Sports Physical TherapyNCT06184672
Effects of Dry Needling on Vertical Jump Performance
A study testing dry needling in people with Sports Physical Therapy, run by Sierra Varona SL.
Trial summary
ChatGPT ChatGPT Injury prevention and performance enhancement have become two of the main goals in every sport. Myofascial Pain Syndrome is primarily caused by myofascial trigger points, which may result in referred pain, stiffness, shortening, and/or muscle weakness. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 to 25 years, women onlyHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Sports Physical Therapy
- What is being tested?
- dry needling
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 24 participants
- Where
- No sites listed yet
- Study dates
- 8 Feb 2024to 12 Mar 2024
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 to 25 years
- Women only
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Adult
Who may be able to join
- No lower limb injuries in the last 6 months
- Presence of latent MTPs in gastrocnemius
- Be familiar with performing CMJ tests
Who cannot join
- Needle phobia
- Presence of active MTPs in the lower limb
- Any pathology that prevented the use of dry needling
- Any pathology that prevented the performance of CMJ test.
About this study
Official title: Effects of Dry Needling on Latent Myofascial Trigger Points on Vertical Jump Performance in Female Athletes."
ChatGPT ChatGPT Injury prevention and performance enhancement have become two of the main goals in every sport. Myofascial Pain Syndrome is primarily caused by myofascial trigger points, which may result in referred pain, stiffness, shortening, and/or muscle weakness.
The aim of this study is to assess the effects of dry needling on latent myofascial trigger points (LTMTP) and its impact on vertical jump height in female volleyball players.
The study is a single-blind, randomized controlled clinical trial conducted on healthy female volleyball practitioners with no lower limb injuries in the last 6 months. Participants must exhibit LMTP in the triceps surae muscles and be familiar with the counter-movement jump (CMJ) test. Subjects will be randomly assigned to either a control group or an intervention group.
Read the detailed description
This study will be a single-blind, randomized clinical trial conducted in the Department of Invasive Physiotherapy at a private Physiotherapy Clinic in Toledo.
The inclusion criteria are as follows: healthy female volleyball practitioners with no lower limb injuries in the last 6 months, the presence of latent MTPs in the gastrocnemius, and familiarity with performing CMJ tests. Subjects will not be eligible for the study if they have needle phobia, active MTPs in the lower limb, any pathology preventing the use of dry needling, or any pathology preventing the performance of the CMJ test.
Subjects will be randomly assigned to two groups: the intervention group and the control group. Sealed cards containing numbers 1 to 24 in opaque envelopes will be provided, and participants will randomly select a card. Odd-numbered subjects will become part of the control group, while subjects with even numbers will be part of the intervention group.
All subjects must sign a copy of the consent form, which describes and explains the objectives and procedures of the study.
Both groups will undergo a standard warm-up session, including continuous running, dynamic lower limb stretching, and vertical jumps, lasting for 10 minutes (T0). Following the warm-up, the principal investigator will administer the dry needling technique to those assigned to the experimental group. The second measurement will be conducted immediately after the needling technique (T1). Participants in the control group will be instructed to wait on the intervention couch for a comparable duration to those receiving treatment.
The third and fourth assessments will take place in the same clinical setting approximately 72 hours (T3) and 7 days (T4) later, respectively. At each study point, participants will perform 3 CMJ tests. The CMJ-style jumps will be recorded using the high-speed camera of the iPhone 15 (Apple Inc., USA). The My Jump app, validated with a force platform, will calculate the flight time by identifying the subject's takeoff and landing, utilizing an equation from the literature. The best of the three jumps will be recorded. The assessor will be blinded to the allocation group of the participants
- Conditions
- Sports Physical Therapy
- Being tested
- dry needling
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
dry needlingOther
the area is disinfected by the use of 0.5% chlorhexidine digluconate alcohol solution. The physiotherapist in charge of the intervention uses sterile nitrile gloves, using dry needling needles with dimensions of 0.30 x 50 mm is used. This technique, designed by Hong, applies speed both at the entrance, in order to provoke the local spasm response and at the exit. The inputs and outputs are performed until the REL disappears or until the tolerance threshold of the patient is reached.
Immediately after performing the puncture, ischemic compression is performed on the treated muscle, in order to decrease the duration and intensity of post-puncture pain. For this, a digital pressure is made to the point where the patient's sensation ceases to be pressure and becomes pain. Once the patient is noted that pain is repeated again the art up to a total of 2 minutes
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| intervention group | Experimental | the principal investigator will apply the dry needling technique to those allocated to the experimental group on the latent trigger points diagnosed on the selection phase. They will receive just one session following Hongs protocol. Receives: Other: dry needling |
| control group | No intervention | Subjects in the control group will be asked to wait on the intervention couch for a similar time the ones who received the treatment. |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
counter movement jump
The subject is in an upright position with the hands at the waist, having to make a vertical jump after a quick countermovement down.
During knee and hip flexion action, the trunk should remain as straight as possible to avoid any possible influence of trunk extension on lower limb performance.
Measured: 4 days
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted28 Dec 2023
- Study start8 Feb 2024 (estimated)
- Primary completion29 Feb 2024 (estimated)
- Study completion12 Mar 2024 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (1)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for Sports Physical TherapyStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Model description
- single-blind randomized clinical trial. two groups: intervention group and control group.
- Masking
- Single blind
- Who is masked
- Outcomes assessor
- Enrolment
- 24 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Sierra Varona SL
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Universidad Europea de Madrid
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06184672
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 008
- Status last verified
- Jan 2024
- First submitted
- 14 Dec 2023
- Last updated
- 26 Jan 2024
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
Publications
Ladrinan-Maestro A, Sanchez-Infante J, Martin-Vera D, Del-Blanco-Muniz JA, Dominguez-Balmaseda D, Guzman-Pavon MJ, Sanchez-Sierra A. Effects of dry needling on vertical jump performance in female volleyball players. A randomized controlled trial. Front Sports Act Living. 2024 Sep 4;6:1470057. doi: 10.3389/fspor.2024.1470057. eCollection 2024.
PubMed 39296855
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 26 Jan 2024. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Effects of Dry Needling on Latent Myofascial Trigger Points on Vertical Jump Performance in Female Athletes."
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06184672
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- 008
- Conditions
- Sports Physical Therapy
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Unknown status
- Enrolment
- 24 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- Sierra Varona SLUniversity, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Universidad Europea de Madrid
- Study start
- 8 Feb 2024 (estimated)
- Primary completion
- 29 Feb 2024 (estimated)
- Study completion
- 12 Mar 2024 (estimated)
- First posted
- 28 Dec 2023 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
ChatGPT ChatGPT Injury prevention and performance enhancement have become two of the main goals in every sport. Myofascial Pain Syndrome is primarily caused by myofascial trigger points, which may result in referred pain, stiffness, shortening, and/or muscle weakness.
The aim of this study is to assess the effects of dry needling on latent myofascial trigger points (LTMTP) and its impact on vertical jump height in female volleyball players.
The study is a single-blind, randomized controlled clinical trial conducted on healthy female volleyball practitioners with no lower limb injuries in the last 6 months. Participants must exhibit LMTP in the triceps surae muscles and be familiar with the counter-movement jump (CMJ) test. Subjects will be randomly assigned to either a control group or an intervention group.
Detailed description
This study will be a single-blind, randomized clinical trial conducted in the Department of Invasive Physiotherapy at a private Physiotherapy Clinic in Toledo.
The inclusion criteria are as follows: healthy female volleyball practitioners with no lower limb injuries in the last 6 months, the presence of latent MTPs in the gastrocnemius, and familiarity with performing CMJ tests. Subjects will not be eligible for the study if they have needle phobia, active MTPs in the lower limb, any pathology preventing the use of dry needling, or any pathology preventing the performance of the CMJ test.
Subjects will be randomly assigned to two groups: the intervention group and the control group. Sealed cards containing numbers 1 to 24 in opaque envelopes will be provided, and participants will randomly select a card. Odd-numbered subjects will become part of the control group, while subjects with even numbers will be part of the intervention group.
All subjects must sign a copy of the consent form, which describes and explains the objectives and procedures of the study.
Both groups will undergo a standard warm-up session, including continuous running, dynamic lower limb stretching, and vertical jumps, lasting for 10 minutes (T0). Following the warm-up, the principal investigator will administer the dry needling technique to those assigned to the experimental group. The second measurement will be conducted immediately after the needling technique (T1). Participants in the control group will be instructed to wait on the intervention couch for a comparable duration to those receiving treatment.
The third and fourth assessments will take place in the same clinical setting approximately 72 hours (T3) and 7 days (T4) later, respectively. At each study point, participants will perform 3 CMJ tests. The CMJ-style jumps will be recorded using the high-speed camera of the iPhone 15 (Apple Inc., USA). The My Jump app, validated with a force platform, will calculate the flight time by identifying the subject's takeoff and landing, utilizing an equation from the literature. The best of the three jumps will be recorded. The assessor will be blinded to the allocation group of the participants
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind (outcomes assessor)
- Number of arms
- 2
- Model description
- single-blind randomized clinical trial. two groups: intervention group and control group.
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| intervention group | Experimental | Other: dry needlingthe principal investigator will apply the dry needling technique to those allocated to the experimental group on the latent trigger points diagnosed on the selection phase. They will receive just one session following Hongs protocol. |
| control group | No intervention | –Subjects in the control group will be asked to wait on the intervention couch for a similar time the ones who received the treatment. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 to 25 years
- Sex
- Female only
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult
Key inclusion criteria (3 listed)
- No lower limb injuries in the last 6 months
- Presence of latent MTPs in gastrocnemius
- Be familiar with performing CMJ tests
Key exclusion criteria (4 listed)
- Needle phobia
- Presence of active MTPs in the lower limb
- Any pathology that prevented the use of dry needling
- Any pathology that prevented the performance of CMJ test.
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| dry needlingthe area is disinfected by the use of 0.5% chlorhexidine digluconate alcohol solution. The physiotherapist in charge of the intervention uses sterile nitrile gloves, using dry needling needles with dimensions of 0.30 x 50 mm is used. This technique, designed by Hong, applies speed both at the entrance, in order to provoke the local spasm response and at the exit. The inputs and outputs are performed until the REL disappears or until the tolerance threshold of the patient is reached. Immediately after performing the puncture, ischemic compression is performed on the treated muscle, in order to decrease the duration and intensity of post-puncture pain. For this, a digital pressure is made to the point where the patient's sensation ceases to be pressure and becomes pain. Once the patient is noted that pain is repeated again the art up to a total of 2 minutes | Other | intervention group |
Primary outcome
counter movement jump
Time frame: 4 days
The subject is in an upright position with the hands at the waist, having to make a vertical jump after a quick countermovement down. During knee and hip flexion action, the trunk should remain as straight as possible to avoid any possible influence of trunk extension on lower limb performance.
Results and safety
Results are not available in the source record.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 26 Jan 2024.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 39296855Ladrinan-Maestro A, Sanchez-Infante J, Martin-Vera D, Del-Blanco-Muniz JA, Dominguez-Balmaseda D, Guzman-Pavon MJ, Sanchez-Sierra A. Effects of dry needling on vertical jump performance in female volleyball players. A randomized controlled trial. Front Sports Act Living. 2024 Sep 4;6:1470057. doi: 10.3389/fspor.2024.1470057. eCollection 2024.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
The record lists no contact. Use the official record to reach the sponsor.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing dry needling in people with Sports Physical Therapy, run by Sierra Varona SL.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 3 inclusion and 4 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 26 Jan 2024. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
Results are not available in the source record.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
counter movement jump (time frame: 4 days). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT06184672, which also lists 1 linked publication.
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 26 Jan 2024.