Can a simple movement test predict better back pain treatment?
NCT ID NCT07007663
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study observes 67 adults with lumbar stenosis and low back pain to find out how many have a directional preference—meaning a specific movement (like bending forward or sideways) that eases their pain. Participants will be followed during their usual physical therapy at NYU Langone. The goal is to better understand this condition and possibly improve future treatment plans.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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About 67 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2027
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.
Who is studied
All patients that choose to participate are undergoing a course of outpatient physical therapy care on their own accord with a referral to physical therapy. The participants have the ability to drop out or withdraw at any point of the study.
- Ages
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48 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Neurogenic claudication (pain in the buttock, thigh, or leg during ambulation) or radicular leg symptoms with associated neurological deficits on the physical examination for at least 12 weeks. * Confirmatory cross-sectional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or computed tomography (CT) imaging demonstrating the presence of either central or lateral lumbar spinal stenosis at one or more levels was required. * Age \>48 years old * Willing and able to consent * Scheduled to receive physical therapy that includes the collection of patients outcomes, functional tests, and may include the conduct of a two-stage treadmill test Exclusion Criteria: * Radiographic evidence of instability, degenerative spondylolisthesis, fracture, or scoliosis of more than 15°. * Comorbid health conditions precluding surgical management, prior lumbar surgery, progressive neurological deficit, any inflammatory conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis or indication of a potential non-musculoskeletal spinal condition (e.g., active malignancy, infection, etc.)
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Conditions
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Locations
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NYU Langone Health
RECRUITINGLake Success, New York, 11042, United States
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