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NCT Number: NCT07603609

Sensorimotor Training With a Mobilized Balance Platform in Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain

This randomized controlled study aims to investigate the effects of a sensorimotor training protocol using a mobilized balance platform device on proprioceptive system function, movement control, balance, physical performance, pain severity, and quality of life in patients with chronic low back pain. A total of 44 patients with chronic low back pain will be recruited from the outpatient clinic of Gaziler Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Training and Research Hospital.

Participants will be randomly assigned to either a sensorimotor training group or a control group. The intervention group will receive sensorimotor training using the Huber 360 balance system, while the control group will perform a home exercise program including stretching, spinal mobility, lumbopelvic control, and balance exercises.

Pain severity, proprioception, functional status, balance, physical performance, and quality of life will be assessed before and after treatment by an assessor blinded to group allocation.

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Key information

Conditions

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

Age range

18 year–55 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Ankara Gaziler physical therapy and rehabilitation hospital

Ankara, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location status: Recruiting

Location contact

Sefa Gumruk Aslan

CONTACT

[email protected]

+903122911503

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Individuals aged between 18 and 55 years
  • Presence of chronic low back pain lasting at least 3 months
  • Pain intensity score of 3 or higher on the Visual Analog Scale (VAS)
  • Individuals with sufficient cognitive ability to understand and follow study procedures
  • Willingness to participate voluntarily in the study

Exclusion criteria

  • Participation in a similar training program within the last 12 months
  • History of lower extremity or spinal surgery
  • Presence of non-mechanical low back pain, inflammatory disease, or tumor
  • Uncontrolled hypertension or cardiac disease
  • History of malignancy
  • Presence of radicular symptoms associated with low back pain
  • Progressive neurological deficits
  • Neurogenic claudication

Treatment and study plan

Huber 360 Sensorimotor Training

Device

Participants will receive sensorimotor training using the Huber 360 balance system. The protocol will include progressive rotational and oscillatory exercises designed to improve proprioception, balance, neuromuscular control, and movement control in patients with chronic low back pain. Sessions will be performed for 30 minutes, twice weekly for 5 weeks.

Home Exercise Program

Behavioral

Participants will perform a home exercise program including warm-up and stretching exercises, spinal mobility exercises, lumbopelvic control exercises, and balance exercises. The program will be performed for 30 minutes per session, twice weekly for 5 weeks.

Primary outcomes

  1. Lumbar Proprioception Assessment

    Time frame: Before treatment and immediately after completion of the 5-week intervention program

    Lumbar proprioception will be assessed using lumbar repositioning tests at 60 degrees flexion and 15 degrees extension. Participants will be asked to reproduce target lumbar positions, and the angular repositioning error will be recorded. Lower repositioning error values indicate better lumbar proprioceptive accuracy.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Pain Severity Assessed by Visual Analog Scale

    Time frame: Before treatment and immediately after completion of the 5-week intervention program

    Pain intensity will be assessed using a 10-cm Visual Analog Scale (VAS). Scores range from 0 to 10, where 0 indicates no pain and 10 indicates the worst imaginable pain. Higher scores indicate greater pain severity.

  2. Functional Status Assessed by Oswestry Disability Index

    Time frame: Before treatment and immediately after completion of the 5-week intervention program

    Functional disability related to low back pain will be assessed using the Oswestry Disability Index (ODI). Higher scores indicate greater disability.

  3. Balance and Limits of Stability Assessed by Huber 360

    Time frame: Before treatment and immediately after completion of the 5-week intervention program

    Static balance, dynamic balance, and limits of stability will be assessed using the Huber 360 balance system. Better balance performance and improved stability limits indicate better postural control.

  4. Lumbar Flexion Range of Motion

    Time frame: Before treatment and immediately after completion of the 5-week intervention program

    Physical performance will be assessed using a Physical Performance Test Battery including lumbar flexion range of motion, 50-step walking test, 5-minute walking test, five-repetition sit-to-stand test, ten-repetition trunk flexion test, and forward reaching with weight.

  5. Quality of Life Assessed by Short Form-36

    Time frame: Before treatment and immediately after completion of the 5-week intervention program

    Quality of life will be assessed using the Short Form-36 (SF-36). Higher scores indicate better health-related quality of life.

  6. 50-Step Walking Test

    Time frame: Before treatment and immediately after completion of the 5-week intervention program

    he time required to complete the 50-step walking test will be recorded in seconds

  7. Five-Minute Walking Test

    Time frame: Before treatment and immediately after completion of the 5-week intervention program

    The time required to complete five sit-to-stand repetitions will be recorded in seconds.

  8. Ten-Repetition Trunk Flexion Test

    Time frame: Before treatment and immediately after completion of the 5-week intervention program

    The time required to complete ten trunk flexion repetitions will be recorded in seconds.

  9. Forward Reaching with Weight Test

    Time frame: Before treatment and immediately after completion of the 5-week intervention program

    Forward reaching distance while holding weight will be measured in centimeters.

Study contacts

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

Sefa GÜMRÜK ASLAN

CONTACT

[email protected]

+903122911503

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Gaziler Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Education and Research Hospital

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Effects of a Sensorimotor Training Protocol Using a Mobilized Balance Platform on Proprioceptive System, Movement Control, and Quality of Life in Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain

Important dates

Study start
2026
Primary completion
2026
Study completion
2026
First posted
May 22, 2026
Registry last updated
May 22, 2026

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