Low Blood Flow Restriction Training on Low Back Pain
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Conditions studied: Low Back Pain
In brief
The aim of this randomized controlled trial is to find the effectiveness of low load blood restriction training on improving hamstring muscle strength, alleviating pain and reducing functional disability in nonspecific low back pain patients
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT07576101
- Run by
- Riphah International University
- People needed
- 44
- Starts
- 2026-05-02
- Expected to finish
- 2027-05-12
- Last updated by the study team
- 2026-06-03
Who can join
Age: 18 and older, up to 45. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Participants falling in this category would be recruited into the study.
- Both gender
- Age is between 18-45 years
- Individuals with pain localized posteriorly below the costal margin and above the inferior gluteal folds for more than 12 weeks
- A score greater than or equal to 4/10 on Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS)
- Hamstring muscle strength graded between (3- to 4) on MMT
- Proximal thigh circumference between (27.0 cm to 56.0 cm), measured 10cm below the inguinal crease
- Eligible for BFR training as per the Blood Flow Restriction Blood Flow Training Questionnaire
You may not qualify if…
- Participants falling in this category would be excluded from the study.
- Patients of spinal stenosis, disc herniation spondylolisthesis, spondylosis or osteoporosis will be excluded
- Participants had a history of hip or lower extremity pathology requiring medical or surgical intervention.
- History of venous thromboembolism (VTE), clotting or other hematologic disorder
- Peripheral arterial disease, hypertension (blood pressure >140/90 mm Hg), coronary artery disease
- Current Pregnancy
- Patients who had difficulties in exercise performance due to mental problems.
- Spinal cord infection like Cauda equina syndrome
Where it is running
- National Institute Of Rehabilitation Medicine G-8/2, Islamabad — Islamabad, Pakistan (enrolling)
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