Status:

COMPLETED

Post-needling Soreness After Internal Gastrocnemius Muscle Treatment

Lead Sponsor:

University of Alcala

Conditions:

Heel Pain Syndrome

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-65 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Mechanical hyperalgesia areas, also known as myofascial trigger points, are treated by manual therapy or invasive technics. Dry needling achieves an improvement of the symptomatology in 70% of the sub...

Detailed Description

Intervention: Two zones are established: * Zone 1: where researcher nº 1 controls the data management and sample randomization. * Zone 2: where researcher nº 2 locates the most hyperalgesic area and...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Age: 18-65.
  • Plantar Fasciitis diagnosis.
  • Presence of hyperalgesic area in the internal gastrocnemius.

Exclusion

  • Belenophobia
  • Hypothyroidism Presence of hyperalgesic area in the internal gastrocnemius - Diabetes
  • Lymphedema o lymphatic surgery Muscle diseases
  • Anticoagulant consumption Knee or ankle surgery
  • Analgesic consumption during the study

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 8 2019

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

January 20 2020

Estimated Enrollment :

48 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04060576

Start Date

September 8 2019

End Date

January 20 2020

Last Update

January 22 2020

Active Locations (2)

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Instituto Fisioterapia y Dolor

Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain, 28807

2

Grupo Fisioterapia y Dolor

Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain, 28871