Effectiveness of Manual Therapy in Non-specific Low Back Pain

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Physiotherapy Specialty; Low Back Pain
• Interventions: Device: dry needling; Procedure: ischemic compression

• Registration Number: NCT05440253
• Lead Sponsor: Universidad Católica de Ávila

Brief Summary

Low back pain affects many people and involves high medical costs. For this reason, we wish to test the efficacy of dry needling VS ischaemic compression in patients with non-specific low back pain. To this end, an investigation was carried out on 40 patients diagnosed with this ailment, divided into two groups by randomisation to assess the intensity of pain, range of movement, pain threshold to pressure and quality of life, measuring these variables prior to the intervention, immediately, at 48 hours and one week after the intervention.

Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2022-04-01
• Primary Completion: 2022-05-29
• Study First Submitted: 2022-06-23
• Study Completion: 2022-06-24
• Study First Submitted QC: 2022-06-28
• Study First Posted: 2022-06-30
• Status Verified: 2022-08
• Last Update Submitted: 2022-08-11
• Last Update Posted: 2022-08-15

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 80

Inclusion Criteria

• Signed informed consent form.
• Presence of non-specific low back pain for more than six weeks.
• Presence of a palpable tight band nodule in the gluteus medius muscle.
• Presence of a hypersensitive or hyperirritable point in the tight band.
• Patients reporting local or referred pain in the area of the latent MGP after mechanical stimulation mechanical stimulation.

Exclusion Criteria

• Surgeries in the lumbopelvic region.
• Diagnosis of herniated discs in the lumbar region.
• Positive cognitive screening according to the Pfeiffer questionnaire.
• Heterometrics.
• Age outside the range of 18 to 75 years.
• Ingested or injected anticoagulant or antiplatelet drugs.
• Systemic or local infection in the lumbar region.
• Pregnancy.
• Presence of fear of needles (belonephobia).

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
dry needling group	dry needling	-
ischaemic compression group	ischemic compression	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pain	1 week	Visual Scale Analogue (0 minimum, 10 maximum).

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
movement	1 week	Schober test (0 minimum, 45 maximun).
quality of life	1 week	Oswestry low back pain disability scale (0 minimum, 100% maximum; Between 0-20% minimal limitation or disability, 21-40% moderate limitation or disability, 41- 60% severe limitation or disability, 61-80% disabled and above 81% limitation or disability.; 60% severe limitation or disability, 61-80% disabled and above 81% maximum functional limitation or disability, 61-80% disabled and above 81% maximum functional limitation or disability.; maximum functional limitation).

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Universidad Católica de Ávila; 🇪🇸 Ávila, Spain