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Back pain study reveals hidden instability in everyday movements

NCT ID NCT02059317

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study looked at how chronic low back pain changes the way people control their movements. Researchers compared 70 participants—some with long-term back pain and some healthy—by measuring their stability during bending and twisting motions. The goal was to better understand the physical effects of back pain, not to test a treatment.

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Study facts

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Participants

70 people

The number who actually took part.

Start date

Jan 2015

Finished

Sep 2016

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Who is studied

Patients will be recruited during consultations in the department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the Nîmes University Hospital for lower back (lumbar) pain. The study population will include patients with chronic low back pain (lasting for more than 6 months and not postoperative). Healthy volunteers will be recruited at the Faculty of Medicine and the University Hospital of Nîmes.

Ages

18 to 75 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

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General inclusion criteria: * The patient/subject must have given his/her informed and signed consent * The patient/subject must be insured or beneficiary of a health insurance plan Inclusion criteria for low back pain patients: * The patient has chronic low back pain lasting for more than 6 months and which is not postoperative in nature General exclusion criteria: * The patient/subject is participating in another study * The patient/subject is in an exclusion period determined by a previous study * The patient/subject is under judicial protection, under tutorship or curatorship * The patient/subject refuses to sign the consent * It is impossible to correctly inform the patient/subject * The patient/subject is pregnant, parturient, or breastfeeding Exclusion criteria for low back pain patients: * The patient has a history of spinal surgery * The patient has a history of preexisting postural disorder related to lumbalgia * The patient has undergone a localized infiltration treatment (e.g. cortisone shots) in the last month * The subject has a balance disorder, blindness, inability to carry out the experimental protocol Exclusion criteria for healthy volunteers: * The subject has a history of acute low back pain \> 15 days or which has resulted in a work stoppage of more than 7 days in the 5 years preceding the study

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Conditions

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Low Back Pain

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • CHRU de Nîmes - Hôpital Universitaire Carémeau

    Nîmes, 30029, France

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