Effect of Lumbar Stabilization Exercises With and Without YTWL (Scapular Stabilization Exercises) on Reducing Chronic Low Back Pain and Related Disability by Numerical Pain Rating Scale and Modified Oswestry Disability Index Respectively.
Not yet recruitingNot applicableNCT07845760
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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 is a common problem that can make daily activities difficult. Exercises that strengthen and stabilize the lower back are commonly used to reduce pain and improve movement. This study will examine whether adding shoulder-blade (scapular) strengthening exercises called YTWL exercises to regular lower-back exercises can provide better results than lower-back exercises alone. A total of 70 people with chronic non-specific low back pain will participate. They will be divided into two groups: Group 1: Lower-back stabilization exercises + heating pad Group 2: Lower-back stabilization exercises + YTWL shoulder-blade exercises + heating pad Pain and difficulty in performing daily activities will be measured before treatment and after 4 weeks. The purpose of this study is to find out whether improving the strength and stability of the shoulder-blade muscles along with the lower-back muscles can reduce pain and disability more effectively. In simple words: We want to know whether exercising both the upper back/shoulder-blade muscles and lower-back muscles works better for chronic low back pain than exercising the lower back alone.
Study details
- Official title
- Effect of Lumbar Stabilization Exercises With and Without YTWL Exercise on Reducing Chronic Low Back Pain and Related Disability. A Randomized Clinical Trial.
- Conditions
- Chronic Non Specific Mechanical Low Back Pain
- Interventions
- Other: Lumbar Stabilization Exercises and heating pad
- Other: Scapular Stabilization Exercises (YTWL) + Lumbar Stabilization Exercises + Heating Pad
- Sponsor
- Dow University of Health Sciences
- Start date
- 2026-09-15
- Primary completion
- 2027-02-20
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 18 Years to 50 Years
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Countries
- Pakistan
- Total sites listed
- 1
Eligibility criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Both gender (Male and female) Age ranges between 18-50 years. Patient having LBP for more or equal to 3 months due to mechanical cause referred from physician. Had no prior physical therapy sessions for CLBP in previous month. NPRS score = 3-6/10 Modified Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) score ranging from 11 to 30 out of 50 (21-60%) Exclusion Criteria: Low back pain due to any systemic cause. History of known scapular pathology. (Scapular fracture, Sprengel deformity, Os acromiale, injury to neurovascular structures of scapular muscles) History of specific causes of Low Back Pain (Spinal stenosis, Spondylosis, Spondylolisthesis, Disc herniation, Cauda equine syndrome) Any history of infective or inflammatory spinal pathology, spinal surgery and spinal fracture. History of any psychological disorders Pregnancy Malignancy Obvious neurological symptoms.
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT07845760