NCT02889991: INA-DMD

Evolution of Myofascial Pain, Post-dry Needling. Repair and Measuring With Elastography, of Myofascial Tissue.

Completed NA Last updated 8 February 2019

What this trial tests

NA trial testing High Intensity Dry Needling in Myofascial Pain Syndromes in 77 participants. Completed in 23 March 2017.

Timeline

2 May 2016

Primary endpoint
28 January 2017

23 March 2017

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU)
Phase	NA
Status	Completed
Study type	INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation	randomized
Design	factorial
Masking	double
Primary purpose	treatment
Enrollment	77
Start date	2 May 2016
Primary completion	28 January 2017
Estimated completion	23 March 2017
Sites	1 location across Spain

Drugs / interventions tested

• High Intensity Dry Needling
• Low intensity Dry Needling
• Fascial Mechanotransduction Dry Needling
• Technique Placebo of Dry Needling

Conditions studied

• Myofascial Pain Syndromes — all drugs for Myofascial Pain Syndromes →
• Dry Needling, Technique for the Treatment of the Myofascial Trigger Points — all drugs for Dry Needling, Technique for the Treatment of the Myofascial Trigger Points →
• Elastography — all drugs for Elastography →

Sponsor

University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU)

Who can join

Adults 18 to 49, any sex, with Myofascial Pain Syndromes or Dry Needling, Technique for the Treatment of the Myofascial Trigger Points. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

This study evaluates the deep dry needling technique as a percutaneous technique included in the professional field of physiotherapy.

The project quantifies a significant limit on the number of local twitch responses necessary for the favorable treatment of myofascial pain and analyzes the injury degree and/or the repair of myofascial tissue, with "Elastography".

Publications & conference data

No peer-reviewed publications indexed yet for this trial. Completed trials usually publish results within 12-18 months.