The Effect of Dry Needling on Trunk Muscle Function in Low Back Pain Patients

NCT02250742 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 045/11
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 40
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The study will establish data on the function of trunk muscles in healthy and low back pain patient's pre and post dry needling treatment. This will help in understanding the underlying mechanism of this treatment and reveal the effect of dry needling on muscle performance. Study hypothesis is that an improvement of back muscle function following dry needling procedure will be found.

Conditions

Low Back Pain

Keywords

ultrasound imaging; acupuncture; back muscles; spine; muscle strength

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Change in Multifidus muscle thickness

  Multifidus muscle thickness will be measured using diagnostic ultrasound imaging

  baseline and Immediately after dry needling procedure at the same session

Study Arms (2)

low back pain group

EXPERIMENTAL

Dry needling to the lumbar multifidus muscles using a deep insertion technique with 4 needles (2 on each side of the spine) will be utielized. The needles will be left in situ for 10 minutes.

Other: dry needling

healthy group

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Dry needling to the lumbar multifidus muscles using a deep insertion technique with 4 needles (2 on each side of the spine) will be utilized. The needles will be left in situ for 10 minutes.

Other: dry needling

Interventions

dry needling OTHER

Dry needling uses traditional acupuncture needles without injecting any liquid. Dry needling is based on traditional Western medicine whereby the needle insertion sites are located in known anatomical landmarks such as skeletal muscles, fascia and occasionally joints, tendons and bone/tendon junctions.

Also known as: acupuncture

healthy group; low back pain group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 60 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Age: 18-60 years.
• Healthy individuals or individuals with main complaint of low back pain (LBP)

You may not qualify if:

• Patients with "red flags" for a serious spinal condition, for example: tumor, compression fractures, infection, cancer.
• Signs of nerve root compression (positive straight leg raise \<45 degrees, decreased reflexes, decrease sensation or decreased strength in the lower extremities).
• Pregnancy.
• Previous surgery to the lumbar spine
• History of congenital lumbar or pelvic anomalies
• Physical therapy for LBP was provided in the 6 months prior to participation in the study
• Patients who are unable to lie prone for 30 minutes.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Haifa: lead

Study Sites (1)

University of Haifa

Haifa, Israel

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Low Back Pain

Interventions

Dry Needling; Acupuncture Therapy

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Back Pain; Pain; Neurologic Manifestations; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Complementary Therapies; Therapeutics; Physical Therapy Modalities

Study Officials

• Gali Dar, PhD

  University of Haifa, Department of Physical Therapy

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NON RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: BASIC SCIENCE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: PhD, researcher

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 13, 2014
• First Posted: September 26, 2014
• Study Start: September 1, 2014
• Primary Completion: December 1, 2015
• Study Completion: December 1, 2015
• Last Updated: May 24, 2016

Record last verified: 2016-05

Locations

IL (1)