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
Active Locations (1)
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Hacettepe University
Ankara, Karabük Province, Turkey (Türkiye), 06100