Clinical trials: Multifidus
Acute Low-back Pain, Chronic Low-back Pain
Impact of DuoTherm Compared to TENS on Pain and Disability With Acute and Chronic Low Back Pain
Evaluate pain and disability change in Low Back Pain with DuoTherm Compared to Active Control
- Conditions
- Acute Low-back Pain, Chronic Low-back Pain, Pain, Intractable
- Trial name
- NCT04494698
- Testing
- Duotherm VibraCool Back Device, TENS 8-channel unit
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 160 people
- Sponsor
- MMJ Labs LLC
Postpartum Lumbopelvic Pain
Investigation the Effects of Stabilization Exercises on Pain, Disability and Activity of Pelvic Floor Muscles in Patients With Postpartum Lumbopelvic Pain
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of stabilization exercises on pain, disability and pelvic floor muscles function in patients with lumbopelvic pain.
- Trial name
- NCT03030846
- Testing
- Stabilization exercise, Control group
- Where
- Iran
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Zahedan University of Medical Sciences
Multifidus
Estimation of Muscle Area and Thickness of Deep Cervical Muscle Contraction During Cervical and Limb Movements
The purpose of this study is to investigate the validity and reliability of measurement for cervical multifidus using ultrasonography, and to investigate cervical multifidus muscle function by the change pattern of multifidus…
- Trial name
- NCT00155948
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
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
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
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
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
Low Back Pain, Degenerative Condition, Neurologic
Study of the Relation Between the Fat Infiltration of the Multifidus Muscle and the Lumbar Foraminal Stenosis, by 2D and 3D Segmentation
The aim of this study is to evaluate the correlation between the fat infiltration of the lumbar multifidus muscle and several parameters including the severity of the lumbar foraminal stenosis.
- Trial name
- FIMFos (NCT06018155)
- Testing
- Spine surgery
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice
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
Low Back Pain, Degeneration of Lumbosacral Intervertebral Disc
The Underlying Mechanism of Spinal Manipulative Therapy and the Effect of Pain on Physical Outcome Measures
The purpose of this study is to compare changes in spinal stiffness and back muscle activity between spinal manipulative therapy (SMT) responders, non-responders and asymptomatic participants.
- Conditions
- Low Back Pain, Degeneration of Lumbosacral Intervertebral Disc, Muscle Weakness, Spine Stiffness
- Trial name
- NCT01761838
- Testing
- SMT for low back pain patients, Pain induction (optional), Low back pain participants without SMT
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 103 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alberta
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
Hemiplegia
Deep Trunk Muscle Activation and Balance in Post-Stroke Hemiplegia
Patients with post-stroke hemiplegia frequently exhibit balance impairments driven by multiple pathophysiological mechanisms. Although the role of core musculature in maintaining normal posture and balance is well established…
- Trial name
- NCT06181877
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- Istanbul Physical Medicine Rehabilitation Training and Research Hospital
Chronic Low Back Pain (CLBP)
Comparison Between Lumbar Stabilization Exercises and Lumbar Manipulation on Multifidus Muscle in Chronic Low Back Pain This Study Will Investigate and Compare the Effect of Lumbar Stabilization Exercises and Manipulation on Multifidus Muscle in Chronic Low Back Pain
Histological and morphological changes of multifidus muscle have been reported in lumbar disc herniation (LDH), but there is scarce research comparing the efficacy of different treatment programs that can correct multifidus…
- Trial name
- NCT06796023
- Testing
- Stretching and strengthening exercises for back muscles, Lumbar stabilization Exercises, Lumbar Manipulation
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
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
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
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
Low Back Pain
The Role of Lumbar Multifidus Characteristics in the Development of Low Back Pain
Low back pain (LBP) is a severe epidemic in the world. Despite its high prevalence, 90% of the cases have no identifiable cause.
- Trial name
- NCT03387930
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 140 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Low Back Pain
The Effect of Motor Control Exercise Versus General Exercise on Lumbar Local Stabilizing Muscles Thickness
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of motor control exercises. For this, before and after motor control and general exercises, we determined transverses abdominis and multifidus thickness, activity limitation…
- Trial name
- NCT00555802
- Testing
- exercise
- Where
- Iran
- Volunteers
- 49 people
- Sponsor
- Zahedan University of Medical Sciences
Cervical Radiculopathy
Effect of Cervical Multifidus Muscle Area on Interlaminar Epidural Steroid Injection Outcomes
Cervical radiculopathy is one of the most important causes of chronic neck pain. Cervical epidural steroid injections including interlaminar approach are frequently used for treatment option in patients that more conservative…
- Trial name
- NCT05960487
- Testing
- Cervical multifidus muscle area measurement at 3 levels (C4-C5, C5-C6, C6-C7)
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Marmara University
Mechanical Low Back Pain
Effect of Open Chain Versus Closed Chain Segmental Control Exercises on CSA of Lumbar Multifidus Muscle in Chronic MLBP
To investigate the effect of adding open versus closed chain segmental control exercises to conventional treatment program on pain intensity, lumbar ROM, and CSA of multifidus muscle.
- Trial name
- NCT06009263
- Testing
- Conventional treatment, Open chain segmental control, Closed chain segmental control
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Cairo University