NCT04463043 is a NA clinical trial of SelfBACK app in Back Pain, sponsored by Norwegian University of Science and Technology.

Who is sponsoring NCT04463043?

NCT04463043 is sponsored by Norwegian University of Science and Technology.

What drugs are being tested in NCT04463043?

Interventions in NCT04463043: SelfBACK app, e-Help webpage, Usual care.

What condition does NCT04463043 study?

NCT04463043 studies Back Pain, Neck Pain.

Is NCT04463043 still recruiting?

NCT04463043 is currently completed. Last updated 23 September 2022.

Last reviewed 2022-09-23 · How we verify

NCT04463043

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Creator: Drug Landscape
Published: 2026-01-01
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

An App-based Versus a Web-based Self-management Intervention or Usual Care in People With Low Back and/or Neck Pain on a Waiting List for Hospital-based Outpatient Rehabilitation

Completed NA Last updated 23 September 2022

What this trial tests

NA trial testing SelfBACK app in Back Pain in 294 participants. Completed in 3 December 2021.

Timeline

9 July 2020

Primary endpoint
1 August 2021

3 December 2021

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Phase	NA
Status	Completed
Study type	INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation	randomized
Design	parallel
Masking	single
Primary purpose	treatment
Enrollment	294
Start date	9 July 2020
Primary completion	1 August 2021
Estimated completion	3 December 2021
Sites	1 location across Norway

Drugs / interventions tested

SelfBACK app
e-Help webpage
Usual care

Conditions studied

Back Pain — all drugs for Back Pain →
Neck Pain — all drugs for Neck Pain →

Sponsor

Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Who can join

18 and older, any sex, with Back Pain or Neck Pain. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of an individually tailored self-management intervention, the selfBACK app, in improving health status in patients on a waiting list for outpatient rehabilitation due to low back and/or neck pain compared to a non-tailored web-based self-management solution (e-Help) and usual care only.

Publications & conference data

4 peer-reviewed publications reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):

Effect of an Artificial Intelligence-Based Self-Management App on Musculoskeletal Health in Patients With Neck and/or Low Back Pain Referred to Specialist Care: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
Marcuzzi A, Nordstoga AL, Bach K, Aasdahl L, et al · · 2023 · cited 35× · PMID 37368401 · DOI 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.20400
Individually tailored self-management app-based intervention (selfBACK) versus a self-management web-based intervention (e-Help) or usual care in people with low back and neck pain referred to secondary care: protocol for a multiarm randomised clinical trial.
Marcuzzi A, Bach K, Nordstoga AL, Bertheussen GF, et al · · 2021 · cited 8× · PMID 34518253 · DOI 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-047921
Models of care for managing non-specific low back pain.
Docking S, Sridhar S, Haas R, Mao K, et al · · 2025 · cited 5× · PMID 40052535 · DOI 10.1002/14651858.cd015083.pub2
An Artificial Intelligence-Based App for Self-Management of Low Back and Neck Pain in Specialist Care: Process Evaluation From a Randomized Clinical Trial.
Marcuzzi A, Klevanger NE, Aasdahl L, Gismervik S, et al · · 2024 · cited 3× · PMID 38980710 · DOI 10.2196/55716

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Verify against primary sources

ClinicalTrials.gov — authoritative US registry record
WHO ICTRP — international registry index
EU Clinical Trials Register
Sponsor press releases (Google)

Data sources for this page

Trial protocol + status: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04463043 (US National Library of Medicine, public domain)
Publications: Europe PMC API search by NCT ID, retrieved 10 June 2026
Drug + disease cross-links: matched in real time against Drug Landscape's normalised drug + company + condition tables
Sponsor: as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov by Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Last refreshed: 23 September 2022

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