Skip to main content
OpenTrials
Completed

NCT Number: NCT06864832

Efficacy of Therapeutic Exercise (Mirror Image Exercise) in Adolescent With Chronic Low Back Pain, Through Corrective Postural Changes

This study will include two groups. The study group will receive mirror-image postural exercise on the 3D postural analysis. The control group will receive a traditional exercise program.

Completed

Looking for future studies?

Notify Me

Key information

Conditions

Low Back Pain Back Pain Neurologic Manifestations Pain Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms

Age range

18 year–35 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Faculty of Physical Therapy

Giza, Giza Governorate, 8655, Egypt

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Having chronic mechanical low back pain.
  • Having a significant translational and/or rotational deformity of the lumbar spine according to the posture index scale.
  • Having normal x-ray

Exclusion criteria

  • Severe cardiovascular disease.
  • Previous spinal surgery.
  • Abdominal hernia.
  • True leg length discrepancy.
  • Severe respiratory disease.
  • Pregnancy.
  • Associated pathologies of lower limbs that may interfere with the posture such as foot, knee, and hip deformities.

Treatment and study plan

Mirror image postural exercises

Other

Patients will recieve mirror image postural exercise on the 3D postural analysis

Back exercises

Other

Exercises in the form of back muscles stretching exercises and abdominal muscles strengthening exercises.

Primary outcomes

  1. Pain Intensity

    Time frame: 1-3 months

    Measured using Visual analoge scale(VAS)

  2. Postural Alignment

    Time frame: 1-3 months

    Assess through 3D posture assessment

  3. Functional Disability

    Time frame: 1-3 months

    Measured using the Oswestry Disability Index(ODI)

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Beni-Suef University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Efficacy of Therapeutic Exercise (Mirror Image Exercise) in Adolescent With Chronic Low Back Pain, Through Corrective Postural Changes; Randomized Controlled Trial

Acronym: low back pain

Important dates

Study start
2025
Primary completion
2025
Study completion
2025
First posted
Mar 7, 2025
Registry last updated
Nov 26, 2025

OpenTrials presents study information sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov. The official registry record should be consulted for the latest information.

View the official ClinicalTrials.gov record (opens in a new tab)

This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

Related clinical trials

Published trials that share one or more normalized conditions with this study.