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Effectiveness of App-based Relaxation for Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain (Relaxback)

NCT02019498 · Status: TERMINATED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 50

Last updated 2016-08-03

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The aim of the pragmatic randomized study is to evaluate whether additional relaxation technique is more effective in the reduction of chronic low back pain compared to usual care alone.

Conditions

  • Chronic Low Back Pain

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Relaxation exercise

Participants allocated to the relaxation group will apply daily but at least five days a week a 15-minutes relaxation exercise, guided by a smartphone application (App). On a daily basis, participants can select one out of the three exercises (guided imagery, mindfulness based training, autogenic training) which they want to apply

OTHER

ususal care

Participants allocated to the usual care waiting list group will continue with their usual care without receiving any additional therapy

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Charite University, Berlin, Germany

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Claudia M Witt, Prof. Dr. med. · Charite University, Berlin, Germany

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-04-30
Primary Completion
2016-02-29
Completion
2016-07-31

Countries

  • Germany

Study Locations

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