Eligibility Module

Eligibility Module

The Eligibility Module contains detailed information about who can participate in the clinical trial. This includes eligibility criteria, age restrictions, gender requirements, healthy volunteer status, and study population descriptions, helping researchers understand who is eligible to participate in the study.

Eligibility Module path is as follows:

Study -> Protocol Section -> Eligibility Module

Eligibility Module


Ignite Creation Date: 2025-12-24 @ 4:43 PM
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NCT ID: NCT02546466
Eligibility Criteria: Inclusion Criteria: * (1) aged between 18 and 50 years; * (2) medical diagnosis of chronic non-specific low back pain in the last 3 months and/or pain during at least half of the days in the past 6 months (Deyo et al. 2014), that is located between T12 and the gluteal folds; * (3) pain intensity equal to or greater than three; * (4) pain caused by certain postures, activities and movements; and * (5) score greater than 14% on the Oswestry Lumbar Disability Index (Vibe Fersum et al. 2013). Exclusion Criteria: * (1) red flags (neoplastic diseases or tumors in the spine, inflammatory diseases, infections and fractures); * (2) serious neurological (or central and peripheral neurological) symptoms, psychiatric, rheumatologic and cardiac diseases; * (3) disc herniation; * (4) lumbar stenosis; * (5) spondylolisthesis; * (6) history of spinal surgeries; * (7) pregnancy; * (8) menstrual period; * (9) underwent physical therapy treatments (less than 6 months before the evaluation period); * (10) participants with previously diagnosed balance disorders or with disorders that may interfere with balance (vestibular diseases, whiplash injuries, functional ankle instability or report of "giving" way sensation in ankle during the past 6 months); and * (11) using medications that alter or cause suppression of sensory perception.
Healthy Volunteers: False
Sex: ALL
Minimum Age: 18 Years
Maximum Age: 50 Years
Study: NCT02546466
Study Brief:
Protocol Section: NCT02546466