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Dry needling for Lower Back Pain

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Recruiting
Led By Sharon Wang-Price
Research Sponsored by Texas Woman's University
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
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Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up before and immediately after the intervention
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Study Summary

This trial will use a pre-test post-test research design to investigate whether dry needling (DN) has an effect on cortical excitability in patients with chronic low back pain (CLBP), specifically in patients who have developed central sensitization (CS).

Eligible Conditions
  • Lower Back Pain

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~before and immediately after the intervention
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and before and immediately after the intervention for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Amplitude of motor evoked potential
Intracortical facilitation
Short-interval intracortical inhibition
Secondary outcome measures
Conditioned pain modulation
Pressure pain threshold

Trial Design

1Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Group I: Dry needlingExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Two needles will be inserted on or near the most tender point of the low back. Two additional needles will be inserted on the opposite side at the level of the most tender point regardless of unilateral or bilateral low back pain (LBP). After piercing the skin, the needle will be directed toward the spinous process in a slight inferior-medial angle (approximately 20-30°). Once the needle is inserted, the treating investigator will use a ultrasound scanner to visualize the needle placement and to confirm that needle has reached the deeper layer of the lumbar multifidus (LM) muscle. Once the needle placement is confirmed, it will be pulled slightly in and out within the muscle and redirected in small angles for 10 seconds after insertion. The needles will stay (in situ) in the LM for approximately 10 minutes after the insertion and then will be withdrawn.
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Dry needling
2017
N/A
~1030

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Texas Woman's UniversityLead Sponsor
86 Previous Clinical Trials
5,830 Total Patients Enrolled
University of Texas Southwestern Medical CenterOTHER
1,055 Previous Clinical Trials
1,054,819 Total Patients Enrolled
American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical TherapistsOTHER
2 Previous Clinical Trials
123 Total Patients Enrolled
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