Exercise retraining shows promise for stubborn back pain
NCT ID NCT07229287
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a movement retraining program called kinetic control training in 46 adults with chronic sacroiliac joint dysfunction. Participants either received this training plus routine physical therapy or routine therapy alone. Researchers measured changes in pain, balance, walking, and endurance over 8 weeks. The goal was to see if focusing on core and hip muscle control could improve symptoms better than standard care.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- movement retraining (kinetic control training)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a non-drug, exercise-based approach to ease pain and improve mobility for people with chronic sacroiliac joint dysfunction.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed trial with only 46 participants. The results may not apply to everyone, and the benefits might be modest or no better than standard physical therapy.
This is an AI summary of the original study and may miss details. Read our disclaimer.
Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
-
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
-
46 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
-
Aug 2025
- Finished
-
Feb 2026
- Lead sponsor
-
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
-
20 to 60 years
- Sex
-
Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
-
Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
Show the full entry requirements Hide the full entry requirements
Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Symptoms of sacroiliac joint dysfunction lasting more than 2 months * Male and female participants aged 20-60 years * Positive lumbopelvic motor control tests * Pain intensity of ≥4 on a 0-10 Numeric pain rating scale (NPRS) * Positive results in three or more of the following provocative tests: FABER test, Distraction test, Thigh Thrust test, Gaenslen test, or Sacral Thrust test * Diagnosis consistent with International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) criteria, indicating pain localized to the sacroiliac joint region (hips/groins or radiating to the lower extremity) Exclusion Criteria: * History of malignancy * Neurological disease affecting the central nervous system (e.g., multiple sclerosis, dementia) * Rheumatic disease (e.g., fibromyalgia, ankylosing spondylitis, rheumatoid arthritis) * Disc herniation or lumbar radiculopathy due to systemic disease * Spinal surgery within the last 12 months * Pregnancy * Signs or symptoms of lumbar nerve root pathology identified during neurological examination
Get updates
Get notified about this study
Sign up to get updates when this study changes or when new studies for Sacroiliac joint dysfunction are added.
Genom att skicka in godkänner du våra Användarvillkor
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
-
Sehat Medical Complex
Lahore, Punjab Province, 54500, Pakistan
More trials for these conditions
Other studies related to the condition(s) this trial covers.
- Which Hands-On therapy eases sacroiliac pain better?
- Can a targeted touch ease stubborn pelvic pain?
- Which exercise works best for sacroiliac pain? a Head-to-Head trial
- New implant offers hope for stubborn back pain sufferers
- Hands-On therapy showdown: which technique eases SI joint pain best?
- New study tests simple muscle tricks to ease back pain and help you walk better