The Effect of an Acute Bout of Exercise on Pain Sensitivity and Clinical Pain in Adults With Chronic Low Back Pain
CompletedNot applicableNCT05779748
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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 goal of this interventional study is to investigate the efficacy of an acute bout of exercises on pain sensitivity (primary aim) and clinical pain intensity (secondary aim) among adults with Chronic Low Back Pain. The following question will be answered in this research Q1: Is acute bout of exercise effective in reducing pain among adults with Chronic Low Back Pain? Participants who agree to participate and sign the informed consent will be randomized to one of three groups: Group 1: Isometric exercise with neutral language and no verbal suggestion consisting of 1 rep of wall squat, 3 min or to volitional fatigue at 100° knee angle;(n=30). Group 2: Isometric exercise with neutral language and no verbal suggestion consisting of 3 reps of wall squat, 3 min or to volitional fatigue at 100°degree knee angle, 30-sec rest between rep, ;(n=30). Group 3 (Control group): true control (do nothing);(n=30).
Study details
- Official title
- The Effect of an Acute Bout of Exercise on Pain Sensitivity and Clinical Pain in Adults With Chronic Low Back Pain
- Conditions
- Interventions
- Other: Single bout of exercise
- Sponsor
- Taif University
- Collaborators
- King Abdullah Hospital
- Start date
- 2023-03-15
- Primary completion
- 2023-06-05
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 18 Years to 65 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- true
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Countries
- Saudi Arabia
- Total sites listed
- 1
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: 1. aged 18 years or older; and 2. diagnosed with chronic non-specific LBP (lasting for more than 12 weeks). 3. Able to perform physical therapy exercises. Exclusion Criteria: 1. pregnancy. 2. patients who have neurological compromise (e.g., cauda equine syndrome or spinal nerve compromise). 3. Patients who have spinal pathologies (e.g., fracture, ankylosing spondylitis) 4. Uncontrolled diabetic. 5. who has any history of heart disease (e.g., myocardial infarction, embolism) 6. Orthopaedic impairment (e.g., balance problems)
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05779748