Linking podiatry/posturology balance measurements to pain in chronic low back pain

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This observational study will collect stabilometric (postural balance) measurements alongside pain scores, kinematic disturbance data, and kinesiophobia questionnaires in adults with chronic low back pain. Participants will be recruited at the neurology service in Valenciennes and must be able to communicate in French. No interventional treatments are given; the protocol is focused on measurement and correlation to identify postural profiles. The goal is to determine whether specific stabilometric patterns align with pain severity, movement limitations, or fear of movement to improve diagnostic subgroups.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

* Suffering from low back pain, possibly associated with painful gluteal radiation in the form of mono or bilateral pygalgia (non-radicular) evolving for at least three months (chronic low back pain
* Understanding and being able to express himself in French
* Giving informed, dated and signed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

* Neurosurgical criteria: (i) presence of clinical signs of compression and/or single or multi-root pain (Lumbosciatica with or without deficit signs, intermittent claudication of the cauda equina roots with possible sphincter signs), (ii) history inflammatory arthropathy (ankylosing spondylitis, rheumatoid arthritis), and (iii) history of lumbar spine surgery.
* Radiographic criteria: (i) presence on the lumbar MRI of multi-level discopathy (more than 2 discopathy), (ii) spinal instability confirmed by CT or MRI (degenerative spondylolisthesis or by isthmic lysis).
* Pregnant or breastfeeding women
* Visually impaired patient
* Patient suffering from neurological and/or orthopedic disorders that may affect balance.

Where it's running

• Service de neurologie CH de Valenciennes
  Valenciennes, France Recruiting

Study contacts

• Principal investigator: Frédéric VISEUX — University Hospital, Lille
• Study coordinator: Frédéric VISEUX
• Email: viseux-f@ch-valenciennes.fr
• Phone: 03 27 14 04 54

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.