The Effect of Needle Placement on Muscle Stiffness, Gait, Balance, Pain and Functional Outcomes in Individuals With Injury to the Ankle and/or Hindfoot
Completed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Ankle and or Hindfoot Injury
In brief
The purpose of this randomized controlled trial is to assess the effect of DN at either the site of the identified myofascial trigger point/s (MTrP) of in the same muscle, but away from the MTrP site/s in individuals with ankle and/or hindfoot injury. Assessments will be of self-reported outcomes, self-reported pain, gait, balance, muscle stiffness, and pain pressure threshold. The secondary purpose of this study is to determine the validity of dry needling specific muscles of the lower extremity based upon needle placement, location relative to anatomical structures and accuracy of needle placement in muscle using ultrasound imaging.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT04487327
- Run by
- Regis University
- People needed
- 75
- Starts
- 2020-10-01
- Expected to finish
- 2023-09-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2023-10-10
Who can join
Age: 18 and older, up to 60. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Participants with a previous lower extremity injury occurring to the ankle and/or hindfoot within the previous 12 months AND
- pain greater than 3 out of 10 on the numeric pain rating scale (NPRS) OR
- limited weightbearing dorsiflexion range of motion of greater than 2.0 cm side-to-side difference as measured by the ankle lunge test (ALT) OR
- greater than 3.5% side-to-side difference as assessed by the Y-balance test.
You may not qualify if…
- Operative fixation within the past 3 months to the lower extremity
- Have received DN of the lower extremity within the past 30 days
- Current pregnancy
- Have a history of systemic disorders in which DN would be contraindicated (bleeding disorders or current anticoagulant medication use)
- Immunocompromised
- Decline participation
Where it is running
- Regis University — Denver, Colorado, United States
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