Trigger Point Dry Needling vs Trigger Point Dry Needling With Intramuscular Electrical Stimulation

William Beaumont Army Medical Center

Status: Completed

Conditions: Sub-acute and Chronic Low Back Pain

Treatments: Device: trigger point dry needling; Device: Electrical Stimulation

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other U.S. Federal agency

Identifiers

NCT03539588

16-26

Details and patient eligibility

About

trigger point dry needling with intramuscular electrical stimulation vs trigger point dry needling

Full description

The purpose of this study is to evaluate if trigger point dry needling with intramuscular electrical stimulation is more effective in decreasing pain and disability in individuals with sub-acute and chronic low back pain (LBP) than with trigger point dry needling alone. The investigators are using a within subjects randomized crossover study that will recruit 30 active duty military personnel or beneficiaries from William Beaumont Army Medical Center and all associated clinics. The investigators hypothesize that individuals with LBP will exhibit larger improvements in pain and disability when receiving trigger point dry needling with intramuscular electrical stimulation than when receiving trigger point dry needling alone.

Enrollment: 30 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Currently experience low back pain for greater than 4 weeks (Low back pain defined as pain below the T12th vertebrae with or without radiation) Military or DOD Beneficiary (any branch; 18-65 years of age)

Exclusion criteria

• Structural Deformity (ankylosing Spondylitis, Scoliosis)
• Has any other Orthopedic condition that may keep subject from performing Low - Back Exercises
• Tumors
• Spinal infection or local infection
• Pregnancy-All female subjects will be given either a blood serum or urine pregnancy test.
• Spinal cord compression or Cauda Equina Syndrome
• Subject with the inability to keep appointments
• Has History of prior surgery
• Has received Dry Needling or Acupuncture in the last 6 months
• History of bleeding disorders
• High anti-coagulant use
• History of immune suppression

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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30 participants in 2 patient groups

Treatment group 1

Active Comparator group

Description:

In this group participants will receive trigger point dry needling with electrical stimulation first and receive trigger point needling by itself second. Only MYOTECH dry needles will be used in this study. However we are not studying the equipment.

Treatment:

Device: Electrical Stimulation

Device: trigger point dry needling

Treatment Group 2

Active Comparator group

Description:

In this group the participants will receive trigger point dry needling first and receive trigger point dry needling with electrical stimulation second. Only MYOTECH dry needles and ESTIM II dual channel stimulator will be used in this study. However we are not studying the equipment.

Treatment:

Device: Electrical Stimulation

Device: trigger point dry needling