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Impact of the Receptive Music Intervention Tool (MUSIC CARE©) on Changes in the Functional Abilities of Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain

France34 participantsStarted 2026-10-01

Plain-language summary

Brief Summary The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if MUSIC CARE©, a music-based therapy tool, can improve the physical abilities of people with chronic low back pain (back pain that lasts more than 3 months). The main questions it aims to answer are: Does MUSIC CARE© help participants better perform their daily activities? Does MUSIC CARE© lower the fear of movement in participants? Does MUSIC CARE© help participants return to work? Why this study? Chronic low back pain is a leading cause of disability and absence from work. Physical rehabilitation is the recommended treatment. However, many participants develop a fear of movement. This fear slows down their recovery and limits the benefits of rehabilitation. MUSIC CARE© is a digital music tool. It uses specially designed music to help participants relax and feel less pain. Researchers believe that using MUSIC CARE© before rehabilitation sessions may help participants move more freely and recover better. How does the study work? Researchers will compare two groups of participants: Group 1: follows a standard rehabilitation program with MUSIC CARE© Group 2: follows a standard rehabilitation program without MUSIC CARE© This comparison will show whether MUSIC CARE© brings added benefits. Participants will: Take part in a rehabilitation program for 5 to 6 weeks Use MUSIC CARE© before each therapy session (Group 1 only). Complete questionnaires about their pain, fear of movement, and ability to perform daily activities. Be followed for 6 months after the program ends, including an assessment of their return to work. What could this study change? If results are positive, this study could confirm that MUSIC CARE© is a useful non-drug tool to support rehabilitation for people with chronic low back pain. It could help bring this approach into standard care programs, with no additional medication.

Who can participate

Age range

18 Years

Sex

ALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Diagnosed with chronic low back pain by a Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PMR) physician, defined as lumbar pain and/or pain radiating to the lower limb that affects daily and professional activities and has lasted more than 3 months * If surgery was performed, it must have been done at least 3 months before entering the study * Adult (18 years of age or older) admitted to the day hospital at Clinique Saint-Roch for a chronic low back pain rehabilitation program * Considered able to return to work, as assessed by the PMR physician during the pre-admission consultation, with no medical contraindication to resuming professional activity * Affiliated with a French social security scheme * Has given written informed consent to participate in the study Exclusion Criteria: * Hearing impairment that would prevent the use of the MUSIC CARE© device * Medical contraindication to hydrotherapy (balneotherapy) * Symptomatic disc herniation * Vertebral fracture or history of recent vertebral fracture within the past 2 years * Unstable spondylolisthesis * Disc-vertebral infection (spondylodiscitis) * Inflammatory rheumatic disease such as ankylosing spondylitis (spondyloarthritis) or rheumatoid arthritis * Constitutional connective tissue disorder such as Ehlers-Danlos syndrome or Marfan syndrome * Severe, unstabilized, or decompensated psychiatric disorder, including psychotic disorders, acute-phase bipolar disorder, or severe major depressive episode * Centr…

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1Based on my diagnosis and history, is this trial worth exploring for me — or is there a standard treatment we should try first?
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What they're measuring

Change from Baseline in Functional Disability as Assessed by the EIFEL Questionnaire at End of Stay

Timeframe: Baseline (Day 1) and end of stay (Weeks 5 to 6)

Trial details

NCT IDNCT07731204

SponsorLNA SANTE

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2027-12

Contact for this trial

Eva MRS BRIAND

(0)240160161 ext +33 eva.briand@lna-sante.com

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