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WithdrawnNCT03424278Updated Aug 16, 2023

Efficacy of Exercises in Individuals With Non-specific Chronic Low Back Pain

An interventional study of Motor control exercises and Resistance training exercises in Low Back Pain, sponsored by University of Brasilia. Withdrawn at 1 site in Brazil. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 50 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2023-08-16.

Sponsored by University of Brasilia · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

Why this study was withdrawn
The participants recruitment was to difficult

From the registry’s dates

  • Registered 11 months after the study started (first participant enrolled Feb 2017, registered Jan 2018).
Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
0
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 50 Years
Sex
All
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Where this study stands

Counted across the records on this site · 2026-11-12

Among 125 studies in Low Back Pain with a site in Brazil — 10 open to participants now, 12 under way, none of them phase 3. Low Back Pain · Brazil.

Enrollment
119th of 122
0 · median 66
Started
2017
with 18 others
No phase
101 of 125
9 open now
Registered
82nd of 125
by date
Lead sponsor
5 of 125
University of Brasilia

Among the 125 studies in Low Back Pain with a site in Brazil, this one is the 119th largest by enrollment of the 122 interventional ones that give a count, is one of 19 that started in 2017, is one of 101 with no phase, and was the 82nd registered.

Low Back Pain

2,922 studies on the registry are indexed under Low Back Pain; 580 are open to participants now.

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Open to participants now

10 of the 125 studies in Low Back Pain with a site in Brazil are open now. Recruiting first, the newest first:

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Who these studies take

Of the 333 Low Back Pain studies recruiting now, 92 (28%) set no upper age limit and 211 (63%) stop at 75 or younger; 8 take children under 18; 46 take healthy volunteers.

This study: 18 Years to 50 Years · all sexes · healthy volunteers too.

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Study summary

This is a randomized controlled trial project to analyze the effectiveness of lumbar motor control exercises and lumbar resistance training on pain, functional, kinesiophobia and trunk strength in individual with chronic low back pain. The project has two parallel arms and will be supervised by physiotherapists (motor control exercises) and physical education professionals (resistance training). The participants will be Militaries of the Military Fire Department of the Federal District who presents in the recruitment regular low back pain more than 3 months. The two groups will be supervised in12 weeks of exercises in the Physical Activity Center of Military Fire Department of the Federal District. Our hypotheses is that the resistance training effects wil be superior to motor control exercises only for trunk strength (isokinetic flexion and extension).

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Conditions studied

  • Low Back Pain

Keywords

  • Low back pain
  • Exercise
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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 50 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

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Inclusion criteria

  • Nonspecific chronic low back pain (defined as pain and discomfort) localized below the costal margin and above the inferior gluteal folds, with or without referred leg pain of at least 3 months' duration.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Spinal pathology (eg, tumor, infection, fracture, inflammatory disease), pregnancy, nerve root compromise, previous spinal surgery, major surgery scheduled during treatment or follow-up period, and presence of any to exercise.
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(1)

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Contraindication

A reason a treatment, test or procedure should not be given to a particular person, such as an allergy, another illness or a medicine they take.

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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Single (Outcomes assessor)
Enrollment
0 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Active comparator
    Motor Control

    Other: Motor control exercises

  • Experimental
    Resistance Training

    Other: Resistance training exercises

Interventions

  • OtherMotor control exercises

    Motor control exercises for the deep trunk muscles in patients with chronic low back pain is based on evidence of motor control dysfunction, including delayed onset of activity in the transversus abdomens and internal oblique abdominal muscles and segmental hypertrophy of the lumbar multifidus muscle.

  • OtherResistance training exercises

    A type of strength-building exercise program that requires the body muscle to exert a force against some form of resistance, such as weight, stretch bands, water, or immovable objects. Resistance exercise is a combination of static and dynamic contractions involving shortening and lengthening of skeletal muscles.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Numerical Rating Scale (NRS)

    In a Numerical Rating Scale (NRS), patients are asked to circle the number between 0 and 10, 0 and 20 or 0 and 100 that fits best to their pain intensity. Zero usually represents 'no pain at all' whereas the upper limit represents 'the worst pain ever possible'.

    Time frame: One day

  2. Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire (RDQ)

    Questionnaires to measure and monitor changes in functional outcome in patients with LBP. The RDQ evaluates 24 activity limitations due to LBP, while the ODI consists of 10 items assessing the level of pain interference with physical activities.

    Time frame: One day

  3. Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia (TSK)

    Measures the excessive, irrational, and debilitating fear of movement and activity resulting from a feeling of vulnerability to painful injury or re-injury. Its a 17-item scale.

    Time frame: One day

Secondary outcomes

  1. Trunk Muscle strength

    This outcome will be assessed by a isokinetic dynamometer. Today dynamometry routinely assesses muscle performance in healthy and symptomatic populations.

    Time frame: One day

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Study locations

1 site
  • University of Brasilia
    Brasilia, Distrito Federal 72220-900, Brazil
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References and documents

Publications

  • Saragiotto BT, Maher CG, Yamato TP, Costa LOP, Costa LCM, Ostelo RWJG, Macedo LG. Motor Control Exercise for Nonspecific Low Back Pain: A Cochrane Review. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2016 Aug 15;41(16):1284-1295. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000001645. PubMed 27128390 ↗
  • Saragiotto BT, Maher CG, Yamato TP, Costa LO, Menezes Costa LC, Ostelo RW, Macedo LG. Motor control exercise for chronic non-specific low-back pain. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2016 Jan 8;2016(1):CD012004. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD012004. PubMed 26742533 ↗
  • Bystrom MG, Rasmussen-Barr E, Grooten WJ. Motor control exercises reduces pain and disability in chronic and recurrent low back pain: a meta-analysis. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2013 Mar 15;38(6):E350-8. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e31828435fb. PubMed 23492976 ↗
  • Chang WD, Lin HY, Lai PT. Core strength training for patients with chronic low back pain. J Phys Ther Sci. 2015 Mar;27(3):619-22. doi: 10.1589/jpts.27.619. Epub 2015 Mar 31. PubMed 25931693 ↗
  • Steele J, Bruce-Low S, Smith D. A review of the clinical value of isolated lumbar extension resistance training for chronic low back pain. PM R. 2015 Feb;7(2):169-87. doi: 10.1016/j.pmrj.2014.10.009. Epub 2014 Oct 29. PubMed 25452128 ↗
  • Kristensen J, Franklyn-Miller A. Resistance training in musculoskeletal rehabilitation: a systematic review. Br J Sports Med. 2012 Aug;46(10):719-26. doi: 10.1136/bjsm.2010.079376. Epub 2011 Jul 26. PubMed 21791457 ↗

Individual participant data

Plan to share: Undecided

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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reached

Ran from Feb 2017 to primary completion in Feb 2017, 0 months.

How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.

Registered
Jan 31, 2018
First posted
Feb 6, 2018
StartActual
Feb 10, 2017
Primary completionActual
Feb 10, 2017
CompletionEst.
Nov 10, 2017
Last update
Aug 16, 2023
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Aug 16, 2023, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT03424278
Lead sponsor
University of Brasilia
Collaborators
Military Fire Department of the Federal District
Responsible party
Wagner Rodrigues Martins (Professor, University of Brasilia) — Principal investigator
First posted
Feb 6, 2018
Start date
Feb 10, 2017
Primary completion
Feb 10, 2017
Completion
Nov 10, 2017 (estimated)
Last update
Aug 16, 2023

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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