Health Effects of Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Course in Treatment of Back Pain

* Health effects of mindfulness based stress reduction course versus usual care in treatment of back pain: a randomized clinical trial * Mindfulness based stress reduction (MBSR) course intervention for half of the research patients * MBSR course lasts for 8 weeks. * follow-up time 2 years. * research data is collected by Recdap * Working-age (18-64 years) patients with back pain in thoracal or lumbar area (NRS at least 4) with or without radiculation over 12 weeks will be recruited. * The primary outcome measure is Numeric pain rating scale (NRS, 0-10).

NCT Number	NCT07528833
Lead Sponsor	Tampere University Hospital Collaborators: Pirte, Mehiläinen Tampere, Terveystalo Tampere, Tampere University
Conditions	Back Pain
Enrollment	120 participants
Start Date	2025-01-01
Primary Completion	2030-01-01 (estimated)
Study Completion	2030-01-01 (estimated)
Updated on ClinicalTrials.gov	2026-04-14