Low Back PainCNSLBPNCT07683676
Kinetic Control Training Versus Core Stability Exercises on Proprioception and Spatiotemporal Gait Parameters in Chronic Non-specific Low Back Pain
A study testing Core stability exercises and conventional physical therapy in people with Low Back Pain, run by Cairo University.
Trial summary
This study will be conducted to comapre between kinetic control training versus core stability exercises on proprioception and spatiotemporal gait parameters in chronic non-specific low back pain. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 to 45 years
- Conditions the study is for
- Low Back Pain
- What is being tested?
- Core stability exercises and conventional physical therapy
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 60 participants
- Where
- No sites listed yet
- Study dates
- 10 Jul 2026to 1 May 2027
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- Not yet: the study is under way
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 18 to 45 years
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult
Who may be able to join
- Subjects from both sexes diagnosed with chronic non-specific low back pain with uncontrolled movement related to kinetic control concept
- aging range from 18-45 years
- Pain provoked by movement.
- Pain for at least 3 months
- Pain with sufficient intensity (equal to or greater than 4 points on VAS).
Who cannot join
- History of previous spinal surgery.
- Patients with lumbar spine diseases (for example, disc prolapse or spondylolisthesis).
- Patients with abnormal neurological signs in lower extremities, radicular pain in the lower limb, hip arthrosis, congenital musculoskeletal deformity, female patients with pelvic lesions, and pregnant females.
- Red flag signs include unwanted weight loss, less than three months of symptom persistence, malignancies of the spine, spinal instability due to structural cause, for example: ligamentous sprain or spondylolisthesis.
- Gynaecological problems in females that may cause low back pain include coccydynia and hysterotomy
Trial locations and contacts
No sites are listed yet. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.
About this study
This study will be conducted to comapre between kinetic control training versus core stability exercises on proprioception and spatiotemporal gait parameters in chronic non-specific low back pain.
Read the detailed description
Chronic nonspecific low back pain (CNSLBP) represents a significant public health problem and an economic burden to employers. It has become one of the most common problems in industrialized societies; it can affect 80% of people and has become the most common cause of functional limitation in individuals younger than 35 years. Neuromuscular impairments and deficits are a primary contributor to the inception and chronicity of Low back pain with the psychological and social competes. Specific-oriented retraining has a major effect in modulating biopsychosocial competes severity and peculiarity and crucial for controlling chronic Low back pain. Interventions targeting neuromuscular impairments of the movement system are the most promising movement control concepts in these Low back pain treatment approaches.Kinetic Control Training (KCT), which focuses on movement control and muscle coordination, has emerged as a potential intervention for addressing the underlying motor control deficits associated with CNSLBP. Exercises in managing CNSLBP. For instance, a randomized controlled trial demonstrated that core stability training significantly improved back muscle strength and reduced pain intensity in young adults with chronic non-specific low back pain. To the best of authors' knowledge, the effect of kinetic control versus core stability training on the spatiotemporal parameters of the gait has not been investigated yet. So this study will be conducted to investigate this point.
- Conditions
- Low Back Pain
- Being tested
- Kinetic control exercises, Core stability exercises, conventional physical therapy
- Keywords
- Kinetic Control, Core Stability Exercises, Proprioception, Spatiotemporal Gait Parameters, Chronic Non-specific Low Back Pain
- Medical subject headings
- Low Back Pain
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Kinetic control exercisesOther
Each patient in the group will be received kinetic control retraining with conventional physical therapy. For each movement direction, specific control tests will be conducted. The direction and site of the uncontrolled movement will be evaluated using special tests in accordance with the pain history of the patient.
Core stability exercisesOther
Core stability exercises include curl up (head and shoulders lifting), bridging exercise with leg elevation, and quadruped with arm and leg lift will be performed with maintaining the lumbar spine neutral. each patient in that group will be received core stability exercises with conventional physical therapy,
conventional physical therapyOther
conventional physical therapy includes Trans-cutaneous electric Nerve Stimulation (TENS), Heat by hot packs
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Kinetic control group | Experimental | Twenty patients will receive kinetic control training with conventional physical therapy three times a week for 8 weeks Receives: Other: Kinetic control exercises; Other: conventional physical therapy |
| Core stability exercises group | Experimental | Twenty patients will receive core stability exercises with conventional physical therapy three times a week for 8 weeks Receives: Other: Core stability exercises; Other: conventional physical therapy |
| Conventional physical therapy exercise | Active comparator | twenty patients will receive conventional physical therapy three times a week for 8 weeks Receives: Other: conventional physical therapy |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
lumber repositioning error (lumbar proprioception)
The iPhone® application will be used to assess lumbar repositioning error. It will be placed vertically, halfway between the anterior superior and PSIS, just above the iliac crest, and fastened with a belt. The initial location and the inclination of the inclinometer were both fixed at 0°. There was a 0 to 30° range of motion (ROM). The assessor gently guided the individual to a 30° flexion and instructed them to hold this posture for ten seconds. After then, the participant actively went back to their starting location and subsequently did it three times.
Measured: up to 8 weeks
Secondary outcomes (7)
pain intensity
visual analogue scale will be used to assess pain intensity.t consists of a 100-mm line with descriptive anchors representing extremes at each end, such as "no pain" and "worst pain imaginable.
Measured: up to 8 weeks
gait speed
Using Kinovea (an open-source software) (version 0.9.5), a freeware motion analysis software will be used to retrieve all of the videos from the Sony Video camera. normal, healthy gait speed for adults is generally between 1.0 m/s to 1.5 m/s.
Measured: up to eight weeks
cadence
Cadence in gait is the rate at which steps are taken during locomotion, measured as steps per minute.Using Kinovea (an open-source software) (version 0.9.5), a freeware motion analysis software will be used to retrieve all of the videos from the Sony Video camera. A healthy adult's normal walking cadence typically ranges between 100 to 120 steps per minute.
Measured: up to eight weeks
stride and step time
Stride time is the total time taken to complete one full gait cycle. Step time is the time it takes to complete a single step.Using Kinovea (an open-source software) (version 0.9.5), a freeware motion analysis software will be used to retrieve all of the videos from the Sony Video camera. Normal walking gait for a healthy adult at a comfortable pace typically features a stride time of about 1.15 seconds and a step time of about 0.5 to 0.6 seconds
Measured: up to eight weeks
stride and step length
Step length is the distance between the placement of one foot and the next placement of the opposite foot. Stride length, conversely, covers the distance of two consecutive steps. Using Kinovea (an open-source software) (version 0.9.5), a freeware motion analysis software will be used to retrieve all of the videos from the Sony Video camera. A normal walking step length 58 to 76 cm. A stride length averaging 52 to 60 inches.
Measured: up to eight weeks
COG vertical displacement
Vertical displacement of the Center of Gravity (CoG) typically refers to the rhythmic, up-and-down movement of the body's mass center during the human gait cycle. In a normal walking step, this vertical movement ranges to about 5 cm, helping conserve overall energy and maintain smooth motion.Using Kinovea (an open-source software) (version 0.9.5), a freeware motion analysis software will be used to retrieve all of the videos from the Sony Video camera.
Measured: up to eight weeks
life disability
The WHOQOL-BREF will be used to assess life disability. it is a 26-item survey evaluating Quality of Life (QoL) across four domains: Physical, Psychological, Social Relationships, and Environment. Higher scores in each domain indicate a better perception of QoL
Measured: up to eight weeks
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted6 Jul 2026
- Study start10 Jul 2026 (estimated)
- Primary completion1 May 2027 (estimated)
- Study completion1 May 2027 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Low Back PainStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by Cairo UniversityThe 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
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Model description
- Kinetic Control Training Versus Core Stability Exercises
- Masking
- Single blind
- Who is masked
- Outcomes assessor
- Enrolment
- 60 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Cairo University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Ola Adel Abd Elrazik Ibrahem, Cairo University
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07683676
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- P.T.REC/012/006359
- Acronym
- CNSLBP
- Status last verified
- Jul 2026
- First submitted
- 8 Jun 2026
- Last updated
- 6 Jul 2026
- Results posted
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 6 Jul 2026. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Kinetic Control Training Versus Core Stability Exercises on Proprioception and Spatiotemporal Gait Parameters in Chronic Non-specific Low Back Pain
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07683676
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- CNSLBP / P.T.REC/012/006359
- Conditions
- Low Back Pain
- Keywords
- Kinetic Control, Core Stability Exercises, Proprioception, Spatiotemporal Gait Parameters, Chronic Non-specific Low Back Pain
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Not yet recruiting
- Enrolment
- 60 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- Cairo UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 10 Jul 2026 (estimated)
- Primary completion
- 1 May 2027 (estimated)
- Study completion
- 1 May 2027 (estimated)
- First posted
- 6 Jul 2026 (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 will be conducted to comapre between kinetic control training versus core stability exercises on proprioception and spatiotemporal gait parameters in chronic non-specific low back pain.
Detailed description
Chronic nonspecific low back pain (CNSLBP) represents a significant public health problem and an economic burden to employers. It has become one of the most common problems in industrialized societies; it can affect 80% of people and has become the most common cause of functional limitation in individuals younger than 35 years. Neuromuscular impairments and deficits are a primary contributor to the inception and chronicity of Low back pain with the psychological and social competes. Specific-oriented retraining has a major effect in modulating biopsychosocial competes severity and peculiarity and crucial for controlling chronic Low back pain. Interventions targeting neuromuscular impairments of the movement system are the most promising movement control concepts in these Low back pain treatment approaches.Kinetic Control Training (KCT), which focuses on movement control and muscle coordination, has emerged as a potential intervention for addressing the underlying motor control deficits associated with CNSLBP. Exercises in managing CNSLBP. For instance, a randomized controlled trial demonstrated that core stability training significantly improved back muscle strength and reduced pain intensity in young adults with chronic non-specific low back pain. To the best of authors' knowledge, the effect of kinetic control versus core stability training on the spatiotemporal parameters of the gait has not been investigated yet. So this study will be conducted to investigate this point.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind (outcomes assessor)
- Number of arms
- 3
- Model description
- Kinetic Control Training Versus Core Stability Exercises
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Kinetic control group | Experimental | Other: Kinetic control exercises, Other: conventional physical therapyTwenty patients will receive kinetic control training with conventional physical therapy three times a week for 8 weeks |
| Core stability exercises group | Experimental | Other: Core stability exercises, Other: conventional physical therapyTwenty patients will receive core stability exercises with conventional physical therapy three times a week for 8 weeks |
| Conventional physical therapy exercise | Active comparator | Other: conventional physical therapytwenty patients will receive conventional physical therapy three times a week for 8 weeks |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 to 45 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult
Key inclusion criteria (5 listed)
- Subjects from both sexes diagnosed with chronic non-specific low back pain with uncontrolled movement related to kinetic control concept
- aging range from 18-45 years
- Pain provoked by movement.
- Pain for at least 3 months
- Pain with sufficient intensity (equal to or greater than 4 points on VAS).
Key exclusion criteria (5 listed)
- History of previous spinal surgery.
- Patients with lumbar spine diseases (for example, disc prolapse or spondylolisthesis).
- Patients with abnormal neurological signs in lower extremities, radicular pain in the lower limb, hip arthrosis, congenital musculoskeletal deformity, female patients with pelvic lesions, and pregnant females.
- Red flag signs include unwanted weight loss, less than three months of symptom persistence, malignancies of the spine, spinal instability due to structural cause, for example: ligamentous sprain or spondylolisthesis.
- Gynaecological problems in females that may cause low back pain include coccydynia and hysterotomy
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kinetic control exercisesEach patient in the group will be received kinetic control retraining with conventional physical therapy. For each movement direction, specific control tests will be conducted. The direction and site of the uncontrolled movement will be evaluated using special tests in accordance with the pain history of the patient. | Other | Kinetic control group |
| Core stability exercisesCore stability exercises include curl up (head and shoulders lifting), bridging exercise with leg elevation, and quadruped with arm and leg lift will be performed with maintaining the lumbar spine neutral. each patient in that group will be received core stability exercises with conventional physical therapy, | Other | Core stability exercises group |
| conventional physical therapyconventional physical therapy includes Trans-cutaneous electric Nerve Stimulation (TENS), Heat by hot packs | Other | Conventional physical therapy exercise, Core stability exercises group, Kinetic control group |
Primary outcome
lumber repositioning error (lumbar proprioception)
Time frame: up to 8 weeks
The iPhone® application will be used to assess lumbar repositioning error. It will be placed vertically, halfway between the anterior superior and PSIS, just above the iliac crest, and fastened with a belt. The initial location and the inclination of the inclinometer were both fixed at 0°. There was a 0 to 30° range of motion (ROM). The assessor gently guided the individual to a 30° flexion and instructed them to hold this posture for ten seconds. After then, the participant actively went back to their starting location and subsequently did it three times.
7 secondary outcomes
pain intensity
Time frame: up to 8 weeks
gait speed
Time frame: up to eight weeks
cadence
Time frame: up to eight weeks
stride and step time
Time frame: up to eight weeks
stride and step length
Time frame: up to eight weeks
COG vertical displacement
Time frame: up to eight weeks
life disability
Time frame: up to eight weeks
Results and safety
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 6 Jul 2026.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No
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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.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Core stability exercises and conventional physical therapy in people with Low Back Pain, run by Cairo University.
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 5 inclusion and 5 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: opening soon, as of the sponsor's last update on 6 Jul 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
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?
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
Contact ola Adel, phd (01207003453, adelola191@gmail.com), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
lumber repositioning error (lumbar proprioception) (time frame: up to 8 weeks). 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 6 Jul 2026.