Status:

ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Pain Neuroscience Education and Exercise for Chronic Nonspecific Low Back Pain

Lead Sponsor:

Hacettepe University

Conditions:

Chronic Non-specific Low Back Pain

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-65 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

This study aims to evaluate the effects of adding Pain Neuroscience Education (PNE) to motor control exercises in individuals with chronic non-specific low back pain (CNSLBP) who also present with cen...

Detailed Description

This randomized controlled study aims to investigate the effects of combining PNE with motor control exercises in individuals with CNSLBP who demonstrate central sensitization (≥28 points on the Centr...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Volunteers who agree to participate in the study
  • Having a history of non-specific low back pain lasting at least 3 months
  • Having a pain intensity score of 3 or higher on the Numerical Pain Rating Scale (NPRS) within the last week
  • Scoring ≥28 on the Turkish version of the Central Sensitization Inventory.

Exclusion

  • Individuals with radicular symptoms or cauda equina syndrome
  • Severe osteoporosis
  • Spondyloarthropathy
  • Spondylolisthesis
  • Lumbar spinal stenosis
  • Lumbar fractures
  • Malignant tumors
  • Severe comorbidities (neurological, neuromuscular, cardiac, or psychiatric disorders)
  • Individuals who have undergone spinal surgery
  • Individuals who are familiar with motor control exercises or who have previously received pain neuroscience education

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

August 29 2024

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 31 2025

Estimated Enrollment :

20 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT07202533

Start Date

August 29 2024

End Date

December 31 2025

Last Update

October 1 2025

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Hacettepe University

Ankara, Karabük Province, Turkey (Türkiye), 06100