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

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Low Back Pain
• Interventions: Other: physiotherapy techniques

• Registration Number: NCT06207097
• Lead Sponsor: University of Americas

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.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2023-08-01
• Primary Completion: 2023-09-01
• Study Completion: 2023-12-18
• Status Verified: 2024-01
• Study First Submitted: 2024-01-05
• Study First Submitted QC: 2024-01-05
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-01-05
• Study First Posted: 2024-01-16
• Last Update Posted: 2024-01-16

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 22

Inclusion Criteria

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

Exclusion Criteria

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

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Elastic taping plus exercise program.	physiotherapy techniques	-
Dry needling plus exercise program.	physiotherapy techniques	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pain (pain scale (VAS) 1 to 109	1 week	visual analog pain scale

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
dysfunction (percentage of disability due to low back pain (from 0 to 10%))	1 week	Evaluation of dysfunction due to low back pain with the Oswestry Dysfunction Scale

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Universidad de las Americas; 🇨🇱 Santiago de Chile, Santiago, Chile