Status:
COMPLETED
Standing Trunk Extension and Spinal Height in Low Back Pain
Lead Sponsor:
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Conditions:
Low Back Pain
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-80 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Background: Standing trunk extension postures have been used for many years as a mechanical approach to low back pain (LBP), sometimes directed by therapeutic intervention, sometimes subconsciously pe...
Detailed Description
Standing trunk extension postures have been used for many years as a mechanical approach to low back pain (LBP), sometimes directed by therapeutic intervention, sometimes subconsciously performed by p...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Ability and willingness to come twice to the clinic for approximately 60 minutes each
- Subjects with LBP and directional preference in back extension
- Age 18-80
- Ability to stand for 5 minutes
- Ability to sit for 10 minutes
- Low back pain on Numerical Pain Rating scale (NPRS) of at least 2/10 and less or equal to 9/10
Exclusion
- Pregnancy by subject report
- history of back surgery or spinal fractures within the last six months
- history of spinal fusion or physician's diagnosis of spinal instability
- current history of acute systemic infection, active inflammatory disease, or malignancy
- subjects engaged in legal/compensation claims for their back symptoms
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
November 15 2019
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
March 6 2022
Estimated Enrollment :
35 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03785457
Start Date
November 15 2019
End Date
March 6 2022
Last Update
March 21 2022
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Sports Medicine & Physical Therapy
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States, 78624