# Studying the Neurobiological Mechanisms of Non-specific Chronic Low Back Pain and Chronic Insomnia: a Four-group Cross-sectional Study

> **NCT06973837** · — · RECRUITING · sponsor: **Vrije Universiteit Brussel** · enrollment: 80 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Chronic Low Back Pain (CLBP)
- Chronic Insomnia
- Neuroinflammation

## Interventions

- **OTHER:** Real-life monitoring, experimental pain testing, brain imaging, blood and stool sampling.

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT06973837
- **Lead sponsor:** Vrije Universiteit Brussel
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** —
- **Study type:** OBSERVATIONAL
- **Status:** RECRUITING
- **Start date:** 2025-10-03
- **Primary completion:** 2026-10
- **Final completion:** 2026-10
- **Target enrollment:** 80 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2025-12-15

## Collaborators

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## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06973837

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT06973837, "Studying the Neurobiological Mechanisms of Non-specific Chronic Low Back Pain and Chronic Insomnia: a Four-group Cross-sectional Study". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-16 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT06973837. Licensed CC0.

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