Status:
COMPLETED
Virtual Reality and Post-dry Needling Soreness
Lead Sponsor:
Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
Conditions:
Healthy
Epicondylitis of the Elbow
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-50 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Application of trigger point dry needling can induce post-dry needling soreness. This is not a negative experience, but sometimes some patients want to reduce it as much as possible. Different therape...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Inclusion Criteria for pain-free participants:
- no history of upper quadrant pain symptoms the year preceding the study
- no history of upper quadrant surgery
- presence of a latent trigger point in the extensor carpi radialis brevis muscle
- Inclusion criteria for patients with elbow pain:
- pain over the lateral side of the elbow;
- pain on palpation over the lateral epicondyle or the associated common wrist extensor tendon;
- elbow pain with either resisted static contraction or stretching of the wrist extensor muscles.
- presence of an active trigger point in the extensor carpi radialis brevis muscle
- Exclusion Criteria:
- bilateral symptoms;
- older than 50 years of age;
- previous surgery or steroid injections;
- other diagnoses of upper extremity (shoulder pathology, cervical radiculopathy, cervical whiplash);
- history of cervical or upper extremity trauma;
- history of musculoskeletal medical conditions (rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia);
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 15 2019
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
April 26 2021
Estimated Enrollment :
50 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03788161
Start Date
January 15 2019
End Date
April 26 2021
Last Update
April 27 2021
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Cesar Fernandez-de-Las-Peñas
Alcorcón, Madrid, Spain, 28921