Optimizing treatment expectation in chronic low back pain by observing others: a fully balanced placebo design

Optimizing treatment expectation in chronic low back pain by observing others: a fully balanced placebo design - SFB-OLP

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00024418

Enrollment

180

Registered

2021-02-17

Start date

2021-03-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

M54 F45.41

Interventions

Group 1: 1. Group: Participants will watch a neutral video and will consume open label placebos for three weeks Group 2: 2. Group: Participants will watch a video, which optimizes their treatment expe

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: chronic low back pain

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Other chronic pain, which is more relevant for the patient, Insufficient knowledge of German, Patient is unable to give consent (e.g. incompliance or dementia), Severe depressive symptoms, Low back pain due to tumor disease, cognitive limitations, Health condition does not allow participation due to medical reasons, hereditary galactose intolerance, lactase deficiency glucose-galactose malabsorption, Chronic diseases that are mainly responsible for disability (e.g. rheumatic diseases, cancer, severe heart disease), Pain-related "red flags" (Koes et al., 2010), inflammatory or neuropathic back pain, severe acute or chronic psychiatric illness (e.g., psychotic episodes), Pregnancy Koes BW, van Tulder M, Lin CW, Macedo LG, Mc Auley J, Maher C (2010) An updated overview of clinical guidelines for the management of non- specific low back pain in primary care. Eur Spine J 19(12):2075-94.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Averaged pain on a numeric rating scale (NRS) 0-10 (0 = no pain and 10 = worst pain imaginable)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
physical capacity, pain medication consumption, expectations	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactRegine Klinger

Bereichs Schmerzmedizin und SchmerzpsychologieUniversitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE)?Zentrum für Anästhesiologie und Intensivmedizin?Klinik und Poliklinik für Anästhesiologie

r.klinger@uke.de040 741052837

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 13, 2026