The effects of spinal specific exercise therapy for treatment of chronic low back pain

The effect of 16 sessions core stabilization exercises on spine kinematics during walking both with and without load in patients with non-specific chronic low back pain and comparison with healthy control group

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT2016080829264N1

Enrollment

Registered

2016-08-28

Start date

2016-09-22

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2019-05-21

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Conditions

chrionic low back pain. Loin pain, Low back strain

Interventions

Intervention 1: specific spinal stabilization exercise that lasted in 16 sessions and 6 weeks and 3 times in each week. each session lasted for 45 minutes. Intervention 2: In control healthy subjects,

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 45 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Low back pain from lower thorasic rib to the upper gluteal fold low back pain which lasted more than 12 weeks The range of pain would between 3-6 according to the VAS

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Any medical condition who have contraindications to exercise therapy. Acute low back pain or back pain that occurred in less than 12 weeks. BMI above 25 kg/m2. Sciatic nerve root involvement. Pain radiating to the leg below the knee. Feeling paresthesia in the legs. Motor deficits in the lower limb muscles (MMT, grade 3.5 and less on the basis of Kendall approach). Acute spinal disc herniation (MRI reports or medical reports). History of surgery and lumbar spine fractures or other spinal structures (self-reported). Malignancy(self-reported). Pregnancy(self-reported). Radicular symptoms during daily activities, especially walking (self-reported). During the intervention, the patient will be banned from any sports activities.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Spinal kinematic. Timepoint: before and after treatment. Method of measurement: motion analysis system of qualysis.;Disability. Timepoint: before and after treatment. Method of measurement: ODI disability quasionnare.;Pain. Timepoint: before and after treatment. Method of measurement: 100 mm VAS scale.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Pain due to the core stabilization exercise. Timepoint: during assessment and treatment. Method of measurement: self reported.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactIsmail Ebrahimi Takamjani

Iran University of Medical Sciences

rasool.bagheri@ymail.com+98 21 2222 8051

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Mar 8, 2026