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Smartphone-based exercise intervention for chronic pain: a randomised clinical trial

Not Applicable
Recruiting
Conditions
chronic pain
diabetic neuropathic pain
Musculoskeletal - Other muscular and skeletal disorders
Physical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Physiotherapy
chronic low back pain
Anaesthesiology - Pain management
fibromyalgia
Registration Number
ACTRN12621000783820
Lead Sponsor
Jose A. Moral-Munoz
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruiting
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
300
Inclusion Criteria

Patients diagnosed with chronic low back pain, fibromyalgia or diabetic neuropathic pain.
- Over 18 years.
- Absence of cognitive and physical deficits that impede the physical exercise.
- Dispose of a smartphone with Internet access.
- Ability to understand and write Spanish.

Exclusion Criteria

- Concomitant diseases that impede the physical exercise.
- Contraindications for physical exercise detected by the doctor.
- Participation in moderate-intensity activities (more than 30 minutes 3 times a week) at the time of the study beginning.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Pain (Visual Analogue Scale - VAS)[Baseline, 4 weeks post-initiation of treatment, 12 weeks post-initiation of treatment (primary timepoint), and 24 weeks post-initiation of treatment.];Quality of life (Health status questionnaire - SF-12v2)[Baseline, 4 weeks post-initiation of treatment, 12 weeks post-initiation of treatment (primary timepoint), and 24 weeks post-initiation of treatment.];Adherence (PainReApp log registration and self-reported)[4 weeks post-initiation of treatment, 12 weeks post-initiation of treatment (primary timepoint), and 24 weeks post-initiation of treatment. The information of the PainReApp group will be registered by the system and the information of the Control Group will be asked during the assessment time points.]
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
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