Comparison of the Effects of External Focus and Internal Focus Instructions Applied Chronic Low Back Pain: RCT
CompletedNot applicableNCT05722457
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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)
Postural control methods are impaired in people with chronic low back pain. While the person maintains balance with pain relief, fear of movement and pain increase with loss of balance. It was found that externally focused exercises are more effective than internal focus exercises in terms of motor control and motor learning. To investigate the place of externally focused balance exercises in conservative treatment of target low back pain. For this purpose, approval was obtained from the clinical research ethics committee of Kırşehir Ahi Evran University, Faculty of Medicine, with the decision numbered 2022-18/163.
Study details
- Official title
- Comparison of the Effects of External Focus and Internal Focus Instructions Applied in Balance Training on Individuals With Chronic Low Back Pain: Randomized Controlled Trial
- Conditions
- Physical Therapy Techniques
- Interventions
- Other: external focus task focus in addition to physiotherapy and rehabilitation exercises
- Other: internal focus task focus in addition to physiotherapy and rehabilitation exercises
- Sponsor
- Kirsehir Ahi Evran Universitesi
- Start date
- 2023-03-05
- Primary completion
- 2023-06-15
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 18 Years to 65 Years
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Countries
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Total sites listed
- 1
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * Those with ongoing low back pain symptoms in the last three months (diagnosed with chronic low back pain), * Individuals between the ages of 18-65 * Pain level 3 or more according to VAS * Individuals who volunteer to participate in the study will be included. Exclusion Criteria: * Individuals with lower extremity and spine orthopedic and neurological disorders, * Having a musculoskeletal injury in the last 9 months, * Surgery, injection, etc. for low back pain in the last 3 months. with a history of treatment * Those who are doing any sports activity, * Subjects who do not cooperate well will not be included in the study. Inclusion and exclusion criteria will be the same for control group participants.
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05722457