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Low Back Pain: later-stage trial registry
31 of 123 indexed Low Back Pain trials are currently recruiting, with more weight in Phase 3-4.
Corpus placement: #97 of 28,707 conditions by registered trial count.
123 US clinical trials · 31 currently recruiting · #97 of 28,707 conditions by registered trial count
Low Back Pain: 123 US clinical trials tracked, 31 recruiting.
Low Back Pain is the subject of 123 registered US clinical trials on ClinicalTrials.gov, 31 of them currently open to new participants. 20 are in Phase 3-4 (later-stage) and 12 in Phase 1-2 (earlier-stage). The most active sponsor is University of Utah, running 8 of these trials.
Enrollment posture brief
Registry condition low-back-pain
OPEN 31 | RECR 25% | LATE 20 | EARLY 12 | RANK #97 | SPON 8
Volume-matched condition peers
Nearest open-share peer: Overweight (25% recruiting · 198 trials)
Low Back Pain lists 31 open slots (25% of 123 indexed trials). Peers are matched on registered volume, not therapeutic-area browse lists. How peer matching works →
Key findings
What ClinicalTrials.gov does not surface for Low Back Pain on its own pages , computed from the registry mirror as of 2026-08-08. Each line carries its own denominator so it can be quoted as it stands.
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Low Back Pain is recruiting below its size-band peers.
31 of 123 indexed trials (25.2%) are open to enrollment, against a 37.1% average across 139 conditions with 100+ trials. The peer set uses the same ClinicalTrials.gov-derived counts as this page.
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Sponsorship of Low Back Pain trials is spread across many organizations.
University of Utah accounts for 8 of 123 trials (6.5%). 80 distinct sponsors appear on at least one study for this condition label.
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Typical Low Back Pain enrolment sits around 97 participants.
Median target enrolment is 97 among the 123 trials that report a genuine target (sentinel values excluded). 63 of those (51.2%) plan for fewer than 100 participants.
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Low Back Pain research is mostly interventional.
108 interventional and 15 observational studies make up this index (87.8% interventional). Study type is sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov.
Open and recent trials
123 total, page 3 of 3
A Trial of Cooled Radiofrequency Ablation of Medial Branch Nerves for theTreatment of Lumbar Facet Syndrome
Northwestern University
NCT02478437
Regional Manual Therapy and Motor Control Exercise for Chronic Low Back Pain
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
NCT02170753
Translation of Robotic Apparel for Alleviating Low Back Pain
Boston University Charles River Campus
NCT05736393
D-cycloserine in the Management of Chronic Low Back Pain
Thomas J. Schnitzer
NCT00125528
Effects of Spinal Stabilization Exercises on Dynamic Balance and Functional Performance in Adults With Low Back Pain
Texas Woman's University
NCT03597191
Care Outcomes for Chiropractic Outpatient Veterans
Palmer College of Chiropractic
NCT03254719
Brain Imaging of Lidoderm for Chronic Back Pain
Northwestern University
NCT01515540
Multiplanar Lumbopelvic Control in Patients With Low Back Pain
Regis University
NCT02089321
Battlefield Acupuncture for the Treatment of Low Back Pain in the Emergency Department
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
NCT02399969
Manual Unloading of the Lumbar Spine: Can it Predict Responders to Mechanical Traction?
UConn Health
NCT02026076
Cryoneurolysis for Facet Mediated Chronic Low Back Pain
Medical Pain Management Services, P
NCT06016127
Soleus H-Reflex in Different Sitting Postures
Texas Woman's University
NCT01744899
Trial of Scrambler Therapy or Sham Treatment for Low Back Pain
Virginia Commonwealth University
NCT01896687
Innovative Imaging of Cerebrum and Muscle (iCAM) Repeatability Study
Ohio University
NCT03548168
Intraarticular Lumbar Joint Corticosteroid Injection(s) as a Treatment of Chronic Low Back Pain in a Selected Population
University of Florida
NCT01382771
Soft Tissue Mobilization for Lumbopelvic Pain in the Third Trimester of Pregnancy
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
NCT03433404
Hip-spine Intervention for Older Adults With Chronic Low Back Pain
University of Delaware
NCT03031158
Misoprostol for Spinal Stenosis
Dallas VA Medical Center
NCT04611464
Feasibility of Using Functional Progression to Guide the Treatment of Adolescent Low Back Pain
Nationwide Children's Hospital
NCT02861456
measurINg forceS durInG cHiropractic Treatment
Palmer College of Chiropractic
NCT02409797
Veteran Ear Acupuncture Pilot Project
Chillicothe VA Medical Center
NCT04208659
FDG PET/MRI Evaluation of Facet Joint Pain
Mayo Clinic
NCT02921490
PRoGReSS-PS: Patient Response to GRraded Sensory Stimulation: A Pilot Study
Palmer College of Chiropractic
NCT01842737
Phase Distribution
| Phase | Trial count |
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| Phase 1 | 7 |
| Phase 2 | 5 |
| Phase 3 | 12 |
| Phase 4 | 8 |
Top Sponsors
Named interventions
Most-linked intervention names on Low Back Pain records (sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov). Counts are trial links, not unique products.
US sites by state
Facility locations filed on Low Back Pain trials. A trial with sites in several states counts in each.
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov, National Library of Medicine. Data is informational only.
Related
What to do with this Low Back Pain page
123 registered trials, 31 currently recruiting, is a starting point for a conversation, not a diagnosis or a recommendation.
- 31 Low Back Pain trials are currently recruiting, check eligibility criteria before contacting a site. Browse recruiting trials
- University of Utah sponsors the most Low Back Pain trials on record, review their full trial history before evaluating a specific study. See University of Utah's trials
- Bring the specific trial ID (NCT number) to your own doctor before enrolling, this page is a directory, not medical guidance. Read the trial-finding guide
Trial and recruiting counts reflect ClinicalTrials.gov registry status as of the data vintage above; individual trial eligibility and enrollment status can change.
Every figure on PlainTrial is rendered directly from the ClinicalTrials.gov registry, no number is typed in by an editor. This Low Back Pain condition card totals 123 registered trials; most-linked intervention Placebo; top US site state Texas. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, the data changelog, or report a data error.