NCT07074249

Blind Needling Accuracy in Lumbar Muscles

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

• Status: Not Yet Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 20 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Erzurum Regional Training & Research Hospital · Other Government
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

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.

Detailed 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.

Conditions

• Dry Needling Lumbar Paraspinal Muscles

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	"Anatomical Accuracy of Blind Dry Needling Procedures on the Lumbar Paraspinal Muscles: An Ultrasonography-Assisted Observational Study"	* 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.
PROCEDURE	"Anatomical Accuracy of Blind Dry Needling Procedures on the Lumbar Paraspinal Muscles: An Ultrasonography-Assisted Observational Study"	\*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 each intervention, the needle tip position will be evaluated by a second specialist with \*high-resolution linear probe ultrasound\*.

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-09-28
• Primary completion: 2025-09-30
• Completion: 2025-09-30
• First posted: 2025-07-20
• Last updated: 2025-09-19