Examining Effects of Aerobic Exercise on Pain Sensation

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Conditions studied: Chronic Low Back Pain

In brief

By doing this study, researchers hope to learn effects of aerobic exercise on over activated nervous system in people with chronic low back pain.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03546153

Run by

University of Kansas Medical Center

People needed

10

Starts

2018-06-01

Expected to finish

2019-09-01

Last updated by the study team

2019-09-27

Who can join

Age: 21 and older, up to 70. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Lower back pain (LBP) for more than 3 months
• A minimal pain level of 3 on the 0-10 pain numerical rating scale (NRS) in the last 7 days
• Can read and understand English.

You may not qualify if…

• Nerve root compression that resulted in numbness or decrease in sensation in the areas for the pain sensitivity tests as reported by the subject
• cervical or thoracic pain as a main complaint
• spinal pathologies such as fracture, tumor, infection, and severe inflammation
• severe spinal deformity
• severe cardiovascular and neurological diseases
• cancer
• history of spinal surgery
• currently seeking active treatments for LBP other than medications
• resting blood pressure more than 160/90 mmHg 49
• currently taking blood thinning medications
• uncontrolled diabetes
• cannot have blood pressure taken
• participated in a similar trial in the past

Where it is running

• University of Kansas Medical Center — Kansas City, Kansas, United States

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