Status:

COMPLETED

Immediate Decrease of Muscle Biomechanical Stiffness Following Dry Needling in Asymptomatic Participants

Lead Sponsor:

Bradley University

Conditions:

Healthy

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-65 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

60 healthy participants were randomized into infraspinatus, erector spinae, or gastrocnemius groups. One session of dry needling DN was applied to the muscle in standardized location. Stiffness was as...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • men and women ages 18 to 65 years
  • reported good general health
  • tenderness or palpable trigger point in the muscle (infraspinatus, gastrocnemius, or erector spinae)

Exclusion

  • BMI \> 30kg/m2
  • surgery in the prior 12 months
  • current pain in the shoulder, low back, and lower leg
  • precautions to dry needling treatment (anticoagulant medications, bleeding disorders, known pregnancy)

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 30 2014

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

January 30 2015

Estimated Enrollment :

60 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04864704

Start Date

January 30 2014

End Date

January 30 2015

Last Update

April 29 2021

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Bradley University

Peoria, Illinois, United States, 61625