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Effectiveness of Dry Needling in Patients With Chronic Nonspecific Low Back Pain

RecruitingNAAges 18 Years - 45 YearsAllIran University of Medical Sciences
NCT05100381 on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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In plain words

What the trial is, and whether it could suit you

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.

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📋 Eligibility rules (as published)
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients age between 18 to 45 years. * Moderate pain at rest (between 30 and 60 in NPRS). * Patients with trigger points in the lumbar multifidus muscle. * Patients have the ability to speak and read Persian. Exclusion Criteria: * Currently taking anticoagulant medications * Specific low back pain (Neurogenic low back pain, Spinal stenosis, cauda equina syndrome, spondylolisthesis, and Presence of any signs or symptoms of non-musculoskeletal pathology e.g. cancer, infection and fracture in low back and lower extremities based on paraclinical findings) * Prior surgery to the lumbosacral spine * Inability to obtain prone lying * Severe malalignments in the cervical, thoracic, lumbar or pelvic region and the lower limbs * History of uncorrected vision impairment, vestibular, hearing or cognitive impairments * Leg length discrepancy which disturbs balance * Systemic diseases, such as diabetes, fibromyalgia, rheumatoid arthritis, degenerative diseases and other rheumatoid diseases * Needle phobia * Sacroiliac pain as identified with six clinical tests: compression, distraction, sacral thrust, thigh thrust, Gaenslen's and FABER's
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What it tests

  • dry needling
  • sham (placebo) dry needling
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Where

1 site
Physical therapy clinic at rehabilitation center of Iran university of medical sciences
Tehran, Iran
🤝 Taking part is your choice, and you can leave at any time. Only the trial team can confirm you are eligible — always decide together with your own doctor.
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