Influence of sympathetic nerve activity on pain propagation in sciatica patients

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: sciatica; myofascial pain; Musculoskeletal - Other muscular and skeletal disorders; Neurological - Other neurological disorders; Physical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Physiotherapy

• Registration Number: ACTRN12614001060639
• Lead Sponsor: ational Science Centre

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2014-10-03
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 50

Inclusion Criteria

diagnosis of sciatica, age between 30 and 60 (inclusive); both lower limbs present, pain duration 1-3 months, >3 on the 1-10 point VAS scale of leg pain, with this being the dominant pain problem

Exclusion Criteria

complex regional pain syndrome, cauda equina syndrome, previous back surgery, spinal tumors, scoliosis, pregnancy, coagulant treatment, disseminated intravascular coagulation, diabetes, epilepsy, infection, inflammatory rheumatologic diseases, stroke, or oncological history.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Trigger points presence by using Travell and Simon’s clinical criteria[just before the dry needling session under infrared thermovision camera control]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Vasomotor response to dry needling (DN) under infrared thermovision (IRT) camera control[baseline, and 5 and 10 minutes of DN and 6 minutes of IRT observations post-DN]