Effect of Exercises on Pain, Functional Disability and Lumbar Stability in Patients With Low Back Pain
CompletedNot applicableNCT03527524
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This study has no listed site in Canada in this snapshot. It is included as part of the worldwide chronic pain corpus.
Brief summary (from the registry)
The purposes of this study are to compare the effects of core stabilization exercises on pain intensity, functional disability and lumbar stability between using and not using the Swiss ball in patients with non-specific chronic low back pain.
Study details
- Official title
- Effects of Core Stabilization Exercises With and Without Ball on Pain, Functional Disability and Level of Lumbar Stability in Patients With Non-specific Chronic Low Back Pain
- Conditions
- Exercise
- Interventions
- Other: exercise with ball
- Other: exercise without ball
- Sponsor
- Mahidol University
- Start date
- 2015-02
- Primary completion
- 2015-06
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 20 Years to 68 Years
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Total sites listed
- 0
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Male and female with low back pain (LBP) \> 3 months 2. Body mass index (BMI) = 18-25 kg/m2 3. Non-specific LBP (pain at the lower lumbar between costal margin but not below gluteal fold) 4. Willing and able to perform exercise programs 5. No cognitive impairment 6. Age at least 19 years Exclusion Criteria: 1. Having experiences in the core stabilization exercise and Swiss ball exercises 2. Past history of back and abdomen surgery 3. Recent fractures of spine, hip or lower limb 4. Current use of steroids or any other drugs for resolving back pain 5. Red flags (fractures, cancer, infection, cauda equine syndrome) 6. Pregnancy 7. Neuromuscular or respiratory disorders 8. Rheumatologic disorders 9. Hip and knee stiffness 10. Pain intensity \> 60 of 100 mm assessed by the VAS
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03527524