Changes in the Quadriceps Muscle After Dry Needling Treatment

Muscle Tightness Clinical Trial

Official title:

Determination of Biomechanical Changes in the Quadriceps Muscle After Dry Needling Treatment

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT06396741
• Other study ID #: CEID/2022/5/092
• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: May 2, 2024
• Est. completion date: December 15, 2024

Study information

• Verified date: May 2024
• Source: University of Alcala
• Contact: Patricia Martínez-Merinero, PhD
• Phone: +34 683378391
• Email: clinica.fisio[@]fgua.es
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The present study aims to examine the mechanical changes following dry needling of the quadriceps muscle. To this end, structural and mechanical changes in quadriceps muscle activity will be measured using M-mode ultrasound. The quadriceps muscle strength will also be assessed with dynamometry. In addition, the knee joint range will be checked by means of a goniometry procedure. The subjects will be assessed before and after the application of a dry needling technique on the quadriceps muscle to determine possible changes in the measured variables.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Enrollment: 46
• Est. completion date: December 15, 2024
• Est. primary completion date: September 1, 2024
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 65 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Healthy subject.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Low back pain
• Hip pain
• Sciatica
• Belenophobia
• Be medicated with anticoagulants
• Knee surgery
• Knee osteoarthritis
• Fibromyalgia
• Pregnancy

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Muscle Strain
• Muscle Tightness

Intervention

Other:
• The quadriceps muscle will be punctured with ultrasound control
With the subject in the supine position, the quadriceps muscle will be shown by ultrasound. Subsequently, a dry needling technique will be performed at the most hyperalgesic point using ultrasound control.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Spain	Centro Investigación Fisioterapia y Dolor	Alcalá De Henares	Madrid

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Prof. Dr. Daniel Pecos Martín

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Spain, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Muscle thickness	Muscle thickness and echo intensity, an indicator of muscle quality, are related to muscle strength, physical function, and muscle mass measured using echographs ultrasound.It will be measured how muscle thickness changes after applying a dry needling technique	before and after one week. The muscle thinckness will be measurement in centimeters
Secondary	Quadriceps muscle strength	The quadriceps muscle strength evaluation will be the measurement of isometric knee extension strength with a hand-held dynamometer (microFET2, Hoggan Scientific, LLC; West Jordan, UT). The maximum voluntary contraction of the quadriceps muscle will be measured. The participants completed three maximal isometric contractions, holding for approximately 3 seconds, with one minute of rest between each contraction.The value of the force will be obtained by calculating the average of the three measurements. The muscle strength wil be measurement in kilograms	before and after one week.
Secondary	knee range of motion (flexion)	To measure knee flexion, bend the knee as far as you can, by sliding your foot up towards your buttocks, keeping the arms and axis of the goniometer in place, then measure. Passive Knee Flexion ROM: up to 150º, depending on the size of the leg - the limit is the calf pushing onto the back of the thigh. The knee range of motion will be measurement in degrees	before and after one week