Status:
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Bilateral Knee Pain and Dry Needling
Lead Sponsor:
Ohio State University
Conditions:
Patellofemoral Pain
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-40 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This project will evaluate the effects of bilateral knee pain and dry needling (DN) on laterality recognition, movement and muscle function. The objective is to determine if laterality recognition acc...
Detailed Description
The primary purpose of this study is to identify if a loss of laterality recognition is present in individuals with bilateral chronic knee pain with kinesiophobia and if DN affects short term central ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- For high fear group: Age between 18 and 40 years old, pain greater than or equal to 3 months, Tampa scale of kinesiophobia \>37, anterior knee pain scale \<90, and no evidence of knee OA
- For low fear group: Age between 18 and 40 years old, pain greater than or equal to 3 months, Tampa scale of kinesiophobia \<37, anterior knee pain scale \<90, and no evidence of knee OA
- For control group: no surgery in past 6 months, age between 18 and 40 years old, no knee OA, Tampa Scale \<10, and anterior knee pains scale \>90
Exclusion
- Knee surgery in past 6 months, previous dry needling or acupuncture to knee, pregnancy, menicscal/cartilage/ligamentous injury, history of patellar subluxations, dislocations, or MPFL reconstruction, contraindications to dry needling or acupuncture, or neurological condition that affects movement.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 21 2020
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
July 21 2030
Estimated Enrollment :
60 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT05976269
Start Date
July 21 2020
End Date
July 21 2030
Last Update
October 30 2024
Active Locations (1)
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The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Jameson Crane Sports Medicine Institute
Columbus, Ohio, United States, 43202