a study to find how dry needling and intramuscular dry needling over quadratus lumborum muscle will be effective in mechanical low back pain

Efficacy of dry needling and intramuscular electrical stimulation of Quadratus lumborum on pain, pain threshold postural sway, and disability among mechanical low back pain. - NIL

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 2

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2025/01/079774

Enrollment

210

Registered

2025-01-29

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-03-03

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: M708- Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure

Interventions

Intervention1: Intramuscular electrical stimulation: Intramuscular electrical stimulation is new intervention technique used to deactivate myofascial trigger points low frequency current is applied i

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: presence of myofascial trigger points in Quadratus Lumborum muscle due to mechanical Low back pain

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: History of recent Fracture around Pelvic region Diabetic neuropathies Hemiplegia /Hemiparesis Hemophilia Needle phobia/Needle allergy Immune system disorders and etc.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
pain pain threshold Disability Postural sway Timepoint: the outcome is measuredfirst at 0 week and after 3 weeks of treatment duration	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Pain pain threshold postural sway Disability Postural sway Timepoint: pain intervention assessed on day 1 & post intervention at end of each week for 2 weeks carried out consecutive week follow up assessment was performed after 2 months post intervention period	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public Contactvinodhkumar

Rvs college of Physiotherapy

jery1809@gmail.com9865397687

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026