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Link Between Back Muscle Tightness and Opposite Side Hip Muscle Strength in People with Long-Term Low Back Pain

Correlation between latissimus dorsi muscle length and contralateral gluteus maximus muscle strength in patients with chronic mechanical low back pain: A cross-sectional study - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/08/093729
Enrollment
100
Registered
2025-08-27
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-09-15

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: M629- Disorder of muscle, unspecified

Interventions

Intervention1: NIL: NIL Intervention2: Nil: Nil Intervention3: Nil: Nil Intervention4: Nil: Nil Intervention5: Nil: Nil

Sponsors

PALAK BUNDELA
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Participants aged between 24 to 55, both male and female. 2. Mechanical low back pain for more than 3 months. 3. Participants who have not received physiotherapy treatment for more than 1 week before participation. 4. Participants who have a pain score more than 3 on the Numerical Pain Rating Scale (NPRS).

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Lumbar radiculopathy or any spinal cord injury. 2. Spinal deformities (e.g., scoliosis, spondylolisthesis) and lower extremity deformities. 3. Hip joint pathology (e.g., osteoarthritis, labral tear, femoroacetabular impingement) or hip flexion contracture. 4. Sacroiliac (SI) joint dysfunction 5. Shoulder conditions (e.g., rotator cuff tear, adhesive capsulitis, shoulder instability). 6. History of trauma or surgery involving the spine, hip, or shoulder. 7. Participants who have taken pain relief medications (NSAIDs, opioids, or corticosteroids) or muscle relaxants within the last 48 to 72 hours

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Correlation (Spearman?s rho) between latissimus dorsi muscle length (shoulder flexion angle in degrees measured with scapula/rib cage stabilized) and contralateral gluteus maximus muscle strength (MMT grade 0?5) assessed by Manual Muscle TestingTimepoint: BASELINE—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Oswestry Disability IndexTimepoint: baseline—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactSapna Chaudhary

Shree Bharatimaiya College of Optometry and Physiotherapy

sapnakumari.112343@marwadiuniversity.ac.in09714750652

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026