Which exercise eases back pain best? new study recruits students
NCT ID NCT07163117
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study compares lumbar stabilization exercises versus back endurance exercises in 60 female university students with chronic low back pain. The goal is to see which exercise better improves spine range of motion and stability. Participants will be assigned to one of the two exercise groups and measured before and after treatment.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- lumbar stabilization exercises and back endurance exercises
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show which type of exercise better improves spine movement and stability for women with chronic low back pain.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 60 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. It compares exercises, not a new drug or treatment.
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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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About 60 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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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18 to 24 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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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: * BMI ranged from 28 to 29 kg/ cm2. * clinically diagnosed by an orthopedic consultant as having a history of mechanical low back pain for at least three months. Exclusion Criteria: * Previous trauma. * Previous surgery. * Any musculoskeletal disorder * Any neurological disorder (disc prolapse, or spondylosis)
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Faculty of physical therapy, Cairo University
RECRUITINGCairo, Egypt
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