Effects of Functional Inspiratory Muscle Training in Patients With Chronic Non-Specific Low Back Pain
CompletedNot applicableNCT06958744
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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 aim of the study was to investigate the effects of functional respiratory muscle training on diaphragm function, core stabilization, respiratory muscle strength, pain and functional status in patients with chronic non-specific low back pain.
Study details
- Official title
- Effects of Functional Inspiratory Muscle Training on Diaphragm Function and Core Stabilization in Patients With Chronic Non-Specific Low Back Pain
- Conditions
- Interventions
- Other: Functional Inspiratory Muscle Training (FIMT) group
- Other: Control group
- Sponsor
- Uskudar University
- Start date
- 2025-04-30
- Primary completion
- 2025-09-17
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 18 Years to 55 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: * Low back pain lasting at least 3 months * Being between the ages of 18 and 55 * Scoring 4 or more on the Numeric Pain Scale for the severity of low back pain * Having a non-specific origin (not caused by a specific pathology such as -Infection, osteoporosis, fracture, structural deformity, inflammatory disorder, radicular syndrome) * Individuals with inspiratory muscle strength ≥80 mmHg * Individuals with a forced expiratory volume (FEV1) of 80% or more Exclusion Criteria: * Tumor history * Spine surgery in the last 12 months * Spinal pathology (spondylolysis or spondylolisthesis) or concomitant neurological disease or neurological findings in the leg * Having a chronic systemic disease * Pregnancy * Having a disease that affects the lungs and causes breathing problems * Participation in a physiotherapy program in the last 6 months
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06958744