The Relationship Between Upper Extremity Exercise Capacity, Respiratory and Peripheral Muscle Strength in Chronic Low Back Pain

The Relationship Between Upper Extremity Exercise Capacity, Respiratory and Peripheral Muscle Strength and Level of Disability in Individuals With Chronic Low Back Pain

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT06806514

Enrollment

Registered

2025-02-04

Start date

2025-02-03

Completion date

2026-05-31

Last updated

2025-06-02

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Conditions

Chronic Low Back Pain

Brief summary

The aim of the study was to evaluate the upper extremity exercise capacity of individuals with chronic low back pain and to investigate its relationship with respiratory muscle strength, peripheral muscle strength, chest expansion, pain, disability level, fear of movement and quality of life.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

CASE_ONLY

Time perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 65 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Voluntary participation in the study * Being aged 18-65 * Chronic low back pain for at least the last 3 months * Pain intensity according to Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) ≥3

Exclusion criteria

* History of cancer * Presence of spinal infection * Presence of rheumatological disorders * Presence of spinal fracture * Red flag signs * Having a psychological disorder * Presence of spinal surgery * Having radiculopathy * Presence of anatomical and congenital abnormalities

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Respiratory muscle strength	1st day	Maximal inspiratory pressure (MIP) and maximal expiratory pressure (MEP) will be measured using a portable mouth pressure device.
Chest expansion	1st day	Neutral, deep inspiration and deep expiration circumferences will be measured from the axillary, epigastric and subcostal regions using a tape measure.
Disability level	1st day	It will be assessed with Oswestry Disability Index. High scores on the scale indicate the presence and severity of symptoms.
Upper extremity exercise capacity	1st day	It will be assessed by 6 minute pegboard and ring test.
Peripheral muscle strength	1st day	Knee extensor, shoulder abductor and hand grip strength will be evaluated with a dynamometer.

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Quality of life	1st day	It will be evaluated with the Short Form-12 Quality of Life scale.The subscales rate health from 0 to 100, with 0 indicating poor health and 100 indicating good health.
Kinesiophobia	1st day	It will be evaluated with the Tampa Kinesiophobia scale.The total score ranges from 17-68, with a score above 37 indicating a high degree of kinesiophobia.

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Contacts

Primary ContactMerve Firat

mervefirat@ahievran.edu.tr+90 850 441 02 44

Outcome results