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Pain Neuroscience Education and Exercise for Chronic Nonspecific Low Back Pain

Turkey (Türkiye)20 participantsStarted 2024-08-29

Plain-language 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 central sensitization. The study focuses on changes in pain intensity, pain-related factors, trunk muscle activation, gait, functionality, kinesiophobia, and quality of life.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 65 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * 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 Criteria: * 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

What they're measuring

Pain Intensity (Numerical Pain Rating Scale - NPRS)

Timeframe: Baseline and post-intervention (8 weeks)

Pressure Paın Threshold Measurement

Timeframe: Baseline and post-intervention (8 weeks)

Central Sensitization (Central Sensitization Inventory - CSI)

Timeframe: Baseline and post-intervention (8 weeks)

Pain Knowledge (Revised Neurophysiology of Pain Questionnaire - rNPQ)

Timeframe: Baseline and post-intervention (8 weeks)

Disability (Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire - RMDQ)

Timeframe: Baseline and post-intervention (8 weeks)

Muscle Activation (Surface EMG Analysis)

Timeframe: Baseline and post-intervention (8 weeks)

Trial details

NCT IDNCT07202533

SponsorHacettepe University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2025-08-08

View on ClinicalTrials.gov More Chronic Non-specific Low Back Pain trials

Plain-language summary

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 65 Years

SexALL

See this in plain English?

AI-rewrites the medical criteria so a patient or caregiver can understand them. Always confirm with the trial site.

What they're measuring

Pain Intensity (Numerical Pain Rating Scale - NPRS)

Timeframe: Baseline and post-intervention (8 weeks)

Pressure Paın Threshold Measurement

Timeframe: Baseline and post-intervention (8 weeks)

Central Sensitization (Central Sensitization Inventory - CSI)

Timeframe: Baseline and post-intervention (8 weeks)

Pain Knowledge (Revised Neurophysiology of Pain Questionnaire - rNPQ)

Timeframe: Baseline and post-intervention (8 weeks)

Disability (Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire - RMDQ)

Timeframe: Baseline and post-intervention (8 weeks)

Muscle Activation (Surface EMG Analysis)

Timeframe: Baseline and post-intervention (8 weeks)