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Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Plus Exercise for Older People With Chronic Low-back Pain: A Pragmatic Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial

RecruitingNAAges 60 Years - anyAllThe Hong Kong Polytechnic University
NCT07211464 on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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In plain words

What the trial is, and whether it could suit you

Low back pain (LBP) is the fifth-most common disorder among older adults 60 years or older. The prevalence of LBP increases with age, with the highest prevalence occurring at 85 years old. Because many older individuals face various age-related life challenges (e.g., comorbidities, financial difficulties, and bereavement), the addition of chronic LBP (CLBP) to existing stressors may worsen their physical and psychological well-being. Unfortunately, CLBP is difficult to manage and is refractory to many existing treatments. Physiotherapy treatments alone show only modest improvements in LBP or LBP-related disability. Recent research has shown that proper pain self-management is crucial to reduce pain and disability in individuals with CLBP. Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), a new mindfulness-based therapy, has been suggested for chronic pain management. ACT improves an individual's

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📋 Eligibility rules (as published)
Inclusion Criteria: * aged 60 or above * have had non-specific LBP in or near the lumbosacral spine, with or without leg pain, that lasts for at least 3 months in the last 12 months * Average pain intensity (in the past week) ≥ 4 on a scale of 0 to 10 * must have sought some healthcare professional treatments for CLBP in the last 12 months * have an adequate level of proficiency in Chinese * Mini-Mental Status Examination (MMSE) scores: 23 or above Exclusion Criteria: * People with malignant pain or lumbar spinal stenosis, confirmed dementia, severe cognitive impairment, or serious psychiatric or psychological disorders that may hinder their study participation will be excluded * Individuals with Mini-Mental Status Examination (MMSE) scores below 23
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What it tests

  • Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT)
  • back exercise
  • back care education
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Where

1 site
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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