[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"health-study-detail:100601585":3},{"organization":4,"armGroups":7,"interventions":24,"overallOfficials":29,"centralContacts":38,"locations":44,"responsibleParty":62,"collaborators":64,"id":68,"slug":69,"hasResults":70,"nctId":71,"briefTitle":72,"officialTitle":73,"acronym":74,"eligibilityCriteria":75,"healthyVolunteers":76,"sex":77,"minAge":78,"maxAge":79,"enrollmentInfo":80,"targetDuration":29,"studyType":83,"phases":84,"briefSummary":86,"conditions":87,"keywords":29,"overallStatus":47,"whyStopped":29,"lastUpdateSubmitDate":92,"lastUpdatePostDateStruct":93,"startDateStruct":96,"completionDateStruct":98,"leadSponsor":100,"locationsCount":101},{"fullName":5,"class":6},"The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston","OTHER",[8,14,19],{"label":9,"type":10,"description":11,"interventionNames":12},"Dry Needling Only Group","EXPERIMENTAL","This group will receive dry needling only. The group will receive the dry needling at visits 2-7.",[13],"Other: Dry Needling",{"label":15,"type":10,"description":16,"interventionNames":17},"Dry Needling Plus high-rate PENS","This grouping will receive dry needling plus high-rate PENS. The group will receive the dry needling at visits 2-7.",[18],"Other: Dry needling with high-rate PENS",{"label":20,"type":10,"description":21,"interventionNames":22},"Dry Needling Plus low-rate PENS","This grouping will receive dry needling plus low-rate PENS. The group will receive the dry needling at visits 2-7.",[23],"Other: Dry needling with low-rate PENS",[25,30,34],{"type":6,"name":26,"description":27,"armGroupLabels":28,"otherNames":29},"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.",[9],null,{"type":6,"name":31,"description":32,"armGroupLabels":33,"otherNames":29},"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.\n\nWhen 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.",[15],{"type":6,"name":35,"description":36,"armGroupLabels":37,"otherNames":29},"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.\n\nWhen 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.",[20],[39],{"name":40,"role":41,"phone":42,"phoneExt":29,"email":43},"Ryan Pontiff, PT, DPT, PhD","CONTACT","409-772-0310","rypontif@utmb.edu",[45],{"facility":46,"status":47,"city":48,"state":49,"zip":50,"country":51,"countryCode":52,"cosmosGeoPoint":53,"geoPoint":58,"contacts":59},"University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston","RECRUITING","Galveston","Texas","77555","United States","US",{"type":54,"coordinates":55},"Point",[56,57],-94.7977,29.30135,{"lat":57,"lon":56},[60],{"name":61,"role":41,"phone":42,"phoneExt":29,"email":43},"Ryan Pontiff, PT,DPT,PhD",{"type":63,"investigatorFullName":29,"investigatorTitle":29,"investigatorAffiliation":29,"oldNameTitle":29,"oldOrganization":29},"SPONSOR",[65],{"name":66,"class":67},"National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)","NIH","100601585","pain-intervention-with-needling-pilot-of-integrated-neuromodulation-techniques-100601585",false,"NCT07112404","Pain Intervention With Needling: Pilot Of Integrated Neuromodulation Techniques","PINPOINT Study: Pain Intervention With Needling: Pilot Of Integrated Neuromodulation Techniques","PINPOINT","Inclusion Criteria:\n\n* Both males and females between the ages of 18 and 65 will be included in this study.\n\nPhase 1 Inclusion criteria\n\n\\- Healthy adults who report no pain for more than 1 day in the past 3 months in their lumbar region. Lumbar region will include posterior lumber musculature, lumbar spine, sacroiliac pain, or superior gluteal area pain.\n\nPhase 2 Inclusion criteria\n\n* Adults experiencing chronic low back pain. Chronic low back pain will be identified as having pain the lumbar region for at least 3 months. The pain may be constant or episodic in nature.\n* Participants will be included if they experience pain at least 75% of the days in the past 3 months. All pain levels will be included. Lumbar region will include posterior lumber musculature, lumbar spine, sacroiliac pain, or superior gluteal area pain.\n\nExclusion Criteria:\n\n* Individuals who are currently seeking any form of medical treatment for lumbar conditions beyond routine physician follow-up appointments in order to avoid confounding variables, regardless of pain-free status. These may include, but are not limited to, seeking treatment from a chiropractor, acupuncturist, or massage therapist or medical procedures such as injections into the lumbar region for pain.\n* Additionally, those with previous lumbar surgeries or those with previous major injuries to the lumbar spine that may have resulted in structural abnormalities that may compromise needle placement will be excluded. If surgical procedures did not alter structural alignment, then it will be allowed. For example, an approved procedure may include discectomy or nerve ablation, while a not approved procedure would include a lumbar fusion or scoliosis rod placement.\n* Additionally, if a person is experiencing radicular symptoms from a back injury, despite not feeling the symptoms in the lumbar region, will not be considered. Radicular symptoms will be defined as those present past the knee and\u002For electrical in nature. Individuals with neurological conditions or those who need the services of another due to cognitive deficits will not be considered for this study.\n* Furthermore, as this study relies on an intact sensory system, participants with conditions that may affect sensory processing (e.g., peripheral neuropathy, skin conditions, or circulatory disorders) will be excluded through careful screening.\n\nAdditional exclusion criteria\n\n* Will include the following conditions identified as contraindications for dry needling: those with impaired sensitivity, taking anticoagulants, a compromised immune system, a local or systemic infection, an active tumor, history of lymph node removal, history of autoimmune disease, allergy to metals such as nickel or chromium, history of cosmetic procedures in the area, pregnant individuals, or osteoporosis.\n* Non-English-speaking subjects will be excluded from the study due to the need to understand any communication while dry-needling procedures are taking place.",true,"ALL","18 Years","65 Years",{"count":81,"type":82},42,"ESTIMATED","INTERVENTIONAL",[85],"NA","The study's purpose is to determine the effects of three different dry needling sessions on pain and quality of life for those with chronic low back pain. Dry needling is a therapeutic procedure in which a very thin, monofilament needle is inserted through the skin to reach a target tissue like a muscle to help reduce pain, improve muscle activation, and increase blood flow. Dry needling has also been shown to improve nervous system function.",[88,89,90,91],"Pain","Back Pain","Lower Back Pain","Quality of Life","2026-03-11",{"date":94,"type":95},"2026-03-16","ACTUAL",{"date":97,"type":95},"2025-10-23",{"date":99,"type":82},"2027-09",{"name":5,"class":6},1]