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The effect of exercise on lumbar and hip joints coordination in patients with chronic low back pain

The effects of core stability versus general trunk exercises on the kinematics and joint coordination of the lumbar spine and hip during sit-to-stand and stand-to-sit in patients with chronic non-specific low back pain: A randomised double-blind clinical trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT2016080812953N2
Enrollment
15
Registered
2016-08-28
Start date
2016-09-30
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2018-02-22

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

Conditions

Chronic non-specific low back pain. Loin pain, Low back strain, Lumbago NOS

Interventions

Intervention 1: Patients with chronic non-specific low back pain will be divided into 2 groups: one group will receive core stability exercises and the other group will receive general trunk exercises
Rehabilitation
Patients with chronic non-specific low back pain will be divided into 2 groups: one group will receive core stability exercises and the other group will receive general trunk exercises: The first in
In this study, the control group will include demographically matched healthy participants and the kinematic variables of chronic non-specific low back pain participants will be compared with healthy

Sponsors

Deputy of Research in school of rehabilitation sciences of Iran University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 40 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: 1- Chronic non-specific low back pain (low back pain persisting for more than 3 months in the absence of an underlying pathology); 2- Age between 18 and 40 years; 3- Pain between 3 and 6 on a 0- to 10-point pain visual analogue scale (VAS), where 0 represents no pain and 10 is the worse pain imaginable; 4- No contraindication for exercise; 5- No obvious deformity of the spine, pelvis, and lower extremities; 6- No autoimmune diseases (e.g. rheumatoid arthritis); and 7- Pregnancy. Exclusion criteria: 1- Absence for 3 consecutive, or a total of 5 sessions; and 2- Participant's request for termination of participation

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Range of motion. Timepoint: before and after 16 treatment sessions. Method of measurement: Motion capture system and conducting analysis.;Angular velocity. Timepoint: before and after 16 treatment sessions. Method of measurement: Motion capture system and conducting analysis.;Phase angle. Timepoint: before and after 16 treatment sessions. Method of measurement: Motion capture system and conducting analysis.;Lumbar spine to right/left hip ratio. Timepoint: before and after 16 treatment sessions. Method of measurement: Motion capture system and conducting analysis.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Pain. Timepoint: before and after 16 treatment sessions. Method of measurement: Visual analogue scale.;Disability. Timepoint: before and after 16 treatment sessions. Method of measurement: Roland-Morris Disability and Oswestry Low Back Disability Questionnaires.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactMohammad Reza Pourahmadi

Iran University of Medical Sciences and Health Services

pourahmadipt@gmail.com+98 21 2222 8051

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 26, 2026