Comparison of the effects of aerobic exercise and muscle strength exercise/stretching for patients with lumbar spinal stenosis

Comparison of the effects of aerobic exercise and muscle strength exercise/stretching for patients with lumbar spinal stenosis - Comparison of the effects of aerobic exercise and muscle strength exercise/stretching for patients with lumbar spinal stenosis

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000045467

Enrollment

128

Registered

2021-09-13

Start date

2021-04-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

Lumbar spinal stenosis

Interventions

Aerobic exercise Muscle strength exercise/stretching

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Diagnosis of lumbar spinal stenosis by an orthopedic surgeon based on imaging findings

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Muscle weakness (less than 3 controlled muscles in stenotic radiculopathy by Manual Muscle Testing), 2.Uncontrolled diabetes (HbA1c is 7.0 or higher) 3. Use of antidepressants and psychotropic drugs 4. Complication of spinal cord lesions with paralysis 5. Symptomatic arteriosclerosis obliterans (ankle brachial pressure index less than 0.9) 6. Rheumatoid arthritis 7. Artificial dialysis 8. Those who have been diagnosed with myocardial infarction, angina, acute and chronic heart failure in the past 9.History of spine surgery 10.osteoporosis 11.Medication of Opioid analgesics

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Oswestry Disability Index(Baseline, 12weeks after intervention)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Flexibility Muscle endurance/muscle strength Consecutive walk distance peak oxygen uptake, Anaerobic threshold (All indicators at baseline and 12weeks after intervention)	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactYousuke Sugita

Tsukuba University of Technology Faculty of Health Sciences

y.sugita@cc.k.tsukuba-tech.ac.jp0298589568

Outcome results

None listed

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