Can adding simple exercises boost back pain relief?
NCT ID NCT07389070
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at whether adding therapeutic exercises to a hands-on technique called positional release helps people with chronic low back pain more than the technique alone. Sixty adults aged 20-65 with ongoing back pain took part. Researchers measured pain, disability, and muscle endurance to see if the combined approach works better.
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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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60 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2024
- Finished
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Oct 2024
- 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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20 to 65 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- 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: * Participants aged 20-65 years. * Clinical diagnosis of chronic low back pain (CLBP). * Positive Faber (Patrick's) test. * Positive Slump test. * A pain intensity score of ≥3 on the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS). * Symptoms presenting with or without referred leg pain. Exclusion Criteria: * Diagnosis of spondylolisthesis, disc disease, osteoporosis, or other significant bone disease. * History of vertebral fractures. * History of spinal surgery.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Palestine Ahliya University
Bethlehem, West Bank, 3600700, Palestinian Territories