Status:
COMPLETED
Comparing Dry Needling to Manual Therapy for Patients With Mechanical Low Back Pain
Lead Sponsor:
Youngstown State University
Conditions:
Low Back Pain
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-70 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This is a comparative study to determine if there is a difference in pain reduction and disability between dry needling and manual therapy for patients with low back pain. Subjects will be seen two ti...
Detailed Description
Procedures: Subjects will sign the informed consent prior to any examination procedures. Eligibility assessment will be performed by the treating physical therapist and will include the subject filli...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- There will be 72 subjects participating in this study that present with mechanical low back pain, ranging from 18-70 years old. The 72 subjects includes a 20% attrition rate 12 additional subjects. The total needed for analysis is 60 subjects, 30 per group.
Exclusion
- Subjects will be excluded if the examining therapist cannot provoke either active or latent MTrPs of the subject's low back muscles and/or elicit symptoms with manual passive movement of the spine at the joints of the low back. Exclusion criteria will also consist of the presence of any red flags revealed in the patient history (i.e., tumor, metabolic diseases, RA, osteoporosis, prolonged history of steroid use, prior lumbar surgery, current pregnancy, etc.) or examination (i.e. signs consistent with significant nerve root compression). Subjects will be excluded if they demonstrate signs of Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS), are currently seeking litigation, are unable to speak English, and/or have been diagnosed with a condition that can cause prolonged MTrPs such as fibromyalgia, hypothyroidism, or iron deficiency. In addition, no patients who have a transmittable blood disease will be included.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 1 2014
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
August 1 2018
Estimated Enrollment :
73 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT02312895
Start Date
December 1 2014
End Date
August 1 2018
Last Update
September 17 2018
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Youngstown state university
Youngstown, Ohio, United States, 44406