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Effectiveness of Dry Needling in Shortened Triceps Surae Muscle

NCT ID: NCT03273985

Last Updated: 2017-12-08

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

30 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2017-09-15

Study Completion Date

2017-12-06

Brief Summary

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To date, there are not studies about the effectiveness of dry needling versus ischemic compression in the triceps surae trigger points. A randomized clinical trial is carried out. A sample of 30 subjects are recruited and allocated into dry needling (n = 15) and ischemic compression (n = 15). Outcome measurements such as dorsal flexion range of motion, plantar pressures, temperature, superficial muscle activity and trigger points pressure pain threshold are measured immediately before and after treatment.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Trigger Point Pain, Myofascial Myofascial Pain Syndrome

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Dry needling

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Dry needling

Intervention Type OTHER

Trigger point deep dry needling

Ischemic compression

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Ischemic compression

Intervention Type OTHER

Trigger point ischemic compression

Interventions

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Dry needling

Trigger point deep dry needling

Intervention Type OTHER

Ischemic compression

Trigger point ischemic compression

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Myofascial pain syndrome in the triceps surae muscle, limitation of ankle dorsal flexion range of motion.

Exclusion Criteria

* Neurologic disorders, pharmacologic treatment (within the previous 3 months), cognitive impairment, prosthesis in the lower limb, systemic or infectious diseases, autoimmune diseases, fibromyalgia, hypothyroidism, anticoagulants or antiplatelet agents, and fear of needles.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

70 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Universidad Complutense de Madrid

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Universidad de León

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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César Calvo Lobo

Professor, PhD, MSc, PT

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Fisiofuenla

Fuenlabrada, Madrid, Spain

Site Status

Countries

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Spain

References

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Benito-de-Pedro M, Becerro-de-Bengoa-Vallejo R, Elena Losa-Iglesias M, Rodriguez-Sanz D, Lopez-Lopez D, Palomo-Lopez P, Mazoteras-Pardo V, Calvo-Lobo AC. Effectiveness of Deep Dry Needling vs Ischemic Compression in the Latent Myofascial Trigger Points of the Shortened Triceps Surae from Triathletes on Ankle Dorsiflexion, Dynamic, and Static Plantar Pressure Distribution: A Clinical Trial. Pain Med. 2020 Feb 1;21(2):e172-e181. doi: 10.1093/pm/pnz222.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 31502640 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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DN-TS-UCM

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id