Cure My Disease

Don't miss your cure!

 Log in / Sign up

Can the way you squat ease back pain? a trial tests Knees-Over-Toes vs. not

NCT ID NCT06843785

Symptom relief Sponsor: Uskudar University Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

What the study statuses mean

This study's is highlighted.

Recruitment status, easiest to join first

Recruiting now
This trial is taking on new participants right now.
Not yet recruiting
Registered, but not yet taking participants.
By invitation only
Not open to general applications. Only people the study team invites can take part.
Paused
Paused for now. It may or may not start again.
Ongoing
Running, but no longer taking on new participants.
Completed This study
The trial has finished. Results may not be published yet.
Stopped early
Stopped early, before it reached the end. That can be for many reasons, including safety.
Cancelled
Cancelled before anyone took part.

Expanded access (not trials)

Expanded access
Not a trial. This treatment can be requested outside a study, case by case, for people who qualify.
Expanded access (paused)
Not a trial. The treatment can normally be requested outside a study, but is unavailable right now.
Expanded access (ended)
Not a trial. The treatment could once be requested outside a study, but no longer can.
Approved
The treatment has been approved, so it is available normally rather than through this programme.

When the status isn't known

Details not published
The full record has not been published yet, so there is little to show here.
Status unknown
This status has not been confirmed recently, so it may be out of date.

First seen Jul 24, 2026 · Last updated Aug 14, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This trial compares two squat exercise patterns—one where the knees go past the toes and one where they do not—to see which better improves muscle strength, balance, and low back pain. Healthy young adults aged 18–30 who are physically active will perform one of the two squat styles. The study measures changes in disability, balance, and physical activity levels to find out if squat technique matters for back health.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance
two different squat exercise patterns (knees over toes vs. knees not over toes)
What this could lead to
If one squat pattern proves better, it could lead to simple exercise recommendations for preventing or easing low back pain in healthy people.
What could go wrong
This is a small, early-stage trial in healthy young adults, so results may not apply to older people or those with chronic pain. The difference between patterns may be small.

This is an AI summary of the original study and may miss details. Read our disclaimer.

Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

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

60 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Mar 2025

Finished

May 2025

Lead sponsor

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

18 to 30 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.

Show the full entry requirements

Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

Inclusion Criteria: * Being between the ages of 18-30, * According to International Physical Activity Questionnaire - Short Form Being physically active * Not having any psychological, neurological, orthopedic and rheumatic disorders, * Not having a history of fractures or surgeries affecting the lower extremities in the last year, * Being able to do at least one traditional squat exercise * Being able to communicate in Turkish (written and verbal) Exclusion criteria * Being pregnant or suspected of being pregnant * Knee valgus diagnosis * Pes planus or pes cavus diagnosis in the foot * Hip rotation diagnosis * Strength deficit between two extremities * A physician-diagnosed painful knee condition of recent onset * Regular medication use or use of NSAIDs and similar disease-modifying drugs in the last month * Intra-articular injection (hyaluronic acid/steroid) application in the last 6 months * Having a comorbid disease that contraindicates exercise (advanced osteoporosis, vertigo, neurological diseases, etc.)

Get updates

Get notified about this study

Sign up to get updates when this study changes or when new studies for Balance; distorted are added.

Our safety recommendation!

By submitting, you agree to our Terms of use

Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Low Back Pain

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Balance; distorted Low back pain

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Bahçeşehir Universtiy

    Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye)

More trials for these conditions

Other studies related to the condition(s) this trial covers.