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Examining Effects of Aerobic Exercise on Pain Sensation

CompletedNot applicableNCT03546153
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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)

By doing this study, researchers hope to learn effects of aerobic exercise on over activated nervous system in people with chronic low back pain.

Study details

Official title
Phenotyping Chronic Low Back Pain Patients With Central Sensitization
Interventions
  • Behavioral: Aerobic exercise program
Sponsor
University of Kansas Medical Center
Start date
2018-06-01
Primary completion
2019-09-01
Sex
All
Age range
from 21 Years to 70 Years
Results posted
No results posted in this snapshot
Countries
United States
Total sites listed
1

Eligibility criteria

Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * Lower back pain (LBP) for more than 3 months * A minimal pain level of 3 on the 0-10 pain numerical rating scale (NRS) in the last 7 days * Can read and understand English. Exclusion Criteria: * Nerve root compression that resulted in numbness or decrease in sensation in the areas for the pain sensitivity tests as reported by the subject * cervical or thoracic pain as a main complaint * spinal pathologies such as fracture, tumor, infection, and severe inflammation * severe spinal deformity * severe cardiovascular and neurological diseases * cancer * history of spinal surgery * currently seeking active treatments for LBP other than medications * resting blood pressure more than 160/90 mmHg 49 * currently taking blood thinning medications * uncontrolled diabetes * cannot have blood pressure taken * participated in a similar trial in the past

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03546153