Dry needling: are we hitting the mark?
NCT ID NCT07074249
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study will test how often dry needling reaches the correct muscle in the lower back. Twenty adults with low back pain will receive dry needling, and ultrasound will check if the needle went where intended. The goal is to see how accurate the technique is, not to treat pain.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- dry needling
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help improve dry needling techniques for better pain relief.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early observational study with only 20 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. It does not test whether dry needling actually reduces pain.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 20 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Sep 2025
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2025
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a government body.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 65 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Adults aged 18-65 * Individuals with nonspecific low back or back pain and planned physical therapy * Individuals with suspected MPS, especially in the paraspinal muscles * Individuals with indications for dry needling * Those who can cooperate with the procedure and give written consent Exclusion Criteria: * \* Anticoagulant use * History of spine surgery, deformity, severe scoliosis * Regional skin lesion or infection * Patients who cannot cooperate * Pregnancy * Serious systemic diseases such as malignancy or neurological disease
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