Mind over pain: imagining core workouts eases back pain in moms of disabled kids
NCT ID NCT06981884
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study looked at whether adding motor imagery training (mentally practicing movements) to standard core exercises helps mothers of children with physical disabilities who have low back pain. Forty mothers participated, doing core exercises with or without 15 minutes of motor imagery training twice a week for two months. Researchers measured pain, disability, body awareness, quality of life, and anxiety to see if the imagery training provided extra benefits.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- core stabilization exercises and motor imagery training
- What this could lead to
- If this approach works, it could offer a simple, drug-free way to ease back pain and improve daily life for mothers caring for children with disabilities.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed trial with only 40 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The improvements seen might be due to the core exercises alone, not the added imagery training.
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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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40 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2024
- Finished
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Jun 2025
- 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 65 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: * The primary caregiver of the disabled child is the mother * The prone lumbar instability test is (+) * Not receiving any medical treatment for pain * Not having any obstacles to exercise * VAS ≥4 low back pain at baseline Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnancy * History of previous back surgery in the last year * Having peripheral vascular diseases,radiculopathy, spondylolisthesis, tumor, systemic inflammatory diseases. * Having cognitive disorders. * Having central or peripheral neurological disease affecting mobility. * Having received physical therapy due to back pain in the last 6 months.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Batman Fatih Kılınç Özel Eğitim ve Rehabilitasyon Merkezi
Batman, Merkez, 72000, Turkey (Türkiye)