NCT06896812 · NOT YET RECRUITING
A Pilot Study on App-based Treatment Combining Physical Exercise, Graded Activity, and Pain Journaling for Patients with Spinal Complaints
This pilot study is testing a smartphone app that combines physical exercise, graded activity, and pain journaling for people with back or spinal complaints. Researchers want to know if patients find it useful and whether it improves pain, disability, and quality of life compared to standard options like physical therapy or watchful waiting. With only 30 participants, this is early-stage exploratory work — not yet proven effective.
You may qualify if
- Patients visiting the spine-centre at Zuyderland Medical Centre.
- Suffering from spinal complaints for which in current practice physical therapy, general lifestyle advice, or an expectant treatment would be advised.
- Minimum age of 18 years.
- Psychosocially, mentally, and physically able to fully comply with this study protocol.
- Informed consent prior to this study.
You're excluded if
- Requiring a specific intervention (e.g., surgery, pain treatment, rehabilitation, bracing)
- Inadequate command of the Dutch language.
- Digitally illiterate or otherwise unable to use an application on a mobile phone.
- Active spinal infection.
- Immature bone (ongoing growth).
- Active malignancy.
- Pregnancy.
The sponsor's own eligibility wording, lightly reformatted. The study team makes the final eligibility decision — worth discussing with your doctor.
Eligibility criteria as of 2025-03-26