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How to Reduce Dry Needling Pain in Treatment of Trigger Points of Muscle Triceps Sural in Ankle Post Fracture Patients

NCT ID: NCT05193695

Last Updated: 2022-01-31

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

TERMINATED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

20 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2018-08-09

Study Completion Date

2019-04-30

Brief Summary

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Ankle fractures are one of the main causes of hospitalization due to injuries in Chile, which also have a discharge and partial load time of approximately 12 weeks in the recovery process. This generates disuse and atrophy of the posterior musculature of the leg called the triceps sural, which makes it difficult to restart and perform the gait. We conducted this research because practically all patients with this type of diagnosis have trigger points in these muscles, and dry needling technique is one of the best for its treatment, but has the disadvantage that it produces post dry needling pain of 48 hours and there is not enough information, or consensus on which method is better to reduce post dry needling pain. This study aims to prove wich technique is most useful in reducing pain post dry needling for the treatment of trigger points in the triceps sural muscle in ankle post fracture patients.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Physical Therapy Modalities Pain Measurement Trigger Point Pain, Myofascial Ankle Fractures Rehabilitation Needles

Keywords

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Humans Excercise therapy Hot temperature Post dry needling Range of motion, articular Muscle Strength

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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Control

Patients remained in the supine position for 20 minutes lying on a stretcher after dry needling.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Treadmill

The patients walked on a treadmill for 20 minutes after dry needling, with an inclination of 5 degrees and at a speed at which the perceived exertion was 5 according to the Borg CR10 scale (Chen et al., 2002).

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Treadmill exercise

Intervention Type OTHER

the patients walked on a treadmill for 20 minutes after dry needling, with an inclination of 5 degrees and at a speed at which the perceived exertion was 5 according to the Borg CR10 scale (Chen et al., 2002)

Interventions

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Treadmill exercise

the patients walked on a treadmill for 20 minutes after dry needling, with an inclination of 5 degrees and at a speed at which the perceived exertion was 5 according to the Borg CR10 scale (Chen et al., 2002)

Intervention Type OTHER

Other Intervention Names

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Treadmill after dry needling

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Ages between 18 and 60 years of age.
* Man or woman.
* At least one trigger point, active or latent, in the triceps sural muscle of the fractured ankle.
* Perform full load without using technical aids.

Exclusion Criteria

* Use of analgesics.
* Insurmountable fear of needles.
* Immune disease.
* Clotting disorders.
* Sensory disorders.
* Psychiatric / psychological illness.
* Cancer.
* Rheumatic diseases.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

60 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Becerra, Pablo

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Pablo Yañez Becerra

Physical therapist

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Complejo Hospitalario San Jose

Santiago, , Chile

Site Status

Countries

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Chile

Other Identifiers

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Becerra

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id