Gender Differences in Musculoskeletal Assessment Methods in Patients With Chronic Mechanical Low Back Pain
CompletedNCT07018154
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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)
This study is an observational test-retest study designed to investigate the effect of gender on core strength, balance, spinal mobility, and hamstring flexibility in patients with chronic non-specific low back pain (NS-LBP).
Study details
- Official title
- Gender Differences in Musculoskeletal Assessment Methods in Patients With Chronic Mechanical Low Back Pain
- Conditions
- Gender Differences
- Musculoskeletal Assessment
- Chronic
- Low Back Pain
- Interventions
- Other: Musculoskeletal Assessment
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
- Start date
- 2024-09-01
- Primary completion
- 2025-05-31
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 18 Years to 40 Years
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Countries
- Egypt
- Total sites listed
- 1
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * Both sexes will be involved. * Patients suffer from chronic NS-LBP for more than 3 months. * Patients' age ranges from 18 to 40 years, and body mass index ranges from 18 to 25 kg/m2. * Patients with sufficient cognitive abilities that enable them to understand and follow instructions. Exclusion Criteria: * History of spinal trauma or fractures. * Osteoporotic patients. * Patients using analgesics during the last 3 months. * Pregnant or lactating females. * Neurological musculoskeletal diseases that affect the lower back (eg, spondylosis, spondylolisthesis, disc injuries). * Previous spinal surgery. * Posture deformities. * Cauda equina symptoms related to the spine, including changes in bowel and bladder control. * Signs of severe pathology (eg, malignancy, inflammatory disorders). * Patients with severe psychiatric disorders.
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT07018154