Which back pain fix works best? new study pits two therapies Head-to-Head
NCT ID NCT07282925
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study compared two non-drug treatments—Cognitive Functional Therapy and Kinetic Control Training—in 70 adults aged 19 to 39 with chronic low back pain. Participants attended sessions three times a week for eight weeks. Researchers measured pain, disability, and movement control to see which approach worked better.
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Study facts
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- 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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70 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2025
- Finished
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May 2026
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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19 to 39 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Patients of both sexes * Aged between 19 to 39 * Patients who score 6 points or higher on the Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire (RMDQ) at the time of screening * Patients who will have Non-Specific Chronic Low Back pain for at least 3 months duration Exclusion Criteria: * If the primary pain area is not the lumbar spine. * If leg pain is the primary problem. * If patient have inflammatory disease. * If patient have progressive neurological disease. * If patient have red flag disorders (malignancy/cancer, traumas such as fracture). * Pregnant females.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Private Physical Therapy Clinic
Lahore, Punjab Province, Pakistan
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