Directional Preference Exercises in Comparison to Motor Control Exercises in Mechanical Low Back Pain

Effects Of Directional Preference Exercises in Comparison to Motor Control Exercises in Patients With Mechanical Low Back Pain

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT05691907

Enrollment

Registered

2023-01-20

Start date

2023-02-01

Completion date

2024-12-01

Last updated

2023-01-20

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Conditions

Low Back Pain, Mechanical

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the effects Of Directional Preference Exercises in Comparison to Motor Control Exercises in Patients With Mechanical Low Back Pain

Interventions

DEVICETHE therapy

THE therapy consisting of: * Heating Pad * Interferential Therapy

PROCEDUREDirectional Preference Exercises

Directional Preference Exercises consisting of Mckenzie's extension protocol

PROCEDUREMotor Control Exercises

Motor Control Exercises consisting of External limb loading extension protocol

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

TRIPLE (Subject, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Both male & Female patients * Age group 20-60 Years * Diagnosed with mechanical low back pain having pain aggravation in flexion bias

Exclusion criteria

* Lumbar stenosis * Cauda Equina * Spondylolisthesis * Ankylosing Spondylitis * Scoliosis * Leg Length Discrepancy * Muscular Dystrophy * Low back pain from non-musculoskeletal causes * Fracture or traumatic low back pain * Any infection, tumor, spinal surgery, cognitive impairments, or any other rheumatologic disease would be excluded

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Back Pain	2 week	Pain will be measured using Numeric Pain Rating Scale, on a scale of 1 to 10. higher scores represent poorer outcome.
Disability	2 week	Disability will be measured using Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire. Higher scores represent poorer outcome.
Range of Motion	2 week	Range of Motion will be measured using inclinometer. Higher scores represent better outcome.
Sleep Quality	2 week	Sleep Quality will be measured using Pittsburg Sleep Quality Index. Higher scores represent poorer outcome.
Postural Stability Index	2 week	Postural Stability Index will be measured using Biodex Balance System. Higher scores represent poorer outcome.
Real time Physical Activity	2 week	Real time Physical Activity will be measured using wearable sensor technology. Higher scores represent better outcome.

Countries

Pakistan

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026