Wall squats tested as instant pain reliever for back pain sufferers
NCT ID NCT06963658
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether holding a wall squat for up to three minutes can immediately reduce pain sensitivity in adults with chronic low back pain. Researchers will measure changes in pressure pain threshold and pain intensity before and after the exercise. 90 participants with non-specific low back pain lasting more than 12 weeks are being recruited.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- isometric wall squat exercise
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a simple, drug-free way to temporarily reduce pain sensitivity in people with chronic low back pain.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial testing only the immediate effects of a single exercise session. The pain relief may be short-lived or not work for everyone.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 90 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Aug 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria : 1. participants aged ≥18 years or older 2. participant diagnosed with non-specific chronic lower back pain (\> 12 weeks) 3. Able to perform physical therapy excercise . Exclusion criteria : The study will exclude 1- pregnant women 2- lactating women for one or less than one year post-natal. 3- any certain medical conditions that could interfere with physical activity, including: * uncontrolled diabetes * cardiovascular problem * orthopedic impairments * balance problems. 4-serious spinal pathologies : * infection * fractures * tumors * inflammatory diseases like ankylosing spondylitis 5- neurological compromise, * spinal nerve compromise * cauda equina syndrome
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Conditions
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As listed by the trial registrant
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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King Abdullah Hospital in bisha
RECRUITINGBisha, 'Asir Region, 67714, Saudi Arabia
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