ADHERE Trial: Strategies to Improve Mobile App Adherence
ConditionLow Back Pain
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorNeuroscience Research Australia
About this trial
This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of two communication interventions, compared to standard app notifications, in increasing adherence to a mobile health app among individuals with chronic low back pain. The main question it aims to answer is:
Do phone calls or text messages increase adherence compared to app notifications in patients receiving a digital health intervention for chronic back pain?
Participants will:
A) Receive pain education and clinical hypnosis via a mobile app for managing chronic LBP; B) Will be contacted up to twice via phone call or text message, or they will only receive standard notifications from the app.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Experiencing non-specific chronic low back pain (LBP), defined as pain between the 12th rib and the buttock crease.
LBP with or without leg pain (in case of leg pain, LBP is worse than leg pain).
Currently consulting with a general practitioner for their non-specific chronic LBP across Australia.
Mean pain intensity score on the Numeric Rating Scale ≥ 3/10 in the past week.
Disqualifiers
Known or suspected specific spinal (e.g., radiculopathy, fracture) or specific non-spinal non- (e.g., tumour, infection) pathology.
Less than six months post-spinal surgery.
Scheduled for major surgery during the program or the follow-up period.
Known or suspected serious psychiatric condition not being treated by a health professional that would impact adherence to the trial activities.
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Phone calls
- Text messages
- App notifications
Treatment groups
258 Participants
are divided into 3 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
Source ClinicalTrials.gov