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NCT07018154Completed

Gender Differences in Musculoskeletal Assessment Methods in Patients With Chronic Mechanical Low Back Pain

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 12 Jun 2025

Brief summary (registry, in English)

This study is an observational test-retest study designed to investigate the effect of gender on core strength, balance, spinal mobility, and hamstring flexibility in patients with chronic non-specific low back pain (NS-LBP).

Status (registry)
Completed
Study type
Observational
Enrollment
42 (actual)
First submitted
31 May 2025
Start date
1 Sept 2024
Primary completion date
31 May 2025
Lead sponsor
Cairo University
NCT number
NCT07018154

What you commit to

  • Study type: Observational
  • Participants enrolled: 42
  • From 1 Sept 2024 to the primary completion date, 31 May 2025
  • 1 site in 1 country
  • Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them

Built from the registry fields of ClinicalTrials.gov. It describes the study, not your situation.

Who cannot take part

Copied verbatim from ClinicalTrials.gov and grouped by topic. Only the trial team decides who can take part.

Prior treatment

  • Previous spinal surgery.

Other illness

  • History of spinal trauma or fractures.
  • Neurological musculoskeletal diseases that affect the lower back (eg, spondylosis, spondylolisthesis, disc injuries).
  • Signs of severe pathology (eg, malignancy, inflammatory disorders).
  • Patients with severe psychiatric disorders.

Other

  • Osteoporotic patients.
  • Patients using analgesics during the last 3 months.
  • Pregnant or lactating females.
  • Posture deformities.
  • Cauda equina symptoms related to the spine, including changes in bowel and bladder control.

Who the study is looking for

  • Both sexes will be involved.
  • Patients suffer from chronic NS-LBP for more than 3 months.
  • Patients' age ranges from 18 to 40 years, and body mass index ranges from 18 to 25 kg/m2.
  • Patients with sufficient cognitive abilities that enable them to understand and follow instructions.

Age in the registry: 18 years to 40 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (1)

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SiteCityCountrySite status
Cairo University (Physical therapy)
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CairoEgyptUnknown status

This page is information, not medical advice. Discuss any trial with your doctor.