Device-Based vs Manual Sensory Training in Low Back Pain
Not yet recruitingNot applicableNCT07277803
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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)
Chronic low back pain (CLBP) is a leading cause of disability worldwide and affects a large proportion of working-age individuals. Cortical reorganization in CLBP, particularly within the sensorimotor cortex, has been shown to negatively influence sensory acuity and motor control. The neuroplasticity underlying this reorganization may enhance the effectiveness of sensorimotor retraining therapies that involve specific stimulus features targeting somatosensory cortical regions. This randomized controlled trial will include three groups: a device-assisted sensory acuity training group, a manual sensory acuity training group, and a control group receiving conventional physiotherapy. In this study, device-assisted sensory acuity training will be delivered using a standardized vibrotactile interface that presents controlled stimuli and records participant responses. The intervention will be structured to target sensory acuity components similar to those addressed in manual training. Accordingly, the structured training protocol will include: * localization training to improve detection of stimulus location, * orientation discrimination to identify stimulus direction, * temporal acuity training to distinguish timing differences between tactile stimuli and * graphesthesia training to improve recognition of shapes or letters drawn on the skin through tactile input. The primary aim of this study is to evaluate sensory acuity in individuals with CLBP and to determine the effects of a structured manual and technology-based sensory acuity training program, combined with conventional physiotherapy, on pain intensity (VAS), lumbar two-point discrimination, and a composite sensory acuity score. We hypothesize that adding manual and technology-based structured sensory acuity training (SAT) program to a conventional physiotherapy regimen including motor control exercises will support central nervous system reorganization, improve sensory profiles, and lead to improvements in pain-re…
Study details
- Official title
- Effects of Device-Based and Manual Sensory Acuity Training on Chronic Low Back Pain: A Three-Arm Randomized Controlled Trial Protocol
- Conditions
- Interventions
- Device: Technology-Based Sensory Acuity Training Group (T-SATG)
- Other: Control Group (CG)
- Other: Manual Sensory Acuity Training Group (M-SATG)
- Sponsor
- Medipol University
- Collaborators
- The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey
- Start date
- 2026-08-15
- Primary completion
- 2027-05-15
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 25 Years to 45 Years
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Total sites listed
- 0
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * Age between 25-45 years * No spinal fracture or acute disc herniation * Pain duration ≥ 3 months * Pain intensity ≥ 4/10 * Central Sensitization Scale (CSI) score ≥ 40 * No current psychiatric illness or cognitive impairment * No contraindications to exercise Exclusion Criteria: * Serious spinal pathologies (lumbar stenosis, spondylolisthesis, tumor, infection, metastasis, osteoporotic fracture, severe structural deformities, inflammatory arthritis) * Conditions with radicular involvement or neurological deficits (sciatica, nerve root compression) * Systemic or neurological diseases (diabetes mellitus, neuromuscular diseases, serious central or peripheral nervous system diseases, epilepsy) * Mental disorders * Pregnancy * Lower extremity injuries * Spinal surgery within the last three years * Chronic generalized pain syndromes (fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome) * Individuals receiving other treatment for non-specific chronic low back pain during the study period.
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT07277803