A Study on the Effects of Functional Training Combining an Occupational Therapy Approach and Educational Programs Aimed at Improving Chronic Low Back Pain in Senior Day Care Center Users, Examined Through Brain Activity

Electrophysiological Investigation of the Effectiveness of a Functional Training Intervention Using Patient Education and Occupational Therapy Approaches for Chronic Low Back Pain Patients in Senior Day Care Center Users - Chronic Low Back Pain OT-EEG Study

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 1

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000056963

Enrollment

Registered

2025-03-01

Start date

2025-03-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Chronic Low Back Pain

Interventions

The participants receives a total of 8 sessions of regular rehabilitation exercises and functional training for strengthening the muscles of the lower limbs and trunk once a week, followed by 8 sessio

Guidebook on Pain and Stiffness Caused by Hormone Therapy&quot

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Pain Guidebook: What You Need to Know about Central Sensitization&quot

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Pain Guidebook: What You Need to Know about the Neuroscience of Pain&quot

, as well as ADL guidance and goal setting. This information is provided to participants in the form of a PowerPoint presentation, and after that, there is a discussion between the participants and th

understanding of the educational content. Before the intervention, the participants&#39

pain, ADL, and cognitive function are fully evaluated, and a patient education and occupational therapy approach that is suitable for each participant is considered.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: A user of a day service center, with a mean intensity of back pain of 4 or more points (0=no pain, 10=worst possible pain) on the Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) over the past 4 months, and a Mini-Mental State Examination -Japanese version- (MMSE-J) score of 24 or more, who has freely chosen to participate in the study, and who has had the purpose and content of the study explained to them verbally and in writing by the principal investigator or a member of the research team, and who has signed the consent form distributed to them.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Age 64 or under, or 91 or over MMSE-J score of 23 or less Average intensity of low back pain in the past 4 months of 3 or less

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Pain-related disability: Pain Disability Index Pain quality: PainDETECT, Short Form McGill Pain Questionnaire; SF-MPQ Current pain intensity: NRS (0=no pain, 10=worst imaginable pain)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
General cognitive function: MMSE-J Geriatric depression: Geriatric Depression Scale 15; GDS15 Average pain intensity over the past 4 weeks: NRS (0=no pain, 10=worst possible pain) Resting frontal EEG: Wearable EEG (HARU-2) Anxiety: State-Trait Anxiety Inventory; STAI	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactKeita Ueno

Osaka Metropolitan University Graduate School of Rehabilitation Science

keitaueno@omu.ac.jp072-950-2111

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026