Status:
COMPLETED
Treatment of Hamstring Muscle in Patients With Low-back Pain
Lead Sponsor:
University of Alcala
Conditions:
Low Back Pain
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-65 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This study evaluates the treatment of hamstrings in the management of patients with mechanical low back pain of non-specific origin. Half of the participants will received the application of a dry nee...
Detailed Description
Shortening of the hamstrings could be related to low back pain.Therefore, the treatment of these muscles may improve pain. The dry needling technique seems to improve the extensibility of the muscles...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Nonspecific chronic low back pain lasting ≥ 3 months.
- Age between 18 and 65 years.
- History of non-specific lumbar pain not irradiated to lower extremities of at least 1 year of evolution.
- Those subjects who have not received a physiotherapy session in the last 6 months.
Exclusion
- Specific low back pain (infection, tumor, inflammation, canal stenosis, spondylolisthesis, hernia or disc prolapse, structural deformity, rheumatic disease, radicular pain, cauda equina, previous history of spinal surgery).
- Fibromyalgia.
- Treatment with corticosteroids or oral medications in the last 6 months.
- History of spinal surgery.
- Contraindications typical of deep dry puncture (needle phobia, coagulation or psychological disorders, varicose regions, cysts, wounds, metal or latex allergy, lymphedema, hypothyroidism, diabetes).
- Those subjects with a value of 0º in the Active Knee Extension (EAR) test.
- Pregnancy
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 1 2019
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
October 24 2023
Estimated Enrollment :
50 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04090502
Start Date
October 1 2019
End Date
October 24 2023
Last Update
October 25 2023
Active Locations (2)
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1
Centro Investigación Fisioterapia y Dolor
Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain, 28805
2
Instituto Fisioterapia y Dolor
Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain, 28807