Compare Electrodry Needlig and Dry Needling in Mechanical Low Back Pain

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Quadratus Lumborum Syndrome
• Interventions: Other: Electro Dry Needlig; Other: dry needling

• Registration Number: NCT06407687
• Lead Sponsor: Riphah International University

Brief Summary

Mechanical low back pain (LBP) generally results from an acute traumatic event, but it may also be caused by cumulative trauma. The severity of an acute traumatic event varies widely, from twisting one's back to being involved in a motor vehicle collision. Mechanical LBP due to cumulative trauma tends to occur more commonly in the workplace and Quadratus Lumborum injury plays an important role in causing MLBP. The aim of this study is To compare the effects of Electrical Dry Needling and Dry Needling on pain, endurance and range of motion in patients with Quadratus Lumborum Syndrome.

Detailed Description

A Randomized Clinical Trial will be conducted at Ali Afzal Shah Dispensary and Inam ul Haq Clinic Lahore through consecutive sampling technique on 40 patients which will be allocated using simple random sampling and patients will be divided in Group A and B. Group A will receive Electrical Dry Needling along with conventional physiotherapy. The parameters for Electro dry needling will be needles of 30×0.25 mm, 50×0.25 mm sizes Frequency 80-100 Hz, Duration 10-30 minutes and intensity as tolerated 1 session per week along with 5 day conventional physiotherapy a week for 4 weeks. Group 2 will receive Dry Needling along with conventional Physiotherapy in which parameters will be dry needles will be 30×0.25 and 50×0.25 mm sizes once per week and 5 days of conventional Physiotherapy per week for 4 weeks. Data will be analyzed during SPSS software version 25. After assessing normality of data by Shapiro-Wilk test, it will be decided either parametric or non-parametric test will be used within a group or between two groups.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2024-05-06
• Study First Submitted QC: 2024-05-08
• Study First Posted: 2024-05-09
• Study Start: 2024-06-15
• Primary Completion: 2024-09-10
• Study Completion: 2024-09-15
• Status Verified: 2024-12
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-12-20
• Last Update Posted: 2024-12-27

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 26

Inclusion Criteria

• Age 25 to 45 years.
• Male and females both included.
• Muscle hypersensitivity on palpation
• Deep aching pain in sides of the lower back.
• Positive side-bridge test (Right < 83.2 sec and Left < 81.5 sec)
• Positive Simon's criteria for Quadratus Lumborum
• Patients with NPRS <7
• ODI score of < 40
• Decreased Lumber Side flexion and extension ROM
• Positive apperent Leg Length Discrepancy with more than 2 cm
• Negative Laslet's criteria for sacroiliac dysfunction

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Exclusion Criteria

• People with real leg length discrepancy
• People with any other medical condition Including Lumbar fracture, Spondylolisthesis, Ankylosing Spondylysis, Rheumatoid Arthritis. All these conditions will be ruled out with carefully history and examination.
• People taking any other form of treatment including corticosteroids, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs or analgesics.
• People with previous history of surgical treatment for Lumbar spine. o People with neurological deficits or systemic illness

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Group A	Electro Dry Needlig	Group A will receive Electrical Dry Needling along with conventional physiotherapy. The parameters for Electro dry needling will be needles of 30×0.25 mm, 50×0.25 mm sizes Frequency 80-100 Hz, Duration 10-30 minutes and intensity as tolerated.
Group B	dry needling	Group B will receive Dry Needling along with conventional Physiotherapy in which parameters will be dry needles will be 30×0.25 and 50×0.25 mm sizes.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
NPRS	4th week	Changes from base Line Numeric Pain rating scale is a scale for pain starting from 0-10. where 0 indicate no pain and 10 indicate severe pain; Changes from base Line Numeric Pain rating scale is a scale for pain starting from 0-10. where 0 indicate no pain and 10 indicate severe pain The Numerical Pain Rating Scale (NPRS) is a subjective measure in which individuals rate their pain on an eleven-point numerical scale. The scale is composed of 0 (no pain at all) to 10 (worst imaginable pain).
Range of motion	4th week	Universal goniometer will be used to measure side binding ROM of Lumber Spine in atient with Quadratus Lumborum Syndrome.Universal goniometer is tool that has two arms and a fulcrum in which one arm remains fixed and the other arm moves to measure the ROM. The norm side bending ROM of Lumber Spine is 20 degress on each side. Its reliability is 0.97 and validity is 0.98
Leg length Discrepancy	4th week	Involves measuring limb length with a tape measure between 2 defined points, in the stand. Two common points are the anterior iliac spine and the medial malleolus or the anterior inferior iliac spine and lateral malleolus
Disability	4th week	ODI scoring is used to measure the disability of the patient. ODI score system consists of sections which includes a score of 0-20 reflects minimal disability, 21-40 moderate disability, 41-60 severe disability, 61-80 crippled, and 81-100 bed-bound. And in this study the patients with moderate disability will be included for the study and its Reliability is 0.88 and validity is 0.93
Endurance	4th week	The McGill Torso Endurance Tests are a useful battery of tests that assess all sides of the trunk allowing us to assess the endurance capacity of the torso muscles or if there is an imbalance between these three muscle groups which can contribute to low-back dysfunction and core instability.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Ali Afzal Shah Dispensary; 🇵🇰 Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan