Core Stability Exercises and General Exercises in Patients With Low Back Pain

Not Applicable

Not yet recruiting

• Conditions: Low Back Pain

• Registration Number: NCT06986642
• Lead Sponsor: Riphah International University

Brief Summary

Effectiveness of core stability exercises and general exercises in patients with low back pain

Detailed Description

The study focuses on understanding core stability exercises and general exercises in patients with low back pain Low back pain (LBP) is an common state with a lifetime occurrence reported to be as high as about 80% . About 5-10% of patients have chronic pain (cLBP), responsible for high direct and indirect (lost production and lost household productivity) costs highly person suffering from disability

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2025-05
• Study Start: 2025-05-13
• Study First Submitted: 2025-05-15
• Study First Submitted QC: 2025-05-15
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-05-15
• Study First Posted: 2025-05-23
• Last Update Posted: 2025-05-23
• Primary Completion: 2026-05-13
• Study Completion: 2026-05-13

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 50

Inclusion Criteria

1. Adults (30-45 years)
2. Chronic low back pain (>3 months)
3. Pain intensity ≥ 4/10 on Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS)
4. Ability to perform exercises
5. Willingness to participate and provide informed consent
6. No planned spinal surgery or injection within study duration

Exclusion Criteria

1. Severe spinal pathology (fracture, tumor, infection)
2. Neurological deficits (numbness, weakness, paralysis)
3. Recent spinal surgery or injection (<6 months)
4. Pregnancy or breastfeeding
5. . Severe mental health conditions (e.g., depression, anxiety)

Musculoskeletal Conditions:

1. Severe osteoporosis
2. Spinal stenosis
3. Scoliosis
4. Recent musculoskeletal injury (<6 months)
5. Fibromyalgia or widespread pain syndr

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Numerical rating scale	4 weeks	A numerical rating scale uses numbers to quantify and rank different levels of a characteristic or quality. It's a simple and commonly used tool for assessing subjective experiences like pain or satisfaction. For example, a scale from 1 to 10 could be used to measure pain, with 1 representing no pain and 10 representing the worst imaginable pain

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Back pain functional score	4 weeks	Stratford et al developed the Back Pain Function Scale (BPFS) to evaluation functional ability in patients with back pain. The authors are from McMaster University Appalachian Physical Therapy (Georgia) and Virginia Commonwealth University.; 1. Brisk walking (30 minutes); 2. Squats (3 sets, 10-15 repetitions); 3. Lunges (3 sets, 10-15 repetitions per leg); 4. Push-ups (3 sets, 10-15 repetitions); 5. Seated row (3 sets, 10-15 repetitions)

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Riphah international University malakand campus; 🇵🇰 Malakand, KPK, Pakistan