Compare the Effect of Exercise Program Plus Dry Needling Versus Elastic Taping

Effect of Dry Needling Plus Exercise Compared to Elastic Taping Plus Exercise on the Reduction of Nonspecific Low Back Pain and Functionality

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT06207097

Enrollment

Registered

2024-01-16

Start date

2023-08-01

Completion date

2023-12-18

Last updated

2024-01-16

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Conditions

Low Back Pain

Brief summary

Low back pain is a common musculoskeletal health condition in society. It is a leading cause of disability globally and has created a significant burden in terms of work disability and high healthcare costs. Studies on the treatment of combined therapies for non-specific low back pain are scarce, so it is not known in depth which intervention is the best for reducing pain. For this reason, the objective of this study was to evaluate and compare the effect of physical exercise plus dry needling versus physical exercise plus elastic bandage. For this, a randomized clinical trial was carried out with a total of 22 people, where pain was evaluated using the ENA scale and functionality using the Oswestry test. Participants received CORE stabilization exercises. CORE stability training has become a popular training trend and has begun to be applied in rehabilitation programs and sports medicine (1). The expected results of the study are that the group that receives the physical exercise intervention plus dry needling will have better results in reducing the pain and functionality variable, evaluated with ENA and Oswestry in 4 sessions.

Interventions

OTHERphysiotherapy techniques

Dry neeling: invasive physiotherapy technique where an acupuncture needle is used on painful points Elastic taping: physiotherapy technique where elastic bandage is used on the skin Exercise program: physical exercise prescription

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE (Subject)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 65 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Workers of the University of the Americas, Santiago Centro Campus, Echaurren and República Headquarters

Exclusion criteria

Not having a diagnosis of cancer, * Hernia of the nucleus pulposus with neural symptoms, * Pregnant * History of recent surgery (\<6 months) * History of tumor * History of spinal fracture * People with belonephobia

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Pain (pain scale (VAS) 1 to 109	1 week	visual analog pain scale

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
dysfunction (percentage of disability due to low back pain (from 0 to 10%))	1 week	Evaluation of dysfunction due to low back pain with the Oswestry Dysfunction Scale

Countries

Chile

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026