Comparison of Dry Needling and Manual Pressure Release for Managing Low Back Pain

Not Applicable

Active, not recruiting

• Conditions: Low Back Pain
• Interventions: Procedure: Manual pressure release; Procedure: Dry needling; Procedure: Heat therapy

• Registration Number: NCT05680493
• Lead Sponsor: Foundation University Islamabad

Brief Summary

This study will compare the effect of dry needling and manual pressure in patients having low back pain in terms of pain and disability. There will be two groups ; experimental and control. Half of study group will receive dry needling session along with hot pack. Half of study group will receive manual pressure technique along with hot pack.

Detailed Description

The study is Randomized Control Trail , which is being conducted in fauji foundation hospital and Foundation University College Of Rehabilitation (oct 2022-feb 2023) . Sample size of 50 individual was calculated using epitool with 95% confidence interval (CI), and power 80%. sample will be collected through pilot study .

both groups will recieve conventional physiotherapy protocol (hot pack) Assessment will be done on baseline, and 4th week .

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2022-10-01
• Status Verified: 2022-12
• Study First Submitted: 2022-12-26
• Study First Submitted QC: 2022-12-26
• Last Update Submitted: 2022-12-26
• Primary Completion: 2023-01-01
• Study First Posted: 2023-01-11
• Last Update Posted: 2023-01-11
• Study Completion: 2023-02-01

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 30

Inclusion Criteria

• age between 30-60
• pateint with subacute and chronic low back pain at least last 6 months.
• pateint with active MTrps.

Exclusion Criteria

• patient with fibromyalgia
• pregnant females
• patient with chronic diseases (osteoporosis, lungs disease and diabetes)
• patient with musculoskeletal injuries
• patient that are using any medication to relief pain like analgesic or muscle relaxants
• Any treatment for back pain in same period of research.
• patient having any radiculopathies or discogenic low back pain

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
manual pressure release	Manual pressure release	Hot pack for 15 min then manual pressure release
Dry needling	Heat therapy	Total 12 sessions of trigger point dry needling at lumbar muscles with Hot pack,with 3 sessions per week
Dry needling	Dry needling	Total 12 sessions of trigger point dry needling at lumbar muscles with Hot pack,with 3 sessions per week
manual pressure release	Heat therapy	Hot pack for 15 min then manual pressure release

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
pain intensity	4 weeks	visual analogue scale
functional disability	4 weeks	functional disability will be measured through oswestry disability index

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Foundation University College of Physical Therapy; 🇵🇰 Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan