Lumbar stabilization versus back extension/endurance exercises for female university students with chronic low back pain

The Efficacy of Lumber Stabilization Exercise Versus Back Endurance Exercise on the Range of Motion of the Lumber Spine and Its Stability Among Female University Students

This will test whether lumbar stabilization exercises or back extension/endurance exercises better reduce chronic low back pain and improve function in female university students.

Quick facts

• Phase: Not applicable
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 60 (estimated)
• Ages: 18 Years to 24 Years
• Sex: Female
• Sponsor: Cairo University (Academic / other)
• Locations: 1 site (Cairo)
• Trial ID: NCT07163117 on ClinicalTrials.gov

What this trial studies

This interventional comparison enrolls female university students with mechanical chronic low back pain lasting at least three months and a BMI of 28–29 kg/m2. Participants receive a home-based program of either lumbar stabilization exercises (isometric deep core strengthening) or back extension/endurance exercises (dynamic strengthening of superficial back muscles). People with prior spinal trauma, surgery, musculoskeletal or neurological disorders such as disc prolapse or spondylosis are excluded. Outcomes focus on pain, spinal function, range of motion, and related quality-of-life measures over the course of the program.

Who should consider this trial

Good fit: Ideal candidates are female university students clinically diagnosed with mechanical chronic low back pain for at least three months, with a BMI of 28–29 kg/m2 and no prior spinal surgery, trauma, musculoskeletal, or neurological disorders.

Not a fit: Patients with prior spinal trauma or surgery, diagnosed disc prolapse, spondylosis, other neurological or musculoskeletal disorders, males, those with acute (under 3 months) pain, or BMI outside 28–29 kg/m2 are unlikely to match the study population and may not benefit from the findings.

Why it matters

Potential benefit: If successful, the results could give clearer guidance on which simple home exercise program better reduces pain and improves function for people with chronic low back pain.

How similar studies have performed: Previous trials have shown both lumbar stabilization and back-extension endurance exercises can reduce pain and improve function, with several reports favoring stabilization techniques, but direct head-to-head comparisons in this exact population are limited.

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

* BMI ranged from 28 to 29 kg/ cm2.
* clinically diagnosed by an orthopedic consultant as having a history of mechanical low back pain for at least three months.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Previous trauma.
* Previous surgery.
* Any musculoskeletal disorder
* Any neurological disorder (disc prolapse, or spondylosis)

Where this trial is running

Cairo

• Faculty of physical therapy, Cairo University — Cairo, Egypt (Recruiting)

Study contacts

• Study coordinator: Nesma M Allam, PhD

Conditions Chronic Low Back Pain; stabilization exercises; range of motion; endurance training; lumber spine