Suspension training vs biofeedback: which eases back pain best?
NCT ID NCT07448766
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested two types of core muscle training in 48 adults with chronic low back pain. One group used suspension exercises (like slings), the other used pressure biofeedback to guide movements. Both groups trained three times a week for four weeks. Researchers measured changes in pain, range of motion, and muscle endurance to see which method worked better.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- suspension core muscle training and pressure biofeedback training
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that simple core exercises are an effective way to reduce chronic low back pain without medication.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, short-term study with only 48 people, so results may not apply to everyone. The exercises require proper technique to avoid injury.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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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48 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2024
- Finished
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Dec 2025
- 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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20 to 35 years
- 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\. Forty-eight male and female CNLBP patients were included in this study. 2. Their age ranged from 20 to 35 years. 3. Patients complained of pain and discomfort in the lumbosacral and buttock region, lasting from 3 to 24 months. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Discogenic patients with or without radiculopathy. 2. Underlying disease such as malignancy. 3. Viscerogenic causes of back pain, pregnancy. 4. Infection or systemic disease of musculoskeletal system. 5. Sensory disturbance. 6. Evidence of previous vertebral fractures or major spinal structural abnormality, spondylolysis, spondylolisthesis, ankylosing spondylitis, or sacroiliitis. 7. Neuromuscular diseases like multiple sclerosis or dermatologic disease that involves the lumber and abdominal area, contractures. 8. History of previous back surgery or trauma. 9. BMI ≥ 25 to avoid effect of obesity. 10. Post menopause females to exclude post menopause hormonal changes. 11. Metabolic diseases such as diabetes and hypothyroidism, coagulopathies (such as hemophilia). 12. Usage of anticoagulants, febrile state; or anyone who had used coffee or tobacco 24 hours before the study evaluation.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Faculty of Physical Therapy
Cairo, Egypt
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