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Effectiveness of Dry Needling in Patients With Chronic Nonspecific Low Back Pain
Sponsor: Iran University of Medical Sciences
Summary
Low back pain is a major health problem that affects psychosocial, economical, functional and physical aspects of the patients' life. The aim of this study will be to investigate the effectiveness of dry needling on pain, functional disability, postural control and pain pressure threshold in patients with chronic nonspecific low back pain using a randomized controlled trial design. Patients with chronic nonspecific low back pain will be randomly divided into two groups: Experimental group (dry needling and routine physical therapy) and control group (sham dry needling and routine physical therapy). Primary outcomes will be pain intensity and functional disability. Postural control and pain pressure threshold will be considered as secondary outcomes.
Official title: Effectiveness of Dry Needling on Pain, Functional Disability, Postural Control and Pain Pressure Threshold in Patients With Chronic Nonspecific Low Back Pain: A Double-Blind Randomised Controlled Trial
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - 45 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
40
Start Date
2022-07-25
Completion Date
2026-12-30
Last Updated
2025-05-02
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
dry needling
The patients will be placed in a prone position with a pillow under their belly to accommodate lumbar lordosis. Two lengths of sterile, disposable, 0.30 mm x 75 mm and 0.30 mm x 50 mm solid filament needle (Tony, China) will be used in this study. The length of the needle for each participant will be selected based on the size of the participant. The needles will be inserted into the lumbar multifidus muscle, 1.5 - 2 cm lateral to the spinous process of two or three painful segments, perpendicular to lamina (after piercing the skin, needles are directed inferomedially). The needles will be inserted to obtain local twitch response, and this process will continue until no more local twitch response occurs in each session. Then the needles will be left in place for 20 minutes.
sham (placebo) dry needling
The sham dry needling method includes the insertion of the needles subcutaneously and no local twitch response will be obtained. The needles will be left in the place for 20 minutes.
Locations (1)
Physical therapy clinic at rehabilitation center of Iran university of medical sciences
Tehran, Tehran Province, Iran