RecruitingNANCT06821607

Telerehabilitation for Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain (TeleBACK Clinical Trial)

Sponsor: Johns Hopkins University

Trial Details

ConditionChronic Low Back Pain
InterventionIn-Clinic Physical Therapy; Telehealth Physical Therapy (Telerehabilitation)
PhaseNA
StatusRecruiting
Participants1,000
Est. Completion30 Sept 2029
Last Updated8 May 2026

Primary Outcome

Change in Oswestry Disability Index

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

Inclusion Criteria: * Primary care visit in the past 90 days with an LBP-related ICD-10 diagnosis. * At least moderate levels of pain and disability requiring Oswestry score ≥24% and average pain rating ≥ 4/10 points. * Meets NIH Task Force2 definition of chronic LBP based on two questions: 1) How long has LBP has been an ongoing problem? and 2) How often has LBP been an ongoing problem over the past 6 months? A response of greater than 3 months to question 1, and "at least half the days in the past 6 months" to question 2 is required to satisfy the NIH definition of chronic LBP. * Can speak and understand English or Spanish (Utah sites only). Exclusion Criteria: * Recent history (last 6 months) of lumbar spine surgery. * Possible non-musculoskeletal cause for low back pain symptoms (e.g., pregnancy). * Evidence of serious pathology as a cause of LBP including neoplasm, inflammatory disease (e.g., ankylosing spondylitis), vertebral osteomyelitis, etc. * Neurological disorder resulting in severe movement disorder, or schizophrenia or other psychotic disorder. * Knowingly pregnant

Trial Sites

Countries

United States
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