The effect of dry needling compared to lumbar spine mobilization in chronic non-specific low back pai

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Completed

• Conditions: Chronic non-specific low back pain.; Low back pain; M54.5

• Registration Number: IRCT20210706051802N1
• Lead Sponsor: Iran University of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Last Update Posted: 27 May 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 56

Inclusion Criteria

Patients aged between 18 to 45 years.
Moderate pain intensity (between 30 to 60) based on Numerical Pain Rating Scale (0 means no pain and 100 is the most imaginable pain).
Patients with trigger points in the quadratus lumborum and lumbar multifidus muscles.
The patient's symptoms are provoked with passive accessory intervertebral movements (PAIVM) on at least one level of the lumbar spine vertebrae.
Patients are able to read and write Persian.

Exclusion Criteria

Complications that affect the treatment process such as systemic diseases, neurological disorders, inflammatory conditions, infectious conditions, structural and degenerative changes, metabolic bone diseases and bleeding disorder.
History of lumbar surgery.
Fracture.
People who have received exercise therapy or manual treatments or dry needling for the lumbar region in past month.
Have active cancer.
Pregnancy.
Needle phobia.
Long history of steroid use.

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Functional disability based on Oswestry Disability Index. Timepoint: Functional disability measurement before intervention and 7 days after intervention. Method of measurement: Oswestry Disability Index.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Range of motion. Timepoint: Before intervention and 7 days after intervention. Method of measurement: Inclinometer.;Lumbar multifidus and quadratus lumborum muscles functional change (thickness change). Timepoint: Before intervention and 7 days after intervention. Method of measurement: Ultrasound.;Pain pressure threshold. Timepoint: Before intervention and 7 days after intervention. Method of measurement: Algometer.;Pain intensity based on Numerical Pain Rating Scale. Timepoint: Pain intensity measurement before intervention and 7 days after intervention. Method of measurement: Numerical Pain Rating Scale.