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Targeted exercise program for Lower Back Pain

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Waitlist Available
Research Sponsored by Concordia University, Montreal
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
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Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up baseline, 6-week, 12-week, 24-week
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Study Summary

This trial will compare the effects of two different exercise programs on patients with chronic low back pain.

Eligible Conditions
  • Lower Back Pain
  • Diagnostic Imaging
  • Muscle Wasting
  • Physical Therapy/Exercise Therapy

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~baseline, 6-week, 12-week, 24-week
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and baseline, 6-week, 12-week, 24-week for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Change in multifidus muscle fatty infiltration
Change in multifidus muscle size (cross-sectional area)
Secondary outcome measures
Change in Insomnia Severity Index (ISI)
Change in Oswestry Low Back Pain Disability Index (ODI)
Change in Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia (TSK)
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Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: Targeted exercise programExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Targeted motor control and isolated lumbar extensor strengthening exercises. Supervised 12-week program, 2 times a week.
Group II: General exercise programActive Control1 Intervention
General exercise program including upper body and lower body strengthening and flexibility exercises. Supervised 12-week program, 2 times a week.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Concordia University, MontrealLead Sponsor
22 Previous Clinical Trials
4,617 Total Patients Enrolled

Frequently Asked Questions

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Recent research and studies
clinicaltrials.govStudy
Effect of a Supervised Exercise Program in Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain
Maryse Fortin 2020. "Effect of a Supervised Exercise Program in Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04257253.
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