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NCT Number: NCT06407687

Compare Electrodry Needlig and Dry Needling in Mechanical Low Back Pain

Mechanical low back pain (LBP) generally results from an acute traumatic event, but it may also be caused by cumulative trauma. The severity of an acute traumatic event varies widely, from twisting one's back to being involved in a motor vehicle collision. Mechanical LBP due to cumulative trauma tends to occur more commonly in the workplace and Quadratus Lumborum injury plays an important role in causing MLBP. The aim of this study is To compare the effects of Electrical Dry Needling and Dry Needling on pain, endurance and range of motion in patients with Quadratus Lumborum Syndrome.

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Key information

Conditions

Quadratus Lumborum Syndrome Neurologic Manifestations Pain Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms

Age range

25 year–45 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Ali Afzal Shah Dispensary

Lahore, Punjab Province, 05499, Pakistan

About this study

A Randomized Clinical Trial will be conducted at Ali Afzal Shah Dispensary and Inam ul Haq Clinic Lahore through consecutive sampling technique on 40 patients which will be allocated using simple random sampling and patients will be divided in Group A and B. Group A will receive Electrical Dry Needling along with conventional physiotherapy. The parameters for Electro dry needling will be needles of 30×0.25 mm, 50×0.25 mm sizes Frequency 80-100 Hz, Duration 10-30 minutes and intensity as tolerated 1 session per week along with 5 day conventional physiotherapy a week for 4 weeks. Group 2 will receive Dry Needling along with conventional Physiotherapy in which parameters will be dry needles will be 30×0.25 and 50×0.25 mm sizes once per week and 5 days of conventional Physiotherapy per week for 4 weeks. Data will be analyzed during SPSS software version 25. After assessing normality of data by Shapiro-Wilk test, it will be decided either parametric or non-parametric test will be used within a group or between two groups.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Age 25 to 45 years.
  • Male and females both included.
  • Muscle hypersensitivity on palpation
  • Deep aching pain in sides of the lower back.
  • Positive side-bridge test (Right < 83.2 sec and Left < 81.5 sec)
  • Positive Simon's criteria for Quadratus Lumborum
  • Patients with NPRS <7
  • ODI score of < 40
  • Decreased Lumber Side flexion and extension ROM
  • Positive apperent Leg Length Discrepancy with more than 2 cm
  • Negative Laslet's criteria for sacroiliac dysfunction

Exclusion criteria

  • People with real leg length discrepancy
  • People with any other medical condition Including Lumbar fracture, Spondylolisthesis, Ankylosing Spondylysis, Rheumatoid Arthritis. All these conditions will be ruled out with carefully history and examination.
  • People taking any other form of treatment including corticosteroids, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs or analgesics.
  • People with previous history of surgical treatment for Lumbar spine. o People with neurological deficits or systemic illness

Treatment and study plan

Electro Dry Needlig

Device

Electro Dry Needling is a modified form of dry needling which utilises an electro-stimulation unit connected via cables to fine filament needles. The combination of dry needling with electro-stimulation often prolongs the pain relief effect by blocking nerve pathways and preventing pain signals from travelling to the brain.

dry needling

Device

Dry needling is a technique that acupuncturists, physical therapists and other trained healthcare providers use to treat musculoskeletal pain and movement issues.

Primary outcomes

  1. NPRS

    Time frame: 4th week

    Changes from base Line Numeric Pain rating scale is a scale for pain starting from 0-10. where 0 indicate no pain and 10 indicate severe pain

    Changes from base Line Numeric Pain rating scale is a scale for pain starting from 0-10. where 0 indicate no pain and 10 indicate severe pain The Numerical Pain Rating Scale (NPRS) is a subjective measure in which individuals rate their pain on an eleven-point numerical scale. The scale is composed of 0 (no pain at all) to 10 (worst imaginable pain).

  2. Leg length Discrepancy

    Time frame: 4th week

    Involves measuring limb length with a tape measure between 2 defined points, in the stand. Two common points are the anterior iliac spine and the medial malleolus or the anterior inferior iliac spine and lateral malleolus

  3. Endurance

    Time frame: 4th week

    The McGill Torso Endurance Tests are a useful battery of tests that assess all sides of the trunk allowing us to assess the endurance capacity of the torso muscles or if there is an imbalance between these three muscle groups which can contribute to low-back dysfunction and core instability.

  4. Range of motion

    Time frame: 4th week

    Universal goniometer will be used to measure side binding ROM of Lumber Spine in atient with Quadratus Lumborum Syndrome.Universal goniometer is tool that has two arms and a fulcrum in which one arm remains fixed and the other arm moves to measure the ROM. The norm side bending ROM of Lumber Spine is 20 degress on each side. Its reliability is 0.97 and validity is 0.98

  5. Disability

    Time frame: 4th week

    ODI scoring is used to measure the disability of the patient. ODI score system consists of sections which includes a score of 0-20 reflects minimal disability, 21-40 moderate disability, 41-60 severe disability, 61-80 crippled, and 81-100 bed-bound. And in this study the patients with moderate disability will be included for the study and its Reliability is 0.88 and validity is 0.93

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Riphah International University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Comparative Effects of Electro Dry Needling Versus Dry Needling on Pain, Endurance and Range of Motion in Patients With of Quadratus Lumborum Syndrome

Important dates

Study start
2024
Primary completion
2024
Study completion
2024
First posted
May 9, 2024
Registry last updated
Dec 27, 2024

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