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NCT Number: NCT05540548

Contribution of the Podiatrist-Posturologist in the Evaluation of the Link Between the Stabilometric Parameters and the Pain Felt in Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain

Chronic low back pain is one of the major causes of disability worldwide. Knowledge about the pathophysiology of low back pain is insufficient, and an accurate diagnosis can only be obtained in 10 to 15% of cases. The absence of a precise diagnosis leads to a therapeutic challenge due to the large number of treatments available, the overall efficacy of which is low to moderate. Therefore, the identification of subgroups of non-specific chronic low back pain patients is essential and will allow the optimization of therapeutic management. A detailed description of the stabilometric parameters associated with the evaluation of pain, kinematic disturbance and the degree of kinesiophobia would allow us to establish specific postural profiles, to propose a relevant clinical model and to improve the accuracy of the diagnosis of people with chronic low back pain. The objectives of this research project are to evaluate the relationship between stabilometric parameters and pain (main objective), lumbar kinematics, kinesiophobia, and quality of life (secondary objectives) in order to propose specific postural profiles in chronic low back pain patients.

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Key information

Conditions

Chronic Low Back Pain Anxiety Disorders Kinesiophobia Mental Disorders Neurologic Manifestations Pain Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Phobic Disorders Signs and Symptoms

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Service de neurologie CH de Valenciennes

Valenciennes, 59300, France

Location status: Recruiting

Location contact

Annarita Mora

CONTACT

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

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.

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

  1. Correlation between the average speed of displacement of the center of pressure measured in the open-eyes position and the level of pain felt in patients suffering from chronic low back pain

    Time frame: Baseline

Secondary outcomes

  1. Correlation between the other stabilometric parameters (mean surface, mean frontal and sagittal position) of postural stability measured in the open-eyes position and the level of pain felt.

    Time frame: Baseline

  2. Correlation between the stabilometric parameters (mean speed, mean surface, mean frontal and sagittal position) of postural stability (measured in the open-eyes position and in the closed-eyes position) and neuropathic pain

    Time frame: Baseline

  3. Correlation of stabilometric parameters (mean speed, mean surface, mean frontal and sagittal position) of postural stability (measured in open-eyes and closed-eyes position) with the degree of kinesiophobia and quality of life.

    Time frame: Baseline

  4. Reproducibility of the stabilometric measurements (average speed, average surface, average frontal and sagittal position) in each of the conditions (in the open-eyes position and in the closed-eyes position).

    Time frame: Baseline

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Frédéric VISEUX

CONTACT

[email protected]

03 27 14 04 54 ext. +33

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University Hospital, Lille

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Registry information

Acronym: APLOMB

Important dates

Study start
2024
Primary completion
2026
Study completion
2026
First posted
Sep 14, 2022
Registry last updated
Aug 24, 2025

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