Low Back PainNCT07552064
Effect of Lumbar Spine Correction Training on Postural Awareness and Stability in Patients With Low Back Pain
A study testing lumbar spine correction training and conventional treatment in people with Low Back Pain, run by October 6 University.
Trial summary
PURPOSE: to investigate The Efficacy of lumbar spine correction training on postural awareness and stability in patients with low back pain. Patients with low back pain demonstrate impairments in function and range of motion to deficits in patient's quality of life. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 25 to 45 years
- Conditions the study is for
- Low Back Pain
- What is being tested?
- lumbar spine correction training and conventional treatment
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 30 participants
- Where
- No sites listed yet
- Study dates
- 30 Apr 2026to 30 Jul 2026
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- Not yet: the study is under way
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 25 to 45 years
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult
Who may be able to join
- Their ages range from 25 to 45 years.
- Both sex
- Low back pain for more than 6 months.
- Normal body mass index (18.5 - 29 Kg/m2).
Who cannot join
- Patients with any other Neurological deficits, psychiatric disease lumbar myelopathy, Cognitive problems, vertebral fractures and previous history of spine or lumbar surgery.
- Clinical instability, recent trauma
- Structural abnormalities of the spine, osteoporosis, and spasmodic torticollis.
- Inflammatory or other specific disorders of spina such as ankylosing spondylitis and rheumatoid arthritis
About this study
PURPOSE: to investigate The Efficacy of lumbar spine correction training on postural awareness and stability in patients with low back pain. Patients with low back pain demonstrate impairments in function and range of motion to deficits in patient's quality of life.
HYPOTHESES: It will be hypothesized that there will be no statically Effect of lumbar spine correction training on postural awareness and stability in patients with low back pain
Read the detailed description
Progressive postural control exercise (PPCE) including lumbar correction training, is a novel strategy for patients with LBP. It originates from motor control exercise and resistance training with a theme of challenging postural control with phased progression, a beneficial effect for strength or resistance and coordination or stability exercise programs over other interventions be used in the treatment of LBP. Motor control exercises were also reported to produce slightly better short-term function and perceptions of an effect than general exercise in patients with chronic non-specific back pain. The progression of the training load was suggested to improve postural control in young individuals as it was better on neuromuscular plasticity than general exercise
- Conditions
- Low Back Pain
- Being tested
- lumbar spine correction training, conventional treatment
- Medical subject headings
- Low Back Pain
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
lumbar spine correction trainingOther
The patients will be mainly trained with trunk control exercise inform of: the trunk muscle against gravity and a Swiss ball for training on an unstable surface. Also the program will include Postural correction exercise inform of: Abdominal drawing-in breathing, upper body raising, bridge exercise, quadruped and spinal extension exercises will carried out
conventional treatmentOther
Therapeutic Ultrasound device with patient prone lying position paravertebral in posterior aspect of back, Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) in the prone position, the electrodes will be positioned on the patient's pain area with a frequency of 100Hz , Heat application: in the form of (hot packs) for 15 minutes on posterior aspect of back as the patient will be in prone lying position and Core strengthening exercises
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| lumbar spine correction training | Experimental | lumbar spine correction training Receives: Other: lumbar spine correction training; Other: conventional treatment |
| conventional treatment | Experimental | conventional treatment Receives: Other: conventional treatment |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
postural habits and awareness scale (PHAS)
The Postural Habits and Awareness Scale (PHAS) is a 19-item, 5-point Likert scale developed to assess individuals' self-perceived postural habits and their conscious awareness of posture Scoring: The scale is scored from 1 (completely disagree) to 5 (completely agree), with 7 items being reverse-coded. where higher scores indicate better postural habits and greater awareness.
Measured: four weeks
Oswestry Low Back Pain Disability Questionnaire
The Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) a patient-completed questionnaire which gives a subjective percentage score of level of function (disability) in activities of daily living in those rehabilitating from low back pain. Each item consist of 6 statements which are scored from 0 to 5. With 0 indicating the least disability and 5 the greatest then the total score is calculated as a percentage, with 0% indicating no disability and 100% indicating the highest level of disability
Measured: four weeks
multidirectional reach test
The Multi-directional reach test is an inexpensive, reliable, and valid tool for measuring the limits of stability as derived by reach in four directions. Values obtained on relatively healthy older adults serve as norms for screening patient populations
Measured: four weeks
Secondary outcomes (1)
visual analogue scale (VAS)
The visual analogue scale (VAS) is a validated, subjective measure for acute and chronic pain. Scores are recorded by making a handwritten mark on a 10-cm line that represents a continuum between "no pain" and "worst pain
Measured: four weeks
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted27 Apr 2026
- Study start30 Apr 2026 (estimated)
- Primary completion15 Jul 2026 (estimated)
- Study completion30 Jul 2026 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Low Back PainStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 30 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- October 6 University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Lama Saad El-Din Mahmoud, October 6 University
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07552064
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- O6U.PT. REC/025/002017
- Status last verified
- Apr 2026
- First submitted
- 20 Apr 2026
- Last updated
- 30 Apr 2026
- Results posted
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 30 Apr 2026. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Effect of Lumbar Spine Correction Training on Postural Awareness and Stability in Patients With Low Back Pain
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07552064
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- O6U.PT. REC/025/002017
- Conditions
- Low Back Pain
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Not yet recruiting
- Enrolment
- 30 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- October 6 UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 30 Apr 2026 (estimated)
- Primary completion
- 15 Jul 2026 (estimated)
- Study completion
- 30 Jul 2026 (estimated)
- First posted
- 27 Apr 2026 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
PURPOSE: to investigate The Efficacy of lumbar spine correction training on postural awareness and stability in patients with low back pain. Patients with low back pain demonstrate impairments in function and range of motion to deficits in patient's quality of life.
HYPOTHESES: It will be hypothesized that there will be no statically Effect of lumbar spine correction training on postural awareness and stability in patients with low back pain
Detailed description
Progressive postural control exercise (PPCE) including lumbar correction training, is a novel strategy for patients with LBP. It originates from motor control exercise and resistance training with a theme of challenging postural control with phased progression, a beneficial effect for strength or resistance and coordination or stability exercise programs over other interventions be used in the treatment of LBP. Motor control exercises were also reported to produce slightly better short-term function and perceptions of an effect than general exercise in patients with chronic non-specific back pain. The progression of the training load was suggested to improve postural control in young individuals as it was better on neuromuscular plasticity than general exercise
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| lumbar spine correction training | Experimental | Other: lumbar spine correction training, Other: conventional treatmentlumbar spine correction training |
| conventional treatment | Experimental | Other: conventional treatmentconventional treatment |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 25 to 45 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult
Key inclusion criteria (4 listed)
- Their ages range from 25 to 45 years.
- Both sex
- Low back pain for more than 6 months.
- Normal body mass index (18.5 - 29 Kg/m2).
Key exclusion criteria (4 listed)
- Patients with any other Neurological deficits, psychiatric disease lumbar myelopathy, Cognitive problems, vertebral fractures and previous history of spine or lumbar surgery.
- Clinical instability, recent trauma
- Structural abnormalities of the spine, osteoporosis, and spasmodic torticollis.
- Inflammatory or other specific disorders of spina such as ankylosing spondylitis and rheumatoid arthritis
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| lumbar spine correction trainingThe patients will be mainly trained with trunk control exercise inform of: the trunk muscle against gravity and a Swiss ball for training on an unstable surface. Also the program will include Postural correction exercise inform of: Abdominal drawing-in breathing, upper body raising, bridge exercise, quadruped and spinal extension exercises will carried out | Other | lumbar spine correction training |
| conventional treatmentTherapeutic Ultrasound device with patient prone lying position paravertebral in posterior aspect of back, Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) in the prone position, the electrodes will be positioned on the patient's pain area with a frequency of 100Hz , Heat application: in the form of (hot packs) for 15 minutes on posterior aspect of back as the patient will be in prone lying position and Core strengthening exercises | Other | conventional treatment, lumbar spine correction training |
Primary outcome
postural habits and awareness scale (PHAS)
Time frame: four weeks
The Postural Habits and Awareness Scale (PHAS) is a 19-item, 5-point Likert scale developed to assess individuals' self-perceived postural habits and their conscious awareness of posture Scoring: The scale is scored from 1 (completely disagree) to 5 (completely agree), with 7 items being reverse-coded. where higher scores indicate better postural habits and greater awareness.
Oswestry Low Back Pain Disability Questionnaire
Time frame: four weeks
The Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) a patient-completed questionnaire which gives a subjective percentage score of level of function (disability) in activities of daily living in those rehabilitating from low back pain. Each item consist of 6 statements which are scored from 0 to 5. With 0 indicating the least disability and 5 the greatest then the total score is calculated as a percentage, with 0% indicating no disability and 100% indicating the highest level of disability
multidirectional reach test
Time frame: four weeks
The Multi-directional reach test is an inexpensive, reliable, and valid tool for measuring the limits of stability as derived by reach in four directions. Values obtained on relatively healthy older adults serve as norms for screening patient populations
1 secondary outcome
visual analogue scale (VAS)
Time frame: four weeks
Results and safety
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 30 Apr 2026.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part.
The record lists no contact. Use the official record to reach the sponsor.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing lumbar spine correction training and conventional treatment in people with Low Back Pain, run by October 6 University.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 4 inclusion and 4 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: opening soon, as of the sponsor's last update on 30 Apr 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
postural habits and awareness scale (PHAS) (time frame: four weeks). The study lists 3 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 30 Apr 2026.