NCT06355752

Biomarkers of Pain and Stress Perception and Dry Needling Technique Application

Changes in Biomarkers of Pain and Stress Perception After the Application of a Dry Needling Technique in Patients With Low Back Pain

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 36 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Alcala · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 70 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

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.

Conditions

• Low Back Pain

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	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
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

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-04-12
• Primary completion: 2024-12-15
• Completion: 2024-12-15
• First posted: 2024-04-09
• Last updated: 2024-12-19

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Spain