Dry Needlig Vesus Tecartherapy in Low-back Pain Treatment

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Conditions studied: Low Back Pain

In brief

Introduction: Diathermy is a new tool that could help subjects with chronic low back pain (CLBP), with no studies having compared it to other interventions already investigated such as dry needling. Hypothesis: Diathermy is more effective than dry needling in improving pain intensity in the short term in subjects with CLBP. Design: randomised controlled trial Methods: We will conduct a convenience sampling, with subjects receiving 2 treatment sessions with diathermy or dry needling, according to allocation. Subjects will be assessed at baseline, 1 week, 1 month and 3 months after treatment for pain intensity, disability, kinesiophobia and catastrophizing. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) and moderation analysis will be performed to evaluate the results, with 95% confidence intervals (CI).

Key facts

Study ID

NCT05422040

Run by

University of Alcala

People needed

60

Starts

2022-06-20

Expected to finish

2026-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2026-04-28

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 65. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Age between 18 and 65 years.
• Chronic non-specific low back pain.
• Duration of pain of more than 6 weeks.

You may not qualify if…

• Neurological signs or symptoms.
• Radicular pain.
• Radiating pain below the knee.
• Belonephobia.
• Traumatic processes and/or surgeries in the lumbar region in the last year.
• Having received physiotherapy treatment in the last 3 months.
• Systemic diseases such as cancer, rheumatic diseases, neurological diseases.

Where it is running

• Centro Investigación Fisioterapia y Dolor — Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain (enrolling)

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