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Biomarkers of Pain and Stress Perception and Dry Needling Technique Application

NCT ID: NCT06355752

Last Updated: 2024-12-19

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

36 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2024-04-12

Study Completion Date

2024-12-15

Brief Summary

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The use of the dry needling technique has become widespread in recent years for the treatment of musculoskeletal pain. Although dry needling has been shown to be effective in the treatment of shoulder pain, elbow pain, headache, etc., we do not yet have a clear understanding of the mechanisms of action that justify its beneficial effects.

In this study, we propose to analyse the biochemical markers of pain generated by the application of a dry needling technique on the lumbar musculature in patients with mechanical lumbar pain of non-specific origin.

The aim of this study will be to evaluate the effects of dry needling technique on the plasmatic concentration of biochemical markers.Furthermore, the test subjects will be randomly distributed into two groups.

An experimental group where the subjects will receive a real dry needling technique.

Another group will be treated with a sham technique.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Low Back Pain

Keywords

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Low Back Pain Dry needling Biochemical Markers

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

OTHER

Blinding Strategy

TRIPLE

Participants Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Real dry needling

Subjects included in this group will receive a session with dry needling in the quadratus lumborum muscle.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Dry needling of lumbar iliocostalis muscle

Intervention Type OTHER

Subjects will be treated with dry needling to the quadratus lumborum muscle. To do this, the subject will be lying laterally on the contralateral side and with the hip in an adducted position. Ten incisions will be made in the muscle.

The head will rest comfortably on a pillow

Sham dry needling

Subjects included in this group will receive a session with sham dry needling in the quadratus lumborum muscle.

Group Type SHAM_COMPARATOR

Sham dry needling lumbar iliocostalis muscle

Intervention Type OTHER

Subjects will be treated with dry needling to the quadratus lumborum muscle. To do this, the subject will be lying laterally on the contralateral side and with the hip in an adducted position. The placebo needle will move 10 times imitating the real procedure.

The head will rest comfortably on a pillow

Interventions

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Dry needling of lumbar iliocostalis muscle

Subjects will be treated with dry needling to the quadratus lumborum muscle. To do this, the subject will be lying laterally on the contralateral side and with the hip in an adducted position. Ten incisions will be made in the muscle.

The head will rest comfortably on a pillow

Intervention Type OTHER

Sham dry needling lumbar iliocostalis muscle

Subjects will be treated with dry needling to the quadratus lumborum muscle. To do this, the subject will be lying laterally on the contralateral side and with the hip in an adducted position. The placebo needle will move 10 times imitating the real procedure.

The head will rest comfortably on a pillow

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Mechanical lumbar pain of more than three months of evolution.

Exclusion Criteria

* Medical diagnosis of lumbar disc herniation or protrusion.
* Low back and leg pain.
* Pregnancy.
* Fibromyalgia.
* Fear of needles.
* Medication with anticoagulants
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

70 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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University of Alcala

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Prof. Dr. Daniel Pecos Martín

Principal investigator

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Tomas Gallego-Izquierdo, PhD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Centro de Investigación Fisioterapia y Dolor

Locations

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Centro Investigación Fisioterapia y Dolor

Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain

Site Status

Countries

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Spain

Other Identifiers

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0018-N-23

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id