The Role of Therapeutic Ultrasound in Comparison With Electrical Dry Needling in Chronic Low Back Patients Post Cesarean Section
CompletedNot applicableNCT07246369
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This study has no listed site in Canada in this snapshot. It is included as part of the worldwide chronic pain corpus.
Brief summary (from the registry)
HYPOTHESIS Null Hypothesis (HO): There was a non-significant difference in the role of therapeutic ultrasound in comparison with electrical dry needling in chronic low back patients post cesarean-section. Alternative Hypothesis (HA): There was a significant difference in the role of therapeutic ultrasound in comparison with electrical dry needling in chronic low back patients post cesarean-section.
Study details
- Official title
- The Role of Therapeutic Ultrasound in Comparison With Electrical Dry Needling in Chronic Low Back Patients Post Cesarean Section
- Conditions
- Chronic Low Back Pain (CLBP)
- Post Cesarean Section Patient
- Interventions
- Other: Electrical Dry Needling
- Other: Ultrasound
- Sponsor
- University of Lahore
- Start date
- 2024-10-14
- Primary completion
- 2025-03-30
- Sex
- Female
- Age range
- from 25 Years to 35 Years
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Countries
- Pakistan
- Total sites listed
- 1
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * Female patients aged 25-35 years. * History of cesarean section with epidural anesthesia * Within the past 6 months to 8 months. * Primiparous, postpartum women. * Chronic low back pain persisting for more than 3 months. * Pain intensity of at least four on a Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS). Exclusion Criteria: * Previous low back surgery. * Multiparous, postpartum women. * History of Fracture (pubic fractures, vertebral fracture) and osteoporosis * Having a stillborn fetus or lethal induction of labor. * Severe comorbid conditions (e.g., uncontrolled diabetes, cardiovascular disease). * Patients who experienced a C-section with general anesthesia
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT07246369