Efficacy of Core Stability Exercise versus Traditional Physical Therapy on Spinopelvic Parameters, Pain level and Functional Disability in Patients with Lumbar Disc Degeneration

Effect of core stabilization on spinopelvic parameters in lumbar disc degeneration

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 1

Study type

Interventional

Source

PACTR

Registry ID

PACTR201909860143787

Enrollment

Registered

2019-09-25

Start date

2019-06-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-01-27

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Conditions

Musculoskeletal Diseases

Interventions

core stability exercise

Traditional physical therapy for lumbar disc degeneration

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients with chronic LDD and low back dysfunction from more than three months. 2. Participants’ ages will be ranged from 30 to 50 years. 3. Lumbar instability indicating stabilization exercise. 4. Mild to moderate disability according to the Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) (up to 40%). 5. The patients will be screened before inclusion in the study by measuring their lumbopelvic radiographs for spinopelvic parametersmeasurements.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Contracture or surgery affecting lumbar spine. 2. Current medical treatment or physical therapy for LBP. 3. Pathologies such as skin diseases, inflammatory diseases, neurological diseases, congenital diseases, fractures, dislocations, neoplasms, and infection. 4. Visual or auditory problems. 5. Cognitive dysfunction. 6. Flat feet subjects. 7. Neurological dysfunction.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
low back pain and spinopelvic parameters	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
lumbar function	—

Countries

Egypt

Contacts

Public Contacthatem mohamed al azizy

professor of radiology cairo university medical school

hatem_alazizy20@yahoo.com+201001220617

Outcome results

None listed

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