Core Stability Exercises and General Exercises in Patients With Low Back Pain

Riphah International University

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Low Back Pain

Treatments: Other: core stability exercises; Other: Genreal Exercises

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06986642

REC-01013 Mahroosh

Details and patient eligibility

About

Effectiveness of core stability exercises and general exercises in patients with low back pain

Full description

The study focuses on understanding core stability exercises and general exercises in patients with low back pain Low back pain (LBP) is an common state with a lifetime occurrence reported to be as high as about 80% . About 5-10% of patients have chronic pain (cLBP), responsible for high direct and indirect (lost production and lost household productivity) costs highly person suffering from disability

Enrollment: 50 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 30 to 45 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Adults (30-45 years)
2. Chronic low back pain (>3 months)
3. Pain intensity ≥ 4/10 on Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS)
4. Ability to perform exercises
5. Willingness to participate and provide informed consent
6. No planned spinal surgery or injection within study duration

Exclusion criteria

1. Severe spinal pathology (fracture, tumor, infection)
2. Neurological deficits (numbness, weakness, paralysis)
3. Recent spinal surgery or injection (<6 months)
4. Pregnancy or breastfeeding
5. . Severe mental health conditions (e.g., depression, anxiety)

Musculoskeletal Conditions:

1. Severe osteoporosis
2. Spinal stenosis
3. Scoliosis
4. Recent musculoskeletal injury (<6 months)
5. Fibromyalgia or widespread pain syndr

Trial design

Primary purpose: Health Services Research

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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50 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

Group A

Experimental group

Description:

Core Stability Exercises

Treatment:

Other: core stability exercises

Group B

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

General Exercises

Treatment:

Other: Genreal Exercises