Development of a new low back pain prevention program focusing on lumbar motor control for sedentary office workers

Development of a new low back pain prevention program focusing on lumbar motor control for sedentary office workers - A new low back pain prevention exercise program for sedentary office workers

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000041318

Enrollment

Registered

2020-08-06

Start date

2021-02-05

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

Low back pain

Interventions

Exercise group without trunk movement (NTE group) Abdominal bracing in supine, sitting, and standing positions are performed 50 times a day each, 3 days a week for 8 weeks. dynamic motor control exe

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Participants were required to have chronic low back pain (more than 3 months), non-specific low back pain (back pain without organic factors), and to spend at least 80% of their daily work time in a seated position.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria were those with a disease that causes low back pain, acute low back pain, or less than 80% of work time per day in a sitting position.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Motor control ability of the lumbar. Lumbar flexion angle (tilt angle of lumbosacral transition - tilt angle of thoracolumbar transition), hip flexion angle (tilt angle of lumbosacral transition - tilt angle of thigh) for each trunk forward bending angles (tilt angle of thoracolumbar transition). Intensity of low back pain (Visual Analogue Scale). Effects of low back pain in activities of daily living (Oswestry Disability Index).	—

Measure

Time frame

Motor control ability of the lumbar. Lumbar flexion angle (tilt angle of lumbosacral transition - tilt angle of thoracolumbar transition), hip flexion angle (tilt angle of lumbosacral transition - tilt angle of thigh) for each trunk forward bending angles (tilt angle of thoracolumbar transition). Intensity of low back pain (Visual Analogue Scale). Effects of low back pain in activities of daily living (Oswestry Disability Index).

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Hip flexion and extension muscle strength Right and left hip flexion and extension angles	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactTakaaki Nishimura

Nanto City Home-Visit Nursing Station Rehabilitation Department

takaaki07_nishimura05@yahoo.co.jp0763-82-7775

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026