Traditional Acupuncture and Myofascial Trigger Point Dry Needling and Acupressure for Chronic Low Back Pain

NCT00804089 | Unknown DMC

• 1 other identifier: AR1-001-2008
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 90
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 2

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare the therapeutic effects of acupuncture using traditional acupoints and Ashi points with myofascial trigger points superficial dry needling and acupressure, followed by postisometric stretching of the appropriate muscles, in the treatment of patients with chronic mechanical low back pain.

Conditions

Low Back Pain

Keywords

Low Back Pain, Chronic; Acupuncture; Dry Needling; Acupressure; Acupuncture Points; Trigger Points, Myofascial

Study Arms (3)

1

EXPERIMENTAL

Traditional needle acupuncture

Procedure: Traditional needle acupuncture

2

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Myofascial trigger point dry needling

Procedure: Myofascial trigger point dry needling

3

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Myofascial trigger point acupressure

Procedure: Myofascial trigger point acupressure

Interventions

Traditional needle acupuncture PROCEDURE

Traditional needle acupuncture using traditional meridian acupoints and Ashi (tender) points

1

Myofascial trigger point dry needling PROCEDURE

Superficial dry needling of myofascial trigger points found in the muscles related to low back pain, followed by their postisometric stretching

2

Myofascial trigger point acupressure PROCEDURE

Blunt needle acupressure of myofascial trigger points found in the muscles related to low back pain, followed by their postisometric stretching

3

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 65 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Clinical diagnosis of mechanical lower back pain for at least three months.
• The chronic mechanical lower back pain is the chief complaint, with or without leg pain.
• The lower back pain is disabling to the degree that affects the patient's routine job and/or his or her lifestyle.

You may not qualify if:

• Patients with tumor, infection, major trauma to the spine causing fracture or disruption of the major ligaments, or cauda equina syndrome.
• Patients with neurological signs of spinal nerve compression.
• Patients having undergone spinal surgery, facet joint block and/or corticoid injection.
• Patients with general contraindications for acupuncture or acupressure treatment.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Hermano Miguel Foundation: lead
• Ecuadorian Federation of Physiotherapy, Tungurahua Branch: collaborator
• Technical University of Ambato: collaborator

Study Sites (2)

Social Security Hospital

Ibarra, Imbabura, Ecuador

RECRUITING

Social Security Hospital

Ambato, Tungurahua Province, Ecuador

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Low Back Pain; Bronchiolitis Obliterans Syndrome

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Back Pain; Pain; Neurologic Manifestations; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms; Organizing Pneumonia; Bronchiolitis Obliterans; Bronchiolitis; Bronchitis; Bronchial Diseases; Respiratory Tract Diseases; Lung Diseases, Obstructive; Lung Diseases; Graft vs Host Disease; Immune System Diseases

Study Officials

• Sergiy Voznesenskyy, Ph.D. B.P.T.

  Hermano Miguel Foundation

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Sergiy Voznesenskyy, Ph.D. B.P.T.

CONTACT

(+593 2) 237 8374

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: TRIPLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT, INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 5, 2008
• First Posted: December 8, 2008
• Study Start: December 1, 2008
• Primary Completion: March 1, 2009
• Last Updated: December 8, 2008

Record last verified: 2008-12

Locations

EC (2)