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Dry Needling Effects on Cortical Excitability

NCT05111691 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 50

Last updated 2022-07-06

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Summary

The investigators plan to 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). Therefore, the primary purpose of this study is to examine the immediate effects of a single session of DN on cortical excitability and neurosensory responses in patients CLBP. There are two specific aims: 1) to examine whether a single session of DN will change cortical excitability corresponding to the lumbar multifidus (LM) muscle, and 2) to examine whether a single session of DN will change neurosensory responses to the stimuli applied to the LM muscles.

The investigators also are interested in exploring whether DN has a differential effect on cortical excitability in patients with CLBP who have developed CS vs. those who have not developed CS. Therefore, the secondary purpose of the study is to compare the immediate effects of a single session of DN on cortical excitability between patients with CLBP who have developed central sensitization (CS) and those who do not have CS. The specific aim is to compare cortical excitability corresponding to the LM in participants with and without CS after a single session of DN.

Conditions

  • Low Back Pain

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Dry needling

Dry needling

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

    collaborator OTHER

  • American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists

    collaborator OTHER

  • Texas Woman's University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Sharon Wang-Price · Texas Woman's University

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-03-01
Primary Completion
2023-05-31
Completion
2023-05-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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