The 6 Minute Step Test in Chronic Low Back Pain

Launched by KIRSEHIR AHI EVRAN UNIVERSITESI · Jun 17, 2025

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ClinConnect Summary

This clinical trial is looking at a new way to measure how well people with chronic low back pain can move and stay active. Instead of using the usual 6-minute walk test, the researchers want to see if a 6-minute step test—where participants step up and down on a platform for six minutes—can give similar information about their physical ability. This could offer a simpler or more practical option for assessing movement in people with long-lasting back pain.

People who might join this study are adults between 18 and 65 years old who have had chronic low back pain for at least three months. To be part of the trial, participants should not have other serious bone or nerve problems, recent back surgery, or be pregnant. Also, they should not have been regularly active in the last three months. If you join, you’ll be asked to do the step test to help researchers understand how well this method works. The study isn’t recruiting yet but may be an option for those wanting to help improve how back pain is assessed in the future.

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Diagnosed with chronic low back pain
• • Chronic low back pain for at least the last 3 months
• • Being aged 18-65
• • Voluntary participation in the study
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Having orthopedic or neurological impairments
• • History of surgery due to chronic low back pain in the last 6 months
• • Being pregnant
• • Participating in regular physical activity in the past 3 months