The Relationship Between Transversus Abdominis Muscle Architecture and Upper Extremity Function in Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain
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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)
Core stability is the ability to control the position and movement of the trunk for optimal production, transfer, and control of forces in the upper and lower extremities during functional activities. Studies have shown that TrA activation is delayed in individuals with low back pain. The relationship between core stability and the lower extremity has been frequently studied in the literature, and according to Kibler's 'Kinetic Chain' theory, loss of proximal stability is known to lead to dysfunction in distal segments; however, the relationship between the upper extremity and core stability is still unclear. The aim of our study is to investigate the upper extremity reach capacity and scapular stability of individuals with low back pain in relation to TrA involvement and to compare them with healthy individuals without low back pain.
Study details
- Official title
- The Relationship Between Transversus Abdominis Muscle Architecture and Upper Extremity Function in Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain: A Comparative Ultrasonographic Study
- Conditions
- Low Back Pain
- Functional Reach
- Scapular Dyskinesis
- Core Muscles
- Ultrasound
- Sponsor
- Ilayda Dilan Isik
- Organization
- Istanbul Saglik Bilimleri University
- Start date
- 2026-04-01
- Primary completion
- 2027-06-30
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 18 Years to 45 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- true
- 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: * Being between 18-45 years of age. * Having a normal Body Mass Index (BMI) (18.5 - 29.9 kg/m²). * For the painful group, having pain for a minimum of 3 months and a minimum of 3/10 pain at rest or during activity. • Not having received medical treatment for back or shoulder pain in the last 12 months for healthy control examinations. Exclusion Criteria: * Having neurological diseases. * Having a diagnosed pathology and/or severe pain in the upper extremity. * Being a professional athlete. * Being pregnant. * Having advanced structural spinal deformities (scoliosis, kyphosis, etc.). * Having undergone abdominal surgery (Cesarean section is not included). * Having undergone spinal and/or lumbar surgery.
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT07474610