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Study identifier: NCT06471920 Synced from ClinicalTrials.gov · July 29, 2026
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Improving Health for Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain in Rural Communities Through Telerehabilitation

Condition: Chronic Low-back Pain  ·  Sponsor: Johns Hopkins University

PhaseNA
Planned participants434
Who can joinAll sexes, 18 Years to no upper limit
Healthy volunteersNo

About this study

Physical therapy is the first line of treatment for patients with low back pain (LBP) and has been shown to be a cost-effective method for improving pain and disability in patients with chronic LBP; however, despite this effectiveness, only 7-13% of patients go on to receive physical therapy services with patients in rural communities being especially limited to do lack of provider availability, transportation, and missed work time leading to greater rates of LBP-related disability and opioid consumption. With the rapid emergence of digital treatment approaches to physical therapy (i.e., telerehabilitation), access could be improved by reducing or eliminating many barriers that patients report; however, it is unclear how to appropriately incorporate digital treatment approaches into existing health care models. The investigators propose a prospective randomized clinical trial conducted at a health system serving rural communities to determine the effectiveness of innovative risk-informed telerehabilitation versus standard educational control for patients with chronic LBP that will match individual patients with specific physical therapy delivery (physical therapy telehealth visits or psychologically informed physical therapy telehealth visits) based on the patient's psychosocial risk of poor outcomes.

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Talk to the study team

Richard L Skolasky, Sc.D.  ·  410-502-7975  ·  rskolas1@jhmi.edu

Kevin McLaughlin, D.P.T.  ·  410-614-3234  ·  kevin.mclaughlin@jhmi.edu

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Locations (2)

Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineBaltimore, Maryland, United StatesRecruiting
TidalhealthSalisbury, Maryland, United StatesRecruiting

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