Could poor body awareness worsen chronic back pain? new study investigates
NCT ID NCT06958263
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This completed study examined 103 adults with chronic non-specific low back pain to understand how body awareness, central sensitization (overactive pain signaling), disability, and muscle endurance are related. Researchers measured pain intensity, pressure pain threshold, and trunk muscle endurance. The goal was to uncover factors that might contribute to ongoing pain and reduced function, which could inform future treatments.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this research could help identify factors that worsen chronic low back pain, potentially guiding better pain management strategies.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study with no treatment tested, so it cannot prove cause and effect. Results may not apply to all people with back pain.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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103 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2025
- Finished
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Feb 2026
- 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.
Who is studied
Patients with chronic non-specific low back pain will be included in this study.
- Ages
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18 to 65 years
- Sex
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Anyone
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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: * Being between the ages of 18-65 * Being diagnosed with chronic non-specific low back pain (Pain between the gluteal folds and the 12th ribs that lasts at least 12 weeks and has no known pathoanatomical cause) * Being willing to participate in the study Exclusion Criteria: * Having a psychological disorder, mental disorder, cancer and severe depression * Having a history of primary or metastatic spinal malignancy, spinal fracture * Having a neurological disease (Hemiplegia, Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's, etc.) * Being diagnosed with advanced osteoporosis * Having a history of surgery or acute infection in the lumbar region
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Karabuk University, Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Application and Research Center
Karabük, Turkey (Türkiye)
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