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Efficacy of Electrical Dry Needling in Pain, Sensitivity, Functionality and Quality of Life of Patients With Chronic Non-specific Low Back Pain

NCT04804228 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 80

Last updated 2021-12-10

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Summary

The main objective of this study is to determine the efficacy of electrical dry needling versus ischemic compression, analytical stretching and postural habits educational dossier in active myofascial trigger points in patients with chronic non-specific low back pain.

Conditions

  • Chronic Low-back Pain

Interventions

OTHER

Electrical dry needling

The experimental group consisting of 40 subjects will perform electrostimulation on the active myofascial trigger points of the following muscles: quadratus lumbar, multifidus and iliocostalis. The electrostimulation of the PGM will be carried out using needle electrodes, the generated current will be produced by a TENS device with a frequency of 2 Hz and a pulse width of 250 μs, the application will be approximately 30 min. The therapeutic intervention will be 1 session per week for a total of 6 weeks.

OTHER

Ischemic compression, analytical stretching and postural habits educational dossier

The control group G2, formed by 40 subjects, will perform an ischemic compression technique in active PGM with a time between 20 seconds and 1 minute until pain inhibition is achieved, and finally, analytical stretching will be carried out on the quadratus lumbar, multifidus and iliocostal muscles, 1 weekly session for 6 weeks, in addition to providing them with a training dossier on postural education in their activities of daily life.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Universidad de Almeria

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Adelaida María Castro-Sánchez, PhD · Almeria University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
30 Years
Max Age
67 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2020-05-17
Primary Completion
2021-08-17
Completion
2021-11-20

Countries

  • Spain

Study Locations

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