Dry Needling in Subjects With Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness

Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness Clinical Trial

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Official title:

Biomechanical Response to Dry Needling in Subjects With Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness: a Double Blind Randomized Control Trial

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03876080
• Other study ID #: CUHSR 71-18
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: March 30, 2019
• Est. completion date: May 23, 2023

Study information

• Verified date: July 2023
• Source: Bradley University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Investigation of the biomechanical response in delayed onset muscle soreness using dry needling vs. sham

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 36
• Est. completion date: May 23, 2023
• Est. primary completion date: May 23, 2023
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 35 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• The participants of the study will be any healthy male or female between

• age of 18 to 35

• able and willing to perform an exercise protocol using the gastrocnemius muscle

• willing to receive either sham or dry needling intervention

Exclusion Criteria:

• current muscular pain

• prior trigger point therapy in the past 6 months

• medications that affect muscle function

• injury in the past 6 months

• any health condition that prevents exercising

• recent surgery

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness
• Myalgia

Intervention

Other:
• Dry needling
The use of a solid filiform needle to treat trigger points
• Sham needling
Simulated needling

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Bradley University	Peoria	Illinois

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Bradley University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Change in Biomechanical stiffness (N/m) using MyotonPRO	Measuring Biomechanical stiffness ( N/m) change at the following time frames	baseline, immediately after intervention, 24 hours after intervention
Secondary	Change in Pressure pain threshold using pressure algometry	Measuring Pressure pain threshold change at the following time frames	baseline, immediately after intervention, 24 hours after intervention