Movement Quality and Balance Improvement in People With Chronic Low Back Pain Following Trunk Muscle Training

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Conditions studied: Chronic Low Back Pain (CLBP)

In brief

The goal of this project is to assess if Chronic Low Back Pain (CLBP) participant's movement quality and balance variables can change after training that decreases their pain and disability. It will also compare the difference between structural exercise (SE) and isolated trunk exercise (ITE). The main questions it aims to answer are: 1. What are the effect of the training on the participant's movement quality and balance. 2. What are the difference between different types of trunk muscle training on people with CLBP. Researchers will compare SE, ITE and control. Control group will receive back school education that was shown not to be effective in reducing pain and disability. Participants will: 1. Do home and in-lab based SE or ITE training, or maintain active daily living over 2 months. 2. Complete the pain and disability questionnaire and do several physical functioning tests while having their trunk and lower limb movement and muscle activation measured.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06944730

Run by

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

People needed

60

Starts

2022-06-01

Expected to finish

2025-11-30

Last updated by the study team

2025-04-25

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 55. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• body mass index (BMI) 18-25 kg/m2
• experiencing intermittent pain lasting at least 3 months
• had Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) score ranging between 17% and 45%.

You may not qualify if…

• exercise contraindication based on physical activity readiness questionnaire
• indication or diagnosis of other chronic diseases (such as cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, bone fracture, or infection)
• artificial lower limb joints, history of spinal surgery, walking aid use
• personal mobility restrictions (due to connective tissue diseases, rheumatoid arthritis, or central nervous system disorders)
• pregnancy or within 1 year post partum

Where it is running

• The Hong Kong Polytechnic University — Hong Kong, Hong Kong (enrolling)

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