Compare the Effect of Exercise Program Plus Dry Needling Versus Elastic Taping

January 5, 2024 updated by: Ignacio Astudillo Ganora, University of Americas

Effect of Dry Needling Plus Exercise Compared to Elastic Taping Plus Exercise on the Reduction of Nonspecific Low Back Pain and Functionality

Low back pain is a common musculoskeletal health condition in society. It is a leading cause of disability globally and has created a significant burden in terms of work disability and high healthcare costs.

Studies on the treatment of combined therapies for non-specific low back pain are scarce, so it is not known in depth which intervention is the best for reducing pain. For this reason, the objective of this study was to evaluate and compare the effect of physical exercise plus dry needling versus physical exercise plus elastic bandage. For this, a randomized clinical trial was carried out with a total of 22 people, where pain was evaluated using the ENA scale and functionality using the Oswestry test. Participants received CORE stabilization exercises. CORE stability training has become a popular training trend and has begun to be applied in rehabilitation programs and sports medicine (1).

The expected results of the study are that the group that receives the physical exercise intervention plus dry needling will have better results in reducing the pain and functionality variable, evaluated with ENA and Oswestry in 4 sessions.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

22

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Chile
    • Santiago
      • Santiago de Chile, Santiago, Chile, 7750495
        • Universidad de las Américas

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Workers of the University of the Americas, Santiago Centro Campus, Echaurren and República Headquarters

Exclusion Criteria:

Not having a diagnosis of cancer,

  • Hernia of the nucleus pulposus with neural symptoms,
  • Pregnant
  • History of recent surgery (<6 months)
  • History of tumor
  • History of spinal fracture
  • People with belonephobia

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Dry needling plus exercise program.
Other: physiotherapy techniques
Dry neeling: invasive physiotherapy technique where an acupuncture needle is used on painful points Elastic taping: physiotherapy technique where elastic bandage is used on the skin Exercise program: physical exercise prescription
Experimental: Elastic taping plus exercise program.
Other: physiotherapy techniques
Dry neeling: invasive physiotherapy technique where an acupuncture needle is used on painful points Elastic taping: physiotherapy technique where elastic bandage is used on the skin Exercise program: physical exercise prescription

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Pain (pain scale (VAS) 1 to 109
Time Frame: 1 week
visual analog pain scale
1 week

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
dysfunction (percentage of disability due to low back pain (from 0 to 10%))
Time Frame: 1 week
Evaluation of dysfunction due to low back pain with the Oswestry Dysfunction Scale
1 week

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

University of Americas

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Ignacio Astudillo, PhD, Universidad de las Américas

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

August 1, 2023

Primary Completion (Actual)

September 1, 2023

Study Completion (Actual)

December 18, 2023

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

January 5, 2024

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 5, 2024

First Posted (Estimated)

January 15, 2024

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimated)

January 15, 2024

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 5, 2024

Last Verified

January 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • CEC_FP_2023022

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

This information was retrieved directly from the website clinicaltrials.gov without any changes. If you have any requests to change, remove or update your study details, please contact register@clinicaltrials.gov. As soon as a change is implemented on clinicaltrials.gov, this will be updated automatically on our website as well.

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