Lower Cross SyndromeNCT06613607
Effects of Core Strengthening on Pelvic Tilt, Dynamic Balance and Agility in Lower Cross Syndrome: a Quasi-experimental Study
A study testing Core Strengthening in people with Lower Cross Syndrome, run by Foundation University Islamabad at 1 site in Pakistan.
Trial summary
This study is a quasi experimental study and the purpose of this study is to determine the effects of core strengthening on pelvic tilt, dynamic balance and agilty in lower cross syndrome. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 19 to 35 years
- Conditions the study is for
- Lower Cross Syndrome
- What is being tested?
- Core Strengthening
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 20 participants
- Where
- 1 sitePakistan
- Study dates
- 1 Jun 2024to 30 Jan 2025
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 19 to 35 years
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult
Who may be able to join
- Age 19-35 years
- Both genders
- Positive modified Thomas test
- Positive prone hip extension strength test
- Positive trunk flexion strength test
- Tight erector spinae
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- Asia pacific BMI normal (18.5-24.9 Kg/m2)
- Local intermittent lumbar pain
- moderate pain (NPRS 3-7)
- Painless movement and activity
- Pain only produced by sustained loading in relevant position, which is then relieved on moving from that pos
Who cannot join
- Acute flare of LBP
- Centralization and peripheralization of pain
- Signs of stenosis(leg symptoms when walking that are eased upon flexion)
- Pain due to repetitive movements
- Paresthesia/Numbness
- Structual deformity(Kyphosis, spondylosis, spondylolisthesis,scoliosis and joint contractures)
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- Curve reversal
- Pregnancy
- Post surgery
- Degenerative and inflammatory spine diseases
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
Pakistan1 site, 1 recruiting
- Recruiting
Foundation University College of Physical Therapy
Rawalpindi, Punjab Province, 46000
Qurat ul Ain Saeed, MS-OMPT,PHD*, 03315562889, quratulain.saeed@fui.edu.pk
About this study
This study is a quasi experimental study and the purpose of this study is to determine the effects of core strengthening on pelvic tilt, dynamic balance and agilty in lower cross syndrome.
Read the detailed description
Participants will be recruited into the study using the criteria of lower crossed syndrome which is assessed using te following tests:
Prone hip extension test Trunk flexion strength test Tightness in erector spinae Modified Thomas test
- Conditions
- Lower Cross Syndrome
- Being tested
- Core Strengthening
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Core StrengtheningOther
Strengthening protocol will comprise of following three phases:
Warm up phase Following exercise would be performed in warm up; Scissor skier, Criss cross crunches, , Hip circles, Bent over twist.
Strengthening:
Abdominal bracing Bracing with heel slides Bracing with leg lifts Bracing with bridging Quadruped alternate arm and leg lifts with bracing Side support with knees flexed Cool down phase: Following exercise would be performed for cood down: Child's pose, Cat cow stretch, Lower back stretch, Obliques stretch
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Experimental group | Experimental | The group will receive strengthening treatment protocol. Strengthening will be divided into following phases
1. Warm up phase:
2. Strengthening phase:
3. Cool down phase: Receives: Other: Core Strengthening |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Lumber lordotic angle
Lumber lordotic angle will be measured using a mobile applicationOne sensor will be placed at T12- L1 and other sensor will be placed at L5- S1. The sum of these two angles will be calculated.
Measured: 6 weeks
Dynamic Balance
Measured using the star excursion test. It is performed with the subject standing on the middle of the grid on the leg to be tested. The grid consists of 8 lines corresponding to the direction of reach extending out from the center at 45 degrees. The subject will try to reach as far as possible with their feet and the distance from the center will be measured and recorded. This will be repeated 3 times for that direction and performed so for all the directions.
Measured: 6 weeks
Agility
It will be measured using the Illinois agility test, The subject will lie on their front (head to the start line). On the 'Go' command the stopwatch is started, and the subject gets up as quickly as possible and runs forwards 10 meters to run around a cone, then back 10 meters, then runs up and back through a course of four cones. Finally, the athlete runs another 10 meters up and back past the finishing cone, at which the timing is stopped.
Measured: 6 weeks
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted26 Sep 2024
- Study start1 Jun 2024
- Primary completion1 Jan 2025 (estimated)
- Study completion30 Jan 2025 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Lower Cross SyndromeStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by Foundation University IslamabadThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Model description
- Quasi Experimental Study
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 20 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Foundation University Islamabad
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06613607
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- FUI/CTR/2024/29
- Status last verified
- Aug 2024
- First submitted
- 23 Sep 2024
- Last updated
- 26 Sep 2024
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 26 Sep 2024. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Effects of Core Strengthening on Pelvic Tilt, Dynamic Balance and Agility in Lower Cross Syndrome: a Quasi-experimental Study
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06613607
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- FUI/CTR/2024/29
- Conditions
- Lower Cross Syndrome
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Unknown status
- Enrolment
- 20 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- Foundation University IslamabadUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 1 Jun 2024 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 1 Jan 2025 (estimated)
- Study completion
- 30 Jan 2025 (estimated)
- First posted
- 26 Sep 2024 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
This study is a quasi experimental study and the purpose of this study is to determine the effects of core strengthening on pelvic tilt, dynamic balance and agilty in lower cross syndrome.
Detailed description
Participants will be recruited into the study using the criteria of lower crossed syndrome which is assessed using te following tests:
Prone hip extension test Trunk flexion strength test Tightness in erector spinae Modified Thomas test
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 1
- Model description
- Quasi Experimental Study
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Experimental group | Experimental | Other: Core StrengtheningThe group will receive strengthening treatment protocol. Strengthening will be divided into following phases 1. Warm up phase: 2. Strengthening phase: 3. Cool down phase: |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 19 to 35 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult
Key inclusion criteria (11 listed)
- Age 19-35 years
- Both genders
- Positive modified Thomas test
- Positive prone hip extension strength test
- Positive trunk flexion strength test
Key exclusion criteria (10 listed)
- Acute flare of LBP
- Centralization and peripheralization of pain
- Signs of stenosis(leg symptoms when walking that are eased upon flexion)
- Pain due to repetitive movements
- Paresthesia/Numbness
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Core StrengtheningStrengthening protocol will comprise of following three phases: Warm up phase Following exercise would be performed in warm up; Scissor skier, Criss cross crunches, , Hip circles, Bent over twist. Strengthening: Abdominal bracing Bracing with heel slides Bracing with leg lifts Bracing with bridging Quadruped alternate arm and leg lifts with bracing Side support with knees flexed Cool down phase: Following exercise would be performed for cood down: Child's pose, Cat cow stretch, Lower back stretch, Obliques stretch | Other | Experimental group |
Primary outcome
Lumber lordotic angle
Time frame: 6 weeks
Lumber lordotic angle will be measured using a mobile applicationOne sensor will be placed at T12- L1 and other sensor will be placed at L5- S1. The sum of these two angles will be calculated.
Dynamic Balance
Time frame: 6 weeks
Measured using the star excursion test. It is performed with the subject standing on the middle of the grid on the leg to be tested. The grid consists of 8 lines corresponding to the direction of reach extending out from the center at 45 degrees. The subject will try to reach as far as possible with their feet and the distance from the center will be measured and recorded. This will be repeated 3 times for that direction and performed so for all the directions.
Agility
Time frame: 6 weeks
It will be measured using the Illinois agility test, The subject will lie on their front (head to the start line). On the 'Go' command the stopwatch is started, and the subject gets up as quickly as possible and runs forwards 10 meters to run around a cone, then back 10 meters, then runs up and back through a course of four cones. Finally, the athlete runs another 10 meters up and back past the finishing cone, at which the timing is stopped.
Results and safety
Results are not available in the source record.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 26 Sep 2024.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Core Strengthening in people with Lower Cross Syndrome, run by Foundation University Islamabad at 1 site in Pakistan.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 11 inclusion and 10 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 26 Sep 2024. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in Pakistan. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
Results are not available in the source record.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
Contact Hafsa Irfan, MS-MSKPT* (03325312241, hafsairfan198@gmail.com), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Lumber lordotic angle (time frame: 6 weeks). The study lists 3 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 26 Sep 2024.