Clinical trial NCT04295200: Muscle Activity and Kinematic Changes With Dry Needling
Official title: Changes in Muscle Activity, Squat, and Gait Kinematics After Dry Needling Treatment of the Low Back: A Pilot Study
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Healthy
Keywords: lumbar multifidi
dry needling
electromyography
kinematic
Lead sponsor: Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Shreveport
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2020-03-04
Enrollment: 20
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 60
Standard ages: ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: NA
Intervention model: SINGLE_GROUP
Intervention model description: single group pre-test/post-test study design
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: This study assesses the effects of dry needling with electrical stimulation to the low back on muscle activity and changes in movement. The investigators hypothesize that dry needling and electrical stimulation will elicit changes in muscle activity as well as changes in movement.

Detailed description: This study will utilize a Vicon motion capture system in conjunction with a Noraxon wireless surface electromyography system to analyze movements and muscle activity of each participant pre and post needling.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* English speaking individuals between the ages of 18 and 60 years old
* without current complaint of low back pain
* no history of low back or lower extremity surgery

Exclusion Criteria:

* individuals with current complaint of low back pain,
* lumbar radicular symptoms
* history of low back surgery or lower extremity surgery
* pregnancy or planning to become pregnant,
* currently taking immunosuppressant or anticoagulation use with INR not within therapeutic range
* needle phobia
* osteoporosis will be excluded

Primary outcomes:
measure: Muscle activity changes
timeFrame: pre/ post dry needling treatment. Participants' EMG will be recorded over a series of movements of the lumbar spine, will immediately be dry needled with electrical stimulation for up to 10 minutes, then will be immediately reassessed. Total time 2 hours
measure: Kinematic changes
timeFrame: Participants kinematics will be recorded over a series of movements of the lumbar spine, will immediately be dry needled with electrical stimulation for up to 10 minutes, then will be immediately reassessed. Total time 2 hours
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Shreveport
country: United States
facility: LSU Health Science Center
state: Louisiana
Study officials:
affiliation: LSU Health Science Center Shreveport
name: April J Brown, DPT
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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