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Dry needling for Lower Back Pain

N/A

Recruiting

Led By Sharon Wang-Price

Research Sponsored by Texas Woman's University

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

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Must have

Have chronic low back pain primarily in the L4-5 area that has persisted at least 3 months and has resulted in pain on at least half the days in the past 6 months

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

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

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You have been experiencing lower back pain in the L4-5 area for at least 3 months, and it has caused you pain on more than half of the days in the past 6 months.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ before and immediately after the intervention

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

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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

0 / 1Eligibility criteria met

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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

1,047 Previous Clinical Trials

1,053,749 Total Patients Enrolled

American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical TherapistsOTHER

2 Previous Clinical Trials

123 Total Patients Enrolled

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Is the eligibility criteria for this trial restricted to those over 55 years old?

"This research is looking for participants who are of legal age and under the age of retirement."

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What criteria must participants meet in order to take part in this experiment?

"This investigation is hoping to enrol fifty individuals presenting with chronic low back pain in the L4-5 area that has been present for a minimum of three months and caused distress on at least half of days in the preceding six months. The age range accepted into this study are 18 to 65 years old."

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How many people are actively participating in this trial's research?

"Affirmative. Clinicaltrials.gov confirms that this research is actively seeking volunteers, having been first published on March 1st and updated as recently as June 30th 2022. The project intends to enroll 50 participants from one site."

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Is this trial actively enrolling participants at present?

"From the information available on clinicaltrials.gov, this study is currently looking for participants. It was first made public on March 1st 2022 and recently updated at the end of June in 2022."

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