Combined and Aquatic Exercise in Chronic Low Back Pain
Not yet recruitingNot applicableNCT07732595
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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 randomized clinical trial is to evaluate the effects of a combined aquatic- and land-based exercise program, as well as an aquatic-exercise program, compared with a control group receiving home-based exercise, on pain, disability, and functional capacity in adults with CLBP. Secondary objectives include examining the effects on fear of movement, anxiety and depression, quadriceps and hand-grip strength, and lumbar mobility. The main question it aims to answer is: "Which type of exercise program is most effective at improving pain, disability, functional capacity, fear of movement, anxiety and depression, quadriceps and hand-grip strength, and lumbar mobility in adults with chronic low back pain?". Participants will perform an aquatic-based exercise program (aquatic group), a combined aquatic and land-based exercise program (aquatic and land group), or a land-based exercise program (home group). Researchers will compare groups to find any differences in pain, disability, functional capacity, kinesiophobia, anxiety and depression, quadriceps and hand-grip strength, and lumbar mobility.
Study details
- Official title
- Effects of Combined-exercise and Aquatic-exercise on Pain, Disability and Functional Capacity in Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain
- Conditions
- Interventions
- Other: Aquatic-exercise Program
- Other: Land-based Exercise Program
- Other: Home-based Exercise Program
- Sponsor
- University of Beira Interior
- Collaborators
- Instituto Politécnico de Leiria; Instituto Politécnico de Castelo Branco
- Start date
- 2026-09
- Primary completion
- 2027-02
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 18 Years
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Countries
- Portugal
- Total sites listed
- 1
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * all genders; * aged over 18 years; * Chronic Low Back Pain lasting three months or longer and with an intensity of 3 or higher on the Visual Analogue Scale at rest. Exclusion Criteria: * Individuals who refuse to participate or do not provide informed consent; * Pain radiating to the lower limb; * Recent pregnancy or childbirth (less than 8 weeks ago); * Ongoing physical therapy treatments; * Severe rheumatological, neurological, neoplastic, cardiovascular diseases or other conditions that could prevent full participation in the intervention; * History of spinal surgery; * Inflammatory, infectious, or malignant spinal diseases; * Psychiatric disorders that may affect adherence and symptom assessment.
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT07732595