Effects of Two Different Dry-Needling Techniques for Low Back Pain
Status unconfirmed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Low Back Pain
In brief
Although dry-needling with or without manipulation has shown to be a useful technique to reduce pain in patients with low back pain (LBP), it is unclear which of these two dry-needling techniques would have a greater effect on the lumboscaral multifidus (LM) muscle activation, which is essential in LBP rehabilitation. Therefore, the purposes of the study are: 1) to investigate whether or not dry-needling would change muscle activity of the LM muscles in asymptomatic healthy adults and in individuals with LBP, respectively, and 2) to compare the effects of two dry-needling techniques on LM muscle activation and pressure pain threshold (PPT) in asymptomatic healthy adults and individuals with LBP, respectively.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT03970486
- Run by
- Texas Woman's University
- People needed
- 80
- Starts
- 2017-09-22
- Expected to finish
- 2019-12-31
- Last updated by the study team
- 2019-05-31
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- English-speaking adults and are 18 years of age or older.
- For asymptomatic healthy adults: no existing low back pain (LBP) and no LBP in the past 6 months.
- For individuals with LBP: existing LBP near the L5-S1 level with an average pain intensity score ≥ 2/10 in the past 24 hours (numeric pain rating scale of 0-10, 0 being no pain, 10 being unbearable pain)
- Exclusion Criteria (for both the asymptomatic healthy and patients with low back pain groups) :
- Bleeding disorders (e.g. hemophilia)
- Use of anti-coagulants (e.g. Coumadin)
- Previous low back surgery, systemic joint disease (e.g. rheumatoid arthritis)
- Cancer of the lower quadrant,
- Neurological disorders
- Allergic reaction to adhesive tape
- Inability to obtain testing positions (prone lying)
Where it is running
- Texas Woman's University — Dallas, Texas, United States (enrolling)
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