Effectiveness of Dry Needling on Pain, Functional Disability, Postural Control and Pain Pressure Threshold in Patients With Chronic Nonspecific Low Back Pain: A Double-Blind Randomised Controlled Trial
Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Other
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY
Low back pain is a major health problem that affects psychosocial, economical, functional and physical aspects of the patients' life. The aim of this study will be to investigate the effectiveness of dry needling on pain, functional disability, postural control and pain pressure threshold in patients with chronic nonspecific low back pain using a randomized controlled trial design. Patients with chronic nonspecific low back pain will be randomly divided into two groups: Experimental group (dry needling and routine physical therapy) and control group (sham dry needling and routine physical therapy). Primary outcomes will be pain intensity and functional disability. Postural control and pain pressure threshold will be considered as secondary outcomes.
Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Maximum Age: 45
Healthy Volunteers: f
View:
• Patients age between 18 to 45 years.
• Moderate pain at rest (between 30 and 60 in NPRS).
• Patients with trigger points in the lumbar multifidus muscle.
• Patients have the ability to speak and read Persian.
Locations
Other Locations
Islamic Republic of Iran
Physical therapy clinic at rehabilitation center of Iran university of medical sciences
RECRUITING
Tehran
Contact Information
Primary
Bahareh Firouzeh, Bachelor
baharefirouze74@gmail.com
+98-9908080623
Backup
Mohammadreza Pourahmadi, PhD
pourahmadipt@gmail.com
+98-9122245593
Time Frame
Start Date:2022-07-25
Estimated Completion Date:2026-12-30
Participants
Target number of participants:40
Treatments
Experimental: Experimental group
The experimental group will comprise 20 participants with chronic non-specific low back pain. The treatment will include dry needling of the lumbar multifidus muscle and routine physical therapy. The needles will be inserted to obtain local twitch response, and this process will continue until no more local twitch response occurs in each session. Then the needles will be left in place for 20 minutes. Routine physical therapy will include low level laser therapy and motor control training. The treatment will last 3 weeks, 6 sessions, twice a week.
Placebo_comparator: Control group
The control group will comprise 20 participants with chronic non-specific low back pain. The treatment will include sham dry needling of the lumbar multifidus muscle and routine physical therapy. The sham dry needling method consists of the insertion of the needles subcutaneously and no local twitch response will be obtained. The needles will be left in the place for 20 minutes. Routine physical therapy will include low level laser therapy and motor control training. The treatment will last 3 weeks, 6 sessions, twice a week.