Short Term Effect of Acupuncture Dry Needle in Treatment of Chronic Mechanical Low Back Pain: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 30
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- Pain intensity
研究概览
简要总结
Low back pain affects about 60% to 90% of the working-age population in modern industrial society. Chronic mechanical low back pain (CMLBP) is the most common problem of the working-age population in modern industrial society; it causes a substantial economic burden due to the wide use of medical services and absence from work. The purpose of this trial was to evaluate the short-term effect of acupuncture dry needle in treatment of chronic mechanical low back pain.
详细描述
Low back pain affects about 60% to 90% of the working-age population in modern industrial society. Chronic mechanical low back pain (CMLBP) is the most common problem of the working-age population in modern industrial society; it causes a substantial economic burden due to the wide use of medical services and absence from work. The purpose of this trial was to evaluate the short-term effect of acupuncture dry needle in treatment of chronic mechanical low back pain. Thirty patients their age ranged from 20 - 45 years participated in our study and divided randomly into two equal groups suffering from nonspecific low back pain. The first group (A) consist of 15 patients receiving acupuncture dry needle over trigger points of back muscles followed by stretching and strengthening exercises for back muscles, the second group (B) consist of 15 patients receiving only stretching and strengthening exercises for back muscles. The following parameters including pain severity, functional disability and lumbar range of motion (flexion, extension, right side bending and left side bending) were measured before and after treatment.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- Single (Outcomes Assessor)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 20 Years 至 45 Years（Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Age ranges from 20 to 45 years old.
- •Pain of at least 30 mm to 70 mm on a visual analogue scale (VAS) from 0 mm (no pain) to 100 mm (worst imaginable pain).
- •Presence of MTrPs at least in 4 muscles on any side.
- •Patients had lower back myofascial pain syndrome for at least 3 months ago.
排除标准
- •A history of previous back surgery, neurologic deficit, current lower extremity symptoms, cardiopulmonary disease with decreased activity tolerance, rheumatologic conditions, polyarticular osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis and advanced lumbar degenerative disease, patients receiving other treatment in the form of physical therapy or medication for the duration of the study that may interfere with the results of this study.
结局指标
主要结局
Pain intensity
时间窗: Four weeks
Pain was assessed by Visual Analog Scale (VAS). VAS is a scale that allows continuous data analysis and uses a 10 cm line with 0 in one end (no pain) and 10 (worst pain) on the other end. Patients were asked to place a mark along the line to denote their level of pain.
次要结局
- Functional disability(Four weeks)
- Lumbar range of motion(Four weeks)