Breathing and belly moves show promise for back pain relief
NCT ID NCT07022132
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at whether adding diaphragm release and special abdominal exercises to standard care helps people with long-term low back pain. 44 adults with pain lasting at least 12 weeks took part. Researchers measured pain levels and flexibility to see if these gentle techniques made a difference.
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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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44 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Aug 2024
- Finished
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Jun 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 to 65 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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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: * Experiencing low back pain for at least 12 weeks * To be between the ages of 18-65 Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnancy * Severe osteoporosis * Less than 1 year history of abdominal and/or thoracic surgery * Having an additional disease such as severe coronary artery disease, uncontrolled hypertension, COPD that prevents exercise, * Difficulty in co-operation * History of malignancy * History of lumbar spinal surgery * Spondylolisthesis, scoliosis, other spinal deformities and congenital malformations * Radiculopathy * Systemic inflammatory diseases * Corticosteroid injection in the last 3 months
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Istanbul Medipol University
Istanbul, Istanbul, 34810, Turkey (Türkiye)
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