Clinical trials: Multifidus
Low Back Pain, Multifidus
Effects of Isolated Lumbar Extension Resistance Training Alone and in Combination with General Exercise and Manual Therapy
This study examines effects of machine-based isolated lumbar extension resistance exercise (ILEX) on paraspinal muscle morphology and function, as well as pain intensity, disability and quality of life in patients with chronic…
- Conditions
- Low Back Pain, Multifidus, Exercise Therapy, Diagnostic Imaging
- Trial name
- NCT06890052
- Testing
- Targeted exercise program, Targeted exercise as part of an integrative therapy program
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wuerzburg
Postoperative Recovery, Lumbar Disc Herniation
Lower Back Muscle Size and Recovery After Lumbar Disc Herniation Surgery
Recovery after surgery for a herniated disc in the lower back differs from person to person. The size of the muscles around the lower spine may be related to recovery, but this relationship is not well understood.
- Trial name
- NCT07768241
- Testing
- Preoperative Psoas and Multifidus Muscle Measurements
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Fatih Sultan Mehmet Training and Research Hospital
Opioid Use, Low Back Pain
Impact of DuoTherm on Opioid Use and Low Back Pain
Evaluate the difference in opioid use, pain intensity and pain interference in patients with moderate to severe low back pain using DuoTherm multimodal harmonic mechanical stimulation (M-Stim) unit compared to Transcutaneous…
- Trial name
- NCT04491175
- Testing
- M-Stim, TENS
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 160 people
- Sponsor
- MMJ Labs LLC
Low Back Pain
Measuring Deep and Superficial Multifidus and the Activation Pattern During Dynamic Task Correlating With Trunk Stability Ability and Functional Performance in Different Ages Asymptomatic and Unspecific Low Back Pain Adult
The first propose of the study is to understand the contraction of deep and superficial multifidus in patients with non-specific low back pain and the elderly.
- Trial name
- NCT04772950
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Low Back Pain
The Investigation of Underlying Mechanism of Lumbar Multifidus Muscle Activation Deficits
The goal of this clinical trial is to investigate mechanism underlying lumbar multifidus muscle (LM) activation deficits in adults with chronic low back pain (CLBP).
- Trial name
- NCT05961774
- Testing
- Transcranial magnetic stimulation, Neuromuscular electrical stimulation
- Where
- Thailand
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Mahidol University
Low Back Pain
Tissue Changes in Lumbar Multifidus After Dry Needling in Subjects With Nonspecific Low Back Pain.
Finding out if tissue changes (thickness, histogram and shrinkage rate) that occur in the lumbar multifidus after deep dry needling are related to changes in patient's pain and disability.
- Trial name
- NCT05067673
- Testing
- Dry needling
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alcala
Cervicogenic Headache
Efficacy of Ultrasound-Guided Multifidus Cervicis Plan Block Vs Greater Occipital Nerve Block for Cervicogenic Headache
Background: Cervicogenic headache (CH) described as a chronic hemi-cranial pain resulted from a disorder of the cervical spine and its anatomic structures innervated by the C1, C2, and C3 cervical spinal nerves.
- Trial name
- UBLOC (NCT04454541)
- Testing
- Ultrasound-guided nerve block for headache management
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Abha International Private Hospital
Low Back Pain, Paraspinal Muscles
Effect of Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation in Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain
This study evaluates the effect of a 10-week long intervention with the StimaWELL 120MTRS system on multifidus morphology and function in individuals with chronic low back pain.
- Trial name
- NCT04891692
- Testing
- StimaWell 120MTRS system
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Concordia University, Montreal
Low Back Pain
Electrolysis in Patients With Low Back Pain
The goal of this observational study is to investigate the efficacy of percutaneous electrolysis compared with dry needling on pain sensations and multifidus muscle properties in subjects with low back pain.
- Trial name
- Electrolysis (NCT06661070)
- Testing
- Electrolysis Percutaneous Therapeutic (EPTE), Dry Needling
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Wroclaw University of Health and Sport Sciences
Chronic Low-back Pain, Myofascial Pain
Ultrasound Imaging for Myofascial Pain
The goal of this observational study is to develop and validate a biomarker for lumbar myofascial pain (MP) based on ultrasound obtained measurements of the lumbar muscles and fascia.
- Trial name
- NCT05928884
- Testing
- There is no intervention. It is a phenotyping study only
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 124 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Muscle Tightness
Effects of Isometric Muscle Fatigue on Trunk Muscle Stiffness
Interventional study of the effects of a trunk extensor muscles fatigue protocol on trunk extensors stiffness.
- Trial name
- NCT05490966
- Testing
- isometric trunk extensor muscles fatigue
- Where
- Slovenia
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Primorska
Low Back Pain
Effects of Different Verbal Instructions in Healthy Adults and Patients With Low Back Pain
Segmental stabilization exercise has been shown to be effective in the rehabilitation of low back pain (LBP). Due to the isometric nature of segmental stabilization exercise, manual therapists use various verbal instructions to…
- Trial name
- NCT02513173
- Volunteers
- 42 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Texas Woman's University
Proprioception, Muscle Activation
Cervical Multifidus Muscle Function
The purpose of this study is to determine the relationship between cervical multifidi thickness, cervical spine proprioception and possible reflex activation of cervical multifidi through stimulation of joint mechanoreceptors.
- Trial name
- NCT00733837
- Testing
- Nonspecific, Innocuous, Mechanoreceptor Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Logan College of Chiropractic
Low Back Pain
Corticospinal and Motor Behavior Responses After Physical Therapy Intervention in Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain.
This study aims to 1) determine the immediate effects of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on corticospinal excitability, lumbar multifidus muscle (LM) activation, as well as lumbar stability in patients with chronic…
- Trial name
- NCT05156242
- Testing
- Active-tDCS priming MCE, NMES priming MCE, Conventional physical therapy
- Where
- Thailand
- Volunteers
- 96 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mahidol University
Back Pain, Balance
Examination of Pain in Individuals With Non-Specific Lack Pain
The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between pain, and balance, proprioception sensation in the knee, erector spinae and multifidus muscle strength in individuals with non-specific low back pain.
- Conditions
- Back Pain, Balance, Proprioception
- Trial name
- NCT05511805
- Testing
- Visual Analogue Scale (VAS),, Oswestry Low Back Pain and Disability Questionnaire, Functional Low Back Pain Scale
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 52 people
- Sponsor
- Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi
Multiple Sclerosis, Back Pain
A Pilot Project for Multifidus Muscle Evaluation in Patients With Multiple Sclerosis
This research study plans to evaluate if multifidus muscle dysfunction is associated with back pain in patients with Multiple Sclerosis (MS).
- Trial name
- NCT05427045
- Testing
- home - exercise program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people
- Sponsor
- University of Arkansas
Low Back Pain, Mechanical
Dry Needling to the Multifidus Muscle in Subjects With Low Back Pain
To examine for differences in contraction thickness of the transversus abdominis muscle in symptomatic subjects with mechanical lower back pain following the application of dry needling to the lumbar multifidus muscles.
- Trial name
- NCT02284724
- Testing
- Dry Needling
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Low Back Pain
Multi-Omics Characterization of Percutaneous Electrolysis in Low Back Pain
Low back pain is a highly prevalent musculoskeletal condition and is frequently associated with structural and functional alterations of the lumbar multifidus muscle.
- Trial name
- MOPE-LBP (NCT07524010)
- Testing
- Percutaneous electrolysis
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad Europea de Madrid
Cervical Spine Surgery
Multifidus Cervicis and Inter-Semispinal Plane Blocks in Analgesia After Cervical Spine Surgery
Major spine surgery with multilevel instrumentation is followed by a large amount of opioid consumption, significant pain, and difficult mobilization Pain is one of the main factors limiting ambulation, increasing the risk of…
- Trial name
- NCT06083298
- Testing
- control group, MCP group, ISP group
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 105 people
- Sponsor
- Zagazig University
Facet Joint Syndrome
Multifidus Muscle Twitch on the Prognosis of Lumbar Medial Branch RF
The investigators collected data and chart from the patients who were diagnosed facet joint syndrome and underwent lumbar RF medial branch neurotomy between January 2009 and June 2014.
- Trial name
- NCT02580383
- Testing
- Radiofrequency neurotomy of lumbar medial branch
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 68 people
- Sponsor
- Severance Hospital