New exercise method may ease stubborn pelvic pain
NCT ID NCT07425197
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study compares two exercise programs for people with sacroiliac joint dysfunction, a common cause of low back and pelvic pain. Forty adults aged 30-45 with chronic pain will be randomly assigned to either dynamic neuromuscular stabilization (DNS) or core stability exercises for four weeks. The goal is to see which approach better reduces pain and improves pelvic stability.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- exercise therapy (dynamic neuromuscular stabilization or core stability exercises)
- What this could lead to
- If this trial succeeds, it could show that a specific exercise approach (DNS) is more effective for reducing sacroiliac joint pain and improving stability.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 40 participants and a short 4-week follow-up. Results may not apply to everyone with SI joint dysfunction.
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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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About 40 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Mar 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2026
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.
- Ages
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30 to 45 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. Age between 30 and 45 years 2. Confirmed diagnosis by at least three positive provocation tests * FABER * Gaenslen's, Thigh Thrust * Compression * Distraction 3. Pain lasting three months or longer 4. NPRS score between 4 and 7 Exclusion criteria: 1. Other spinal conditions such as, spinal stenosis or tumors 2. Prior history of spinal or pelvic surgery 3. Patients with neurological disorders or systemic diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis 4. Pregnant women 5. Patients with cardiopulmonary conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Ghurki Trust Teaching Hospital
Lahore, Punjab Province, 54000, Pakistan
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