Simple back exercises may improve balance and ease pain for desk workers
NCT ID NCT07323836
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether McKenzie back extension exercises can improve postural stability (balance), reduce pain, and enhance quality of life in 40 adults aged 18-35 with mechanical back pain from prolonged sitting. Participants will do McKenzie exercises plus standard physiotherapy. The goal is to see if breaking up sitting time with these exercises helps.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- McKenzie exercises (back extension exercises) plus traditional physiotherapy (TENS, heat, ultrasound, strengthening)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a simple exercise program to improve balance and reduce pain for people with back pain from sitting too long.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early study with only 40 people, so results may not apply to everyone. It is not a cure and only focuses on symptom relief.
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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 40 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 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 35 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- 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: * • patients with mechanical Low back pain aged 18 - 35 years. * patients who spend at least 6 hours daily sitting (in office, at home, or screen time). * patients who feel some sort of discomfort and pain after prolonged sitting. * Patients with flat lumbar curves. * patients have not received any physical therapy or medications in the last six months. * Subjects with normal body mass index (BMI) from 18.5-24.9 kg/m2 Exclusion Criteria: * • patients with known neurological disorders or balance disorders. * patients who engage in regular physical activity exceeding 150 minutes per week (as this could influence balance). * patients who do not sit for prolonged periods of time habitually. * Major structural spinal deformities (scoliosis or stenosis) inflammatory diseases * Sequestered hernias. * History of spinal surgery. * Lower limb and pelvis deformities e.g. Leg length discrepancy * patients have Severe medical or psychiatric disorders
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Mohamèd Samir
Giza, Egypt
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