Simple moves may soothe stubborn back pain
NCT ID NCT07334756
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether gentle, non-thrust movements to the lower back and sacrum can help adults with chronic mechanical low back pain. Researchers will measure pain, flexibility, body awareness, and daily function in 40 participants. The goal is to find a safe, hands-on way to ease discomfort without medication or surgery.
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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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About 40 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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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18 to 45 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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* Inclusion Criteria Adults 18 to 45 years Both genders Low back (from T12 to buttock line) pain for more than 3 months The CMLBP is the chief complaint without leg pain. * Exclusion Criteria Acute flare Low Back Pain Thoracic pain Trauma to the spine causing fracture and disruption of the ligaments Leg symptoms when walk, eased in flexion (Signs of stenosis) Paresthesia/numbness Structural deformity (scoliosis, spondylosis, spondylolisthesis) Curve reversal Pregnancy Post-surgery (within 6 months of abdominal or spinal/lower limb surgery) Degenerative and inflammatory spinal diseases Malignancy Centralization and peripheralization
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Foundation University Islamabad
RECRUITINGIslamabad, Punjab Province, 46000, Pakistan
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