Pilates vs. conventional therapy: which works better for back pain?
NCT ID NCT07467070
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study compares Pilates to conventional therapy for young adults aged 18-25 with non-specific low back pain. Over six weeks, 50 participants will do supervised exercises three times a week. Researchers will measure changes in posture, core strength, and flexibility to see which approach works best.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Pilates exercise program
- What this could lead to
- If Pilates proves more effective than conventional therapy, it could offer a simple, drug-free option for easing low back pain and improving posture in young adults.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 50 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The study relies on subjective measures, and benefits may be modest or no better than standard exercises.
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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 50 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2026
- Expected to finish
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Apr 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 25 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: * Age 18-25 * Non-specific low backache of pain severity less than and equal to 5/10 on Brief Pain Inventory Scale * Ability to attend complete six-week program * Both genders Exclusion Criteria: * prior history of trauma, fracture, spinal stenosis, severe comorbidities, spinal surgery and neurological disorders * Individuals suffering from specific causes of low backache like Infection and pregnancy
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Health Sciences Lahore
RECRUITINGLahore, Punjab Province, 54600, Pakistan
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