Who is sponsoring NCT03309540?

NCT03309540 is sponsored by Vrije Universiteit Brussel.

What drugs are being tested in NCT03309540?

Interventions in NCT03309540: Physioterapy intervention.

What condition does NCT03309540 study?

NCT03309540 studies Chronic Low Back Pain, Physiotherapy, Quality of Life, Range of Motion, Pain Intensity.

Is NCT03309540 still recruiting?

NCT03309540 is currently status unknown. Last updated 12 October 2018.

Last reviewed 2018-10-12 · How we verify

NCT03309540: CLBP

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Published: 2026-01-01
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Effect of Physiotherapeutic Interventions on Quality of Life in Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain. (Study 2)

Status unknown NA Last updated 12 October 2018

What this trial tests

NA trial testing Physioterapy intervention in Chronic Low Back Pain in 50 participants. Status unknown.

Timeline

31 October 2017

Primary endpoint
31 December 2018

31 December 2018

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Phase	NA
Status	Status unknown
Study type	INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation	randomized
Design	factorial
Masking	single
Primary purpose	treatment
Enrollment	50
Start date	31 October 2017
Primary completion	31 December 2018
Estimated completion	31 December 2018
Sites	1 location across Belgium

Drugs / interventions tested

Physioterapy intervention

Conditions studied

Chronic Low Back Pain — all drugs for Chronic Low Back Pain →
Physiotherapy — all drugs for Physiotherapy →
Quality of Life — all drugs for Quality of Life →
Range of Motion — all drugs for Range of Motion →

Sponsor

Vrije Universiteit Brussel — full company profile →

Who can join

Adults 20 to 60, any sex, with Chronic Low Back Pain or Physiotherapy. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect on QoL, PI and the AROM° in patients with non-specific chronic low back pain. This after following an episode of 6 weeks 2 times a week physiotherapeutic back rehabilitation according to the 4 times T method by orthopaedic disorder ® (4MTOR®). The results in this research will be analyzed and reported. In this study, 7 dependent variables will be independently examined relative to 2 independent variables.

Publications & conference data

3 peer-reviewed publications reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):

Fascia Tissue Manipulations in Chronic Low Back Pain: A Pragmatic Comparative Randomized Clinical Trial of the 4xT Method<sup>®</sup> and Exercise Therapy.
Amstel RV, Noten K, Malone S, Vaes P. · · 2023 · cited 5× · PMID 38276256 · DOI 10.3390/life14010007
Unlocking Pain Relief for Chronic Low Back Pain: The Potential of the 4xT Method® - A Dual Case Study Analysis.
van Amstel RN, Noten K. · · 2023 · cited 2× · PMID 37279191 · DOI 10.12659/ajcr.939284
Associations between trunk mobility, pain, and quality of life in individuals with chronic low back pain treated with different therapeutic protocols: Potential clinical parameters.
Van Amstel R, Noten K, Malone S, Vaes P. · · 2026 · PMID 40653852 · DOI 10.1177/10538127251358730

Verify or expand the search:

Other trials of Physioterapy intervention

Trials testing the same drug.

NCT03322956 — Effect of Physiotherapeutic Interventions on Quality of Life in Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain. (Study 1) · NA · completed

Other recruiting trials for Chronic Low Back Pain

Currently open trials in the same condition.

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Other Vrije Universiteit Brussel trials

Trials by the same sponsor.

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Verify against primary sources

ClinicalTrials.gov — authoritative US registry record
WHO ICTRP — international registry index
EU Clinical Trials Register
Sponsor press releases (Google)

Data sources for this page

Trial protocol + status: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03309540 (US National Library of Medicine, public domain)
Publications: Europe PMC API search by NCT ID, retrieved 10 June 2026
Drug + disease cross-links: matched in real time against Drug Landscape's normalised drug + company + condition tables
Sponsor: as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov by Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Last refreshed: 12 October 2018

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