Optimal Time for In-situ Dry Needling to Affect the Autonomic Nervous System

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Conditions studied: Healthy

In brief

Assessing for optimal time dry needles need to remain inside the body to have positive effect on the nervous system

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03728751

Run by

Florida Gulf Coast University

People needed

20

Starts

2018-09-01

Expected to finish

2018-10-29

Last updated by the study team

2018-11-02

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 65. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Age between 18-65 years old
• No pain at all anywhere in the body at the time of testing.
• No caffeine containing products 3 hours before measurement and no use of over the counter Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug (NSAID) before the testing.

You may not qualify if…

• Red flags identified during the subjects intake. If needling is contraindicated the subjects will be removed from the study and if necessary will be referred to an appropriate health care provider.
• Use of blood thinners
• History of surgery and or injury within the past six weeks
• Evidence of central nervous system involvement, to include hyperreflexia, sensory disturbances in the hand, intrinsic muscle wasting of the hands, unsteadiness during walking, nystagmus, loss of visual acuity, impaired sensation of the face, altered taste, the presence of pathological reflexes (i.e. positive Hoffman's and/or Babinski reflexes), etc.
• Prior surgery to the neck or thoracic spine
• Chiropractic, Physical Therapy, Dry needling or Acupuncture treatment for their neck pain in the last 3-months
• Inability to follow directions and keep the eye open during the measurement phase of this study

Where it is running

• Integrated Therapy Practice PC — Hobart, Indiana, United States

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