Exercise Therapy for Chronic Low Back Pain: Evaluation of Muscle Thickness Using Ultrasonography

Exercise Therapy for Chronic Low Back Pain: Evaluation of Muscle Thickness Using Ultrasound Imaging

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-jRCT1050250046

Enrollment

Registered

2025-06-11

Start date

2025-06-11

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-07-18

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Conditions

Chronic low back pain Low Back Pain

Interventions

1) Exercise protocol This exercise program is based on the recommendation of the Japanese Orthopaedic Association. It includes four types of exercises: two strengthening exercises and two stretching e

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Physical exercise intervention

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Male

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Participants were included if they had low back pain lasting more than 3 months since onset, a visual analog scale (VAS) score of 30 mm or higher for low back pain, and no clearly identifiable cause of the pain, based on the Clinical Practice Guidelines for Low Back Pain published in 2019.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Individuals were excluded if they had a clearly identified cause of low back pain based on diagnostic imaging by a physician, exhibited neurological symptoms in the lower limbs, or did not meet the inclusion criteria described above.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Muscle thickness	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Visual Analog Scale	—

Contacts

Public ContactTakuto Nakajima

Takarazuka University of Medical and Health Care

nakajima@tumh.ac.jp+81-727368600

Outcome results

None listed

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