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Behavioural Intervention

Exercise for Disc Degeneration

N/A
Waitlist Available
Research Sponsored by University of California, San Diego
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up 6 months
Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial is examining how well different exercises work to improve muscle function in people with chronic back pain from a herniated disc.

Eligible Conditions
  • Disc Degeneration
  • Lower Back Pain

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~6 months
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 6 months 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
Secondary outcome measures
ADIPOQ Protein abundance (ug/mg)
ADIPOQ gene expression (delta CT/delta CT)
ANKRD2 gene expression (delta CT/delta CT)
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Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: ExerciseExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
A single bout of moderate intensity lumbar extensor muscle exercise.
Group II: Non-exerciseActive Control1 Intervention
No exercise intervention.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

University of California, San DiegoLead Sponsor
1,120 Previous Clinical Trials
1,521,345 Total Patients Enrolled
Balgrist University HospitalOTHER
91 Previous Clinical Trials
512,116 Total Patients Enrolled
Spine Institute of San Diego (Spine Zone)UNKNOWN

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

How many individuals are contributing to this experiment?

"Affirmative. The clinicaltrials.gov website states this experiment is still seeking to enroll participants, with the first posting of 7/1/2019 and last edit on 10/31/2022. 40 individuals are being recruited from 1 site for participation in the study."

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Does the research team welcome elderly patients to join in the trial?

"This clinical trial is seeking to include individuals aged 21 or above and younger than 85 years old."

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Recent research and studies
clinicaltrials.govStudy
Lumbar Spine Muscle Degeneration Inhibits Rehabilitation-Induced Muscle Recovery
Samuel R. Ward 2019. "Lumbar Spine Muscle Degeneration Inhibits Rehabilitation-Induced Muscle Recovery". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03442374.
~11 spots leftby Apr 2025
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