Movement Quality and Balance Improvement in People With Chronic Low Back Pain Following Trunk Muscle Training
RecruitingNot applicableNCT06944730
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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 project is to assess if Chronic Low Back Pain (CLBP) participant's movement quality and balance variables can change after training that decreases their pain and disability. It will also compare the difference between structural exercise (SE) and isolated trunk exercise (ITE). The main questions it aims to answer are: 1. What are the effect of the training on the participant's movement quality and balance. 2. What are the difference between different types of trunk muscle training on people with CLBP. Researchers will compare SE, ITE and control. Control group will receive back school education that was shown not to be effective in reducing pain and disability. Participants will: 1. Do home and in-lab based SE or ITE training, or maintain active daily living over 2 months. 2. Complete the pain and disability questionnaire and do several physical functioning tests while having their trunk and lower limb movement and muscle activation measured.
Study details
- Official title
- Trunk and Lower Limb Movement Quality and Stability Improvement in People With Chronic Low Back Pain Following Different Types of Isometric Trunk Muscle Training
- Conditions
- Interventions
- Behavioral: Structural Exercise
- Behavioral: Isolated Trunk Exercise
- Behavioral: Back school
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
- Start date
- 2022-06-01
- Primary completion
- 2025-11-30
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 18 Years to 55 Years
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Countries
- Hong Kong
- Total sites listed
- 1
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * body mass index (BMI) 18-25 kg/m2 * experiencing intermittent pain lasting at least 3 months * had Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) score ranging between 17% and 45%. Exclusion Criteria: * exercise contraindication based on physical activity readiness questionnaire * indication or diagnosis of other chronic diseases (such as cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, bone fracture, or infection) * artificial lower limb joints, history of spinal surgery, walking aid use * personal mobility restrictions (due to connective tissue diseases, rheumatoid arthritis, or central nervous system disorders) * pregnancy or within 1 year post partum
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06944730