Blind Needling Accuracy in Lumbar Muscles

Erzurum Regional Training & Research Hospital

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Dry Needling Lumbar Paraspinal Muscles

Treatments: Procedure: "Anatomical Accuracy of Blind Dry Needling Procedures on the Lumbar Paraspinal Muscles: An Ultrasonography-Assisted Observational Study"

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07074249

erzurum rtrh3

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study is to evaluate the accuracy of blinded invasive interventions (dry needling) on the deep paraspinal muscles of the lumbar region (iliocostalis lumborum, longissimus thoracis, and multifidus) to reach the anatomical target. The accuracy of the interventions will be evaluated observationally with ultrasonography after the procedure.

Full description

*Method:*

• All interventions will be performed by a physical medicine and rehabilitation specialist with clinical experience.
• After each intervention, the needle tip position will be evaluated by a second specialist with *high-resolution linear probe ultrasound*.
• Targeted muscles:
• *Iliocostalis lumborum (ICL)*
• *Longissimus thoracis (LT)*
• *Multifidus (M)*
• Interventions will be performed from the right side, between the L2-L5 levels.
• A total of *three different dry needling applications* will be performed for these three muscles for each participant.
• When a total of *20 participants* is planned, *60 injection attempts* will be analyzed.
• Will be used only for post-hoc observational validation purposes.
• No pharmacological agent will be administered during the intervention, only dry needling will be performed.

Enrollment: 20 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Adults aged 18-65

  • Individuals with nonspecific low back or back pain and planned physical therapy
  • Individuals with suspected MPS, especially in the paraspinal muscles
  • Individuals with indications for dry needling
  • Those who can cooperate with the procedure and give written consent

Exclusion criteria

• * Anticoagulant use

  • History of spine surgery, deformity, severe scoliosis
  • Regional skin lesion or infection
  • Patients who cannot cooperate
  • Pregnancy
  • Serious systemic diseases such as malignancy or neurological disease

Trial design

Primary purpose: Diagnostic

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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20 participants in 2 patient groups

Blind Dry Needling Lumbar Paraspinal Muscles

Experimental group

Description:

All interventions will be performed by a physical medicine and rehabilitation specialist with clinical experience. * Targeted muscles: * \*Iliocostalis lumborum (ICL)\* * \*Longissimus thoracis (LT)\* * \*Multifidus (M)\* * Interventions will be performed from the right side, between the L2-L5 levels. * A total of \*three different dry needling applications\* will be performed for these three muscles for each participant.

Treatment:

Procedure: "Anatomical Accuracy of Blind Dry Needling Procedures on the Lumbar Paraspinal Muscles: An Ultrasonography-Assisted Observational Study"

Procedure: "Anatomical Accuracy of Blind Dry Needling Procedures on the Lumbar Paraspinal Muscles: An Ultrasonography-Assisted Observational Study"

Ultrasound-Guided Needle Location Verification

Experimental group

Description:

All interventions will be performed by a physical medicine and rehabilitation specialist with clinical experience. \* Targeted muscles: \* \*Iliocostalis lumborum (ICL)\* \* \*Longissimus thoracis (LT)\* \* \*Multifidus (M)\* \* Interventions will be performed from the right side, between the L2-L5 levels. \* A total of \*three different dry needling applications\* will be performed for these three muscles for each participant. After the needling procedure, a second clinician evaluates the needle's location in the muscle using ultrasonography.

Treatment:

Procedure: "Anatomical Accuracy of Blind Dry Needling Procedures on the Lumbar Paraspinal Muscles: An Ultrasonography-Assisted Observational Study"

Procedure: "Anatomical Accuracy of Blind Dry Needling Procedures on the Lumbar Paraspinal Muscles: An Ultrasonography-Assisted Observational Study"