Spinal Manipulation With Laser Therapy Versus Dry Needling in Chronic Lower Backache

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Low Back Pain
• Interventions: Diagnostic Test: Dry Needling; Diagnostic Test: Spinal Manipulation With Laser Therapy

• Registration Number: NCT05853926
• Lead Sponsor: Superior University

Brief Summary

To determine the effectiveness of spinal manipulation with laser therapy versus dry needling for pain, disability and fear of movement in chronic low backache

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2023-03-18
• Study Start: 2023-04-01
• Status Verified: 2023-05
• Study First Submitted QC: 2023-05-02
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-05-02
• Study First Posted: 2023-05-11
• Last Update Posted: 2023-05-11
• Primary Completion: 2023-06-01
• Study Completion: 2023-08-31

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 54

Inclusion Criteria

• Those patients will be included in the study who have chronic low back pain (12 week duration).

both genders aged 18-60 years low back pain

Exclusion Criteria

• Those patients will be excluded in the study who have needle phobia, any infection, cancer, dermal changings, heart transplant, pregnancy, rheumatic fever(25)fracture, cauda equina syndrome, arrhythmia, sensory deficiency, mental illness, surgery, osteoporosis, low term use of steroid

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Dry Needling	Dry Needling	-
Spinal Manipulation With Laser Therapy	Spinal Manipulation With Laser Therapy	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Oswestry Disability Index scale	6 Months

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Chaudary Muhammad Akram Teaching Hospital; 🇵🇰 Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan