Pain Neuroscience Education with Sensory Discrimination Training for Chronic Low Back Pain
Official title: Effects of Pain Neuroscience Education With Sensory Discrimination Training on Pain Catastrophizing, Kinesiophobia and Functional Movements Among Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Run by Lahore University of Biological and Applied Sciences · NCT07284407 · Data updated 2026-11-12
A randomized study tests whether adding Sensory Discrimination Training to Pain Neuroscience Education and core exercises helps people with chronic low back pain more than Pain Neuroscience Education and core exercises alone.
Quick facts
| Study type | Interventional |
|---|---|
| Ages | 19 Years to 44 Years |
| Sex | All |
| Enrollment | 80 (estimated) |
| Sponsor | Lahore University of Biological and Applied Sciences Academic / other |
| Locations | 1 site (Lahore) |
| Status | Recruiting |
| Started | February 15, 2025 |
| Main results expected | May 20, 2026 |
| Study ends | October 15, 2026 |
| Registry record updated | October 6, 2026 |
| Trial ID | NCT07284407 on ClinicalTrials.gov |
Is this trial a fit for you?
✓Likely a good fit
Adults aged 19–44 with mechanical chronic low back pain lasting more than 6 months but less than 2 years and a pain rating above 4/10.
✕Probably not a fit
Patients with radicular pain, recent surgery, pregnancy, malignancy, neurological deficits, or non-mechanical pain are less likely to benefit.
A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.
What this trial studies
This double-blind, parallel-group randomized trial will enroll 80 adults with chronic mechanical low back pain. Participants will be assigned to either Pain Neuroscience Education plus Sensory Discrimination Training and core stability exercises, or Pain Neuroscience Education plus core stability exercises alone, delivered twice weekly for eight weeks. Primary outcome is pain catastrophizing; secondary outcomes include kinesiophobia and functional movements, assessed at baseline, 4 weeks, and 8 weeks. The study is conducted at sites in Lahore, Pakistan, with randomization and blinding designed to minimize bias. The goal is to determine if adding Sensory Discrimination Training provides additional benefits beyond neuroscience education and exercise.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, the approach could further reduce maladaptive pain beliefs and improve movement, potentially easing disability from chronic low back pain.
How similar studies have gone: Previous work suggests Pain Neuroscience Education can help with pain beliefs, with added sensory training potentially offering incremental gains; this specific combination is being tested for its additive effect.
Who can join: the full rules
Show full inclusion / exclusion criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * Age: 19 to 44 Both Genders Mechanical low back pain (duration more than 6 months and less than 2 years) \>4/10 Numerical Pain Rating Scale (NPRS) Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnancy or post-partum Trauma Psychological Pain Radicular Pain Cancer, tumor, malignancy Neurological Deficit Recent Surgery \<1year
Where it's running
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1. Boston Physical Therapy Centre Lahore. 2. Nutricao Clinic Lahore. 3. Model Town Hospital Lahore
Lahore, Pakistan Recruiting
Study contacts
- Principal investigator: Muhammad Tariq Rafiq — Lahore University of Biological & Applied Sciences
- Study coordinator: Muhammad Saad Janjua
- Email: ubs24lmspt023@ubas.edu.pk
- Phone: +923167995435
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How to take part
- Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
- Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
- Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.