Meditation for Older Adults With Chronic Low Back Pain

Recruiting now · Not applicable · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Chronic Low Back Pain

In brief

This pilot randomized controlled trial aims to recruit 66 community-dwelling older adults with chronic low back pain and follow up them for 8 weeks. This study aims to test the preliminary effect of a mindfulness-based meditation (MBM) intervention on pain and symptoms among community-dwelling older adults with chronic low back pain, and also to test the effect of the MBM intervention on the host Gut-Brain Axis (GBA).

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06384001

Run by

Florida State University

People needed

66

Starts

2025-09-24

Expected to finish

2026-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2025-10-22

Who can join

Age: 50 and older, up to 89. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• aged 50 years older
• intact cognition (examined by the Mini-Mental State Exam, ≥ 24)
• experiencing moderate low back pain daily or almost every day at least the previous three months (≥3 out of 10 on numeric rating scale [NRS])
• able to speak and read English
• not intent to change medication regimens for pain throughout the trial

You may not qualify if…

• serious underlying illness (e.g., malignant neoplasms, bloodborne illness, low blood platelet count, been in chemotherapy)
• psychosis
• function limitation precluded the meditation practice
• participated meditation program before
• no access to the internet

Where it is running

• Florida State University — Tallahassee, Florida, United States (enrolling)

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