Pain Intervention With Needling: Pilot Of Integrated Neuromodulation Techniques

NANot yet recruitingINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

42

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

October 31, 2025

Primary Completion Date

August 31, 2027

Study Completion Date

September 30, 2027

Conditions
PainBack PainLower Back PainQuality of Life
Interventions
OTHER

Dry Needling

Dry needling is a therapeutic technique where thin, solid filiform needles are inserted into trigger points, tight muscle bands, or areas of muscle tension without injecting any medication. The procedure aims to release muscle knots, reduce pain, and improve muscle function by stimulating the body's natural healing response.

OTHER

Dry needling with high-rate PENS

"Dry needling is a therapeutic technique where thin, solid filiform needles are inserted into trigger points, tight muscle bands, or areas of muscle tension without injecting any medication. The procedure aims to release muscle knots, reduce pain, and improve muscle function by stimulating the body's natural healing response.~When combined with high-rate percutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (PENS), the needles serve as electrodes for delivering a controlled, high-frequency electrical current directly to the targeted tissues. This electrical stimulation further modulates pain signals, promotes muscle relaxation, and can enhance the effectiveness of dry needling, especially for persistent pain and neuromuscular dysfunction."

OTHER

Dry needling with low-rate PENS

"Dry needling is a therapeutic technique where thin, solid filiform needles are inserted into trigger points, tight muscle bands, or areas of muscle tension without injecting any medication. The procedure aims to release muscle knots, reduce pain, and improve muscle function by stimulating the body's natural healing response.~When combined with low-rate percutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (PENS), the needles serve as electrodes for delivering a controlled, low-frequency electrical current directly to the targeted tissues. This electrical stimulation further modulates pain signals, promotes muscle relaxation, and can enhance the effectiveness of dry needling, especially for persistent pain and neuromuscular dysfunction."

Trial Locations (1)

77555

University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Galveston

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)

NIH

lead

The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston

OTHER

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