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Mobile Neurofeedback for Low Back Pain
Sponsor: Duke University
Summary
The purpose of this study is to learn more about improving the quality of treatments for people who have chronic low back pain. Participants will complete interviews with Duke researchers at four different time points: the beginning of the study, at 3 months, at 6 months, and at 9 months. Participants will be asked to use a mobile app and a headset that are designed to train the brain to be more relaxed. Participants will use the mobile app for 10 minutes at a time, four times a week for three months. The study team will also check in with participants about app use six times throughout the study, via phone or video conference.
Official title: Effective Self-Management of Chronic Pain With mHealth Neurofeedback
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - 90 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
150
Start Date
2023-10-02
Completion Date
2027-05-01
Last Updated
2025-12-17
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Conditions
Interventions
Neurofeedback
Participants will be asked to complete 10-minute sessions at least 4 days per week for 12 weeks. Participants will be asked to report their current level of pain, stress, and anger before and after each session. The experimental condition involves a mobile app that provides auditory feedback signaling EEG alpha power above a threshold level, denoting a physiologically relaxed state.
Sham (Placebo Control)
Participants will be asked to complete 10-minute sessions at least 4 days per week for 12 weeks. Participants will be asked to report their current level of pain, stress, and anger before and after each session. The control condition involves a visually identical mobile app yoked to a pre-recorded set of actual neurofeedback sessions (i.e., placebo).
Locations (1)
Duke University Medical Center, Department of Psychiatry
Durham, North Carolina, United States