Can muscle oxygen levels explain chronic back pain?
NCT ID NCT03055182
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study measured how well back muscles use oxygen during exercise in people with chronic low back pain compared to healthy individuals. Researchers used special sensors to track muscle oxygen and breathing. The goal was to understand why back pain patients often feel muscle fatigue and whether a 4-week rehab program can improve muscle metabolism.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help explain why back pain patients tire easily and point to better rehabilitation programs.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early observational study with only 33 participants. It does not test a treatment, so it may not lead to direct patient benefits.
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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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33 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2017
- Finished
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Dec 2024
- 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 60 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: * For Low back pain patients: suffering from low back pain for at least 3 month * For control subject: no back pain in the past year Exclusion Criteria: * Chronic cardiovascular, pulmonary, metabolic, neurologic disease
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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
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Hôpital Swyngedhauw, CHRU
Lille, France
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