Gluteus Medius Dry Needling and Ankle Instability

NCT ID: NCT04108390

Last Updated: 2020-01-28

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: UNKNOWN
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 60 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2019-09-01
• Study Completion Date: 2020-03-25

Brief Summary

Randomized clinical trial in individuals with chronic ankle instability. Main outcomes were as follows: pain intensity, pressure pain threshold, lower limb balance and range of motion. The sample will be divided in two groups: 1) dry needling at the gluteus medius trigger point (intervention). 2) dry needling 1,5 cm from the gluteus medius trigger point (control).

Detailed Description

Inclusion criteria will be: individuals with chronic ankle instability, 20 to 50 years old. Exclusion criteria: any lower limb disease, fractures, infections, pregnancy, received any treatment in the previous 3 months.

Initially, the base measurements were as follows: paint intensity, pressure pain threshold at the gluteus medius trigger point, ankle range of motion and balance of the lower limb.

Once baseline measurements will be taken, the same evaluations will be performed at 4 weeks from the start.

Conditions

Chronic Instability of Joint; Trigger Point Pain, Myofascial

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: SINGLE

Study Groups

Intervention group

Individuals for this group will be treat with a dry needling intervention at the gluteus medius trigger point.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Dry needling

Intervention Type: OTHER

For this intervention, the physiotherapist will be placed a needle in the gluteus medius trigger point from 8 to 15 times.

Control group

Individuals for this group will be treat with a dry needling technique at 1,5 cm from the trigger point (not in the trigger point).

Group Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Dry needling

Intervention Type: OTHER

For this intervention, the physiotherapist will be placed a needle in the gluteus medius trigger point from 8 to 15 times.

Interventions

Dry needling

For this intervention, the physiotherapist will be placed a needle in the gluteus medius trigger point from 8 to 15 times.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Other Intervention Names

Manual Therapy

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• individuals with chronic ankle instability, 20 to 50 years old.

Exclusion Criteria

• any lower limb disease, fractures, infections, pregnancy, received any treatment in the previous 3 months.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 50 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Universidad Europea de Madrid

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Carlos Romero Morales

Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

Fiom clinic

Madrid, , Spain

Countries

Spain

Other Identifiers

CIPI/19/012

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id