The places running it

    3 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.

  2. The official record

    ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.

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  3. A doctor treating you

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Mid North Coast Local Health District

    RECRUITING

    Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, 2450, Australia

  • Northern NSW Local Health District

    RECRUITING

    Lismore, New South Wales, 2480, Australia

  • University Centre for Rural Health, University of Sydney

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Lismore, New South Wales, 2480, Australia

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