Trigger Point Dry Needling vs Trigger Point Dry Needling With Intramuscular Electrical Stimulation
- Conditions
- Sub-acute and Chronic Low Back Pain
- Interventions
- Device: trigger point dry needlingDevice: Electrical Stimulation
- Registration Number
- NCT03539588
- Lead Sponsor
- William Beaumont Army Medical Center
- Brief Summary
trigger point dry needling with intramuscular electrical stimulation vs trigger point dry needling
- Detailed Description
The purpose of this study is to evaluate if trigger point dry needling with intramuscular electrical stimulation is more effective in decreasing pain and disability in individuals with sub-acute and chronic low back pain (LBP) than with trigger point dry needling alone. The investigators are using a within subjects randomized crossover study that will recruit 30 active duty military personnel or beneficiaries from William Beaumont Army Medical Center and all associated clinics. The investigators hypothesize that individuals with LBP will exhibit larger improvements in pain and disability when receiving trigger point dry needling with intramuscular electrical stimulation than when receiving trigger point dry needling alone.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 30
- Currently experience low back pain for greater than 4 weeks (Low back pain defined as pain below the T12th vertebrae with or without radiation) Military or DOD Beneficiary (any branch; 18-65 years of age)
- Structural Deformity (ankylosing Spondylitis, Scoliosis)
- Has any other Orthopedic condition that may keep subject from performing Low - Back Exercises
- Tumors
- Spinal infection or local infection
- Pregnancy-All female subjects will be given either a blood serum or urine pregnancy test.
- Spinal cord compression or Cauda Equina Syndrome
- Subject with the inability to keep appointments
- Has History of prior surgery
- Has received Dry Needling or Acupuncture in the last 6 months
- History of bleeding disorders
- High anti-coagulant use
- History of immune suppression
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- CROSSOVER
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Treatment group 1 trigger point dry needling In this group participants will receive trigger point dry needling with electrical stimulation first and receive trigger point needling by itself second. Only MYOTECH dry needles will be used in this study. However we are not studying the equipment. Treatment group 1 Electrical Stimulation In this group participants will receive trigger point dry needling with electrical stimulation first and receive trigger point needling by itself second. Only MYOTECH dry needles will be used in this study. However we are not studying the equipment. Treatment Group 2 trigger point dry needling In this group the participants will receive trigger point dry needling first and receive trigger point dry needling with electrical stimulation second. Only MYOTECH dry needles and ESTIM II dual channel stimulator will be used in this study. However we are not studying the equipment. Treatment Group 2 Electrical Stimulation In this group the participants will receive trigger point dry needling first and receive trigger point dry needling with electrical stimulation second. Only MYOTECH dry needles and ESTIM II dual channel stimulator will be used in this study. However we are not studying the equipment.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Numeric Pain Rating Scale to assess change Baseline and before and after each treatment session, duration per subject is approximately 3 weeks an 11 point scale on which the participant will grade their pain
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
William BAMC
🇺🇸El Paso, Texas, United States