Back pain study reveals hidden instability in everyday movements
NCT ID NCT02059317
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
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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70 people
The number who actually took part.
- Start date
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Jan 2015
- Finished
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Sep 2016
- 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
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
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18 to 75 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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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
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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CHRU de Nîmes - Hôpital Universitaire Carémeau
Nîmes, 30029, France
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