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Needle Manipulation for Low Back Pain

N/A
Waitlist Available
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 intervention, immediately after intervention and one week after intervention
Awards & highlights
No Placebo-Only Group

Summary

Although dry-needling with or without manipulation has shown to be a useful technique to reduce pain in patients with low back pain (LBP), it is unclear which of these two dry-needling techniques would have a greater effect on the lumboscaral multifidus (LM) muscle activation, which is essential in LBP rehabilitation. Therefore, the purposes of the study are: 1) to investigate whether or not dry-needling would change muscle activity of the LM muscles in asymptomatic healthy adults and in individuals with LBP, respectively, and 2) to compare the effects of two dry-needling techniques on LM muscle activation and pressure pain threshold (PPT) in asymptomatic healthy adults and individuals with LBP, respectively.

Eligible Conditions
  • Low Back Pain
  • Lower Back Pain

Timeline

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

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Study objectives can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary study objectives
Change of Muscle activity
Change of Pressure pain threshold

Awards & Highlights

No Placebo-Only Group
All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Active Control
Group I: Needle ManipulationActive Control1 Intervention
Participant will receive dry needling intervention with manipulation.
Group II: In SituActive Control1 Intervention
Participant will receive dry needling intervention without manipulation.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Texas Woman's UniversityLead Sponsor
87 Previous Clinical Trials
5,824 Total Patients Enrolled
12 Trials studying Low Back Pain
416 Patients Enrolled for Low Back Pain
University of Texas Southwestern Medical CenterOTHER
1,079 Previous Clinical Trials
1,056,084 Total Patients Enrolled
2 Trials studying Low Back Pain
96 Patients Enrolled for Low Back Pain
Sharon Wang-PricePrincipal InvestigatorTexas Woman's University
2 Previous Clinical Trials
70 Total Patients Enrolled
2 Trials studying Low Back Pain
70 Patients Enrolled for Low Back Pain
~10 spots leftby Nov 2025
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