Effects of Trigger Point Dry Needling in Individuals With Patello Femoral Pain Syndrome : A Randomized Controlled Trial

Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome Clinical Trial

Official title:

Study on the Effects of Trigger Point Dry Needling on Patients With Patello-femoral Pain Syndrome: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05261763
• Other study ID #: REC-FSD-00238
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: March 15, 2021
• Est. completion date: March 1, 2022

Study information

• Verified date: April 2022
• Source: Riphah International University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

A double blinded clinical controlled trial will be performed on individuals with patello femoral pain syndrome in which Trigger Point Dry Needling will be given to experimental group while Sham Needling will be given to the control group, targeting the trigger points present in the Quadriceps of affected individuals assessing the pain,functional disability and range of motion of the affected individuals.

Description:

A double blinded Randomized Controlled Trial of 6 months study after the approval of synopsis, will be conducted. Convenience sampling technique will be used to enroll the patients. Patients will be selected according to predefined inclusion and exclusion criteria. All patients who fulfill inclusion criteria will be allocated in two group through randomization by lottery method. Group A will receive TrP-DN and group B will receive Sham Needling. Both groups will be asked to perform stretching exercise of Quadriceps daily after needling. The patients' outcomes will be measured by VAS for pain intensity and Kujala Questionnaire for functional status. The comparison between pre-treatment and post-treatment data will be done after 3 months. Informed consents will be taken from each patient. Data entry and analysis will be done with SPSS 23.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 70
• Est. completion date: March 1, 2022
• Est. primary completion date: March 1, 2022
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 40 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• 1. Both genders 2. Ages range from 18-40 years 3. They have clinical diagnosis of PFPS (the diagnosis was confirmed by a positive patellar grind test and tenderness of medial and lateral patellar facets) 4. Participants are also required to have a minimum pain score of 3 on Numeric Pain Scale 5. Kujala patellofemoral questionnaire score of 50 to 80 before the intervention.

6. Patients willing to participate

Exclusion Criteria:

• History of any following conditions

1. Participants who have received any treatment for PFPS within the 3 months

2. A history of lower extremities fracture or surgery

3. Presence of MSK diseases such as Acute Herniated Disc or Spondylolisthesis

4. History of any chronic disease e.g. Diabetes Mellitus

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome
• Somatoform Disorders
• Syndrome

Intervention

Other:
• Dry Needling
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• Sham Dry Needing
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Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Pakistan	Riphah International University	Faisalabad	Punjab

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Riphah International University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Pakistan, 

References & Publications (3)

Erratum: Effects of Trigger Point Dry Needling on Neuromuscular Performance and Pain of Individuals Affected by Patellofemoral Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial [Corrigendum]. J Pain Res. 2020 Sep 7;13:2237. doi: 10.2147/JPR.S278493. eCollection 2020. — View Citation

Mason JS, Crowell M, Dolbeer J, Morris J, Terry A, Koppenhaver S, Goss DL. THE EFFECTIVENESS OF DRY NEEDLING AND STRETCHING VS. STRETCHING ALONE ON HAMSTRING FLEXIBILITY IN PATIENTS WITH KNEE PAIN: A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL. Int J Sports Phys Ther. 2016 Oct;11(5):672-683. — View Citation

Neal BS, Lack SD, Lankhorst NE, Raye A, Morrissey D, van Middelkoop M. Risk factors for patellofemoral pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Br J Sports Med. 2019 Mar;53(5):270-281. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2017-098890. Epub 2018 Sep 21. — View Citation

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Visual Analogue Scale	Visual Analogue Scale	8th week
Primary	Kujala Questionnaire	functional disability will be check by Kujala Questionnaire	8th week
Primary	Goniometer	range of motion will be checked by Goniometer	8th week