Comparison of Dry Needling and Manual Pressure Release for Managing Low Back Pain

Low Back Pain Clinical Trial

Official title:

Comparison of Dry Needling and Manual Pressure Release for Managing Low Back Pain

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Active, not recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05680493
• Other study ID #: FUI/CTR/2022/20
• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: October 1, 2022
• Est. completion date: February 1, 2023

Study information

• Verified date: December 2022
• Source: Foundation University Islamabad
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This study will compare the effect of dry needling and manual pressure in patients having low back pain in terms of pain and disability. There will be two groups ; experimental and control. Half of study group will receive dry needling session along with hot pack. Half of study group will receive manual pressure technique along with hot pack.

Description:

The study is Randomized Control Trail , which is being conducted in fauji foundation hospital and Foundation University College Of Rehabilitation (oct 2022-feb 2023) . Sample size of 50 individual was calculated using epitool with 95% confidence interval (CI), and power 80%. sample will be collected through pilot study .

both groups will recieve conventional physiotherapy protocol (hot pack) Assessment will be done on baseline, and 4th week .

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Enrollment: 30
• Est. completion date: February 1, 2023
• Est. primary completion date: January 1, 2023
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 30 Years to 60 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:-

• age between 30-60

• pateint with subacute and chronic low back pain at least last 6 months.

• pateint with active MTrps.

Exclusion Criteria:

• patient with fibromyalgia

• pregnant females

• patient with chronic diseases (osteoporosis, lungs disease and diabetes)

• patient with musculoskeletal injuries

• patient that are using any medication to relief pain like analgesic or muscle relaxants

• Any treatment for back pain in same period of research.

• patient having any radiculopathies or discogenic low back pain

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Back Pain
• Low Back Pain

Intervention

Procedure:
• Manual pressure release
lengthens the muscle up to the increasing resistance, then gradually applies gentle pressure on MTrp until fingers feels a definite increase in tissue resistance (first barrier). Pressure would maintain until clinician sense relief of tension
• Dry needling
A filiform needle is inserted at 45 degree in to trigger point and then twirl the needle up and down to release trigger point
• Heat therapy
Hydro collator pack will be placed on affected area for relaxation and pain relief for 15 min

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Pakistan	Foundation University College of Physical Therapy	Rawalpindi	Punjab

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Foundation University Islamabad

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Pakistan, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	pain intensity	visual analogue scale	4 weeks
Primary	functional disability	functional disability will be measured through oswestry disability index	4 weeks