Compare the Effect of Exercise Program Plus Dry Needling Versus Elastic Taping

NCT06207097 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: CEC_FP_2023022
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 22
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Low back pain is a common musculoskeletal health condition in society. It is a leading cause of disability globally and has created a significant burden in terms of work disability and high healthcare costs. Studies on the treatment of combined therapies for non-specific low back pain are scarce, so it is not known in depth which intervention is the best for reducing pain. For this reason, the objective of this study was to evaluate and compare the effect of physical exercise plus dry needling versus physical exercise plus elastic bandage. For this, a randomized clinical trial was carried out with a total of 22 people, where pain was evaluated using the ENA scale and functionality using the Oswestry test. Participants received CORE stabilization exercises. CORE stability training has become a popular training trend and has begun to be applied in rehabilitation programs and sports medicine (1). The expected results of the study are that the group that receives the physical exercise intervention plus dry needling will have better results in reducing the pain and functionality variable, evaluated with ENA and Oswestry in 4 sessions.

Conditions

Low Back Pain

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Pain (pain scale (VAS) 1 to 109

  visual analog pain scale

  1 week

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• dysfunction (percentage of disability due to low back pain (from 0 to 10%))

  1 week

Study Arms (2)

Dry needling plus exercise program.

EXPERIMENTAL

Other: physiotherapy techniques

Elastic taping plus exercise program.

EXPERIMENTAL

Other: physiotherapy techniques

Interventions

physiotherapy techniques OTHER

Dry neeling: invasive physiotherapy technique where an acupuncture needle is used on painful points Elastic taping: physiotherapy technique where elastic bandage is used on the skin Exercise program: physical exercise prescription

Dry needling plus exercise program.; Elastic taping plus exercise program.

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• Workers of the University of the Americas, Santiago Centro Campus, Echaurren and República Headquarters

You may not qualify if:

• Not having a diagnosis of cancer,
• Hernia of the nucleus pulposus with neural symptoms,
• Pregnant
• History of recent surgery (\<6 months)
• History of tumor
• History of spinal fracture
• People with belonephobia

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Americas: lead

Study Sites (1)

Universidad de las Americas

Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan, 7750495, Chile

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Low Back Pain

Interventions

Physical Therapy Modalities

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

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

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Therapeutics; Rehabilitation

Study Officials

• Ignacio Astudillo, PhD

  Universidad de las Americas

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: PhD

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 5, 2024
• First Posted: January 16, 2024
• Study Start: August 1, 2023
• Primary Completion: September 1, 2023
• Study Completion: December 18, 2023
• Last Updated: January 16, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-01

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

CL (1)