NCT03966937 is a NA clinical trial of Dry needling in Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome, sponsored by Riphah International University.

Who is sponsoring NCT03966937?

NCT03966937 is sponsored by Riphah International University.

What drugs are being tested in NCT03966937?

Interventions in NCT03966937: Dry needling, Control.

What condition does NCT03966937 study?

NCT03966937 studies Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome.

Is NCT03966937 still recruiting?

NCT03966937 is currently completed. Last updated 9 August 2019.

Last reviewed 2019-08-09 · How we verify

NCT03966937

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Published: 2026-01-01
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Trigger Point Dry Needling In Patient With Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome

Completed NA Last updated 9 August 2019

What this trial tests

NA trial testing Dry needling in Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome in 70 participants. Completed in 30 June 2019.

Timeline

19 March 2019

Primary endpoint
30 June 2019

30 June 2019

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	Riphah International University
Phase	NA
Status	Completed
Study type	INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation	randomized
Design	parallel
Masking	single
Primary purpose	other
Enrollment	70
Start date	19 March 2019
Primary completion	30 June 2019
Estimated completion	30 June 2019
Sites	1 location across Pakistan

Drugs / interventions tested

Dry needling
Control

Conditions studied

Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome — all drugs for Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome →

Sponsor

Riphah International University

Who can join

Adults 18 to 35, any sex, with Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

This study intends to determine the effects of trigger point dry needling in patients with Patellofemoral pain Syndrome.

Publications & conference data

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

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Verify against primary sources

ClinicalTrials.gov — authoritative US registry record
WHO ICTRP — international registry index
EU Clinical Trials Register
Sponsor press releases (Google)

Data sources for this page

Trial protocol + status: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03966937 (US National Library of Medicine, public domain)
Drug + disease cross-links: matched in real time against Drug Landscape's normalised drug + company + condition tables
Sponsor: as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov by Riphah International University
Last refreshed: 9 August 2019

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