Clinical trials: Dry needling, completed
Low Back Pain
Using Structural Health Monitoring to Improve Diagnosis and Treatment of Low Back Injury in U.S. Service Members- Phase 2
The focus of this project is to evaluate the diagnostic utility of Shear Wave Elastography (SWE) in individuals after routine low back injury and begin an initial investigation of it's ability to effectively guide physical…
- Trial name
- SWE/DN (NCT02352532)
- Testing
- Dry Needling
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Baylor University
Heel Pain Syndrome
Post-needling Soreness After Internal Gastrocnemius Muscle Treatment
Mechanical hyperalgesia areas, also known as myofascial trigger points, are treated by manual therapy or invasive technics. Dry needling achieves an improvement of the symptomatology in 70% of the subjects, being the acute…
- Trial name
- NCT04060576
- Testing
- Dry needling treatment with a thinner needle, Dry needling treatment with a medium-sized needle, Dry needling treatment with a thickest needle
- Where
- 2 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alcala
Healthy, Foot
Stabilometry and Plantar Pressures Changes After Dry Needling in Flexor Digitoum Brevis.
The aim of this clinical trial is to check the effects of dry needling in the Flexor digitorum Brevis .
- Conditions
- Healthy, Foot, Dry Needling
- Trial name
- NCT04222946
- Testing
- Dry needling
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- Mayuben Private Clinic
Spasticity, Muscle, Functionality
Dry Needling in Stroke to Improve the Upper Limb Functionality
A single-center, observational, prospective, single dynamic cohort study with before-after design. Treatment with 6 sessions using dry needling with DNHS® (Dry Needling for Hypertonicity and Spasticity) on the spastic muscles of…
- Conditions
- Spasticity, Muscle, Functionality, Quality of Life
- Trial name
- NCT03248986
- Testing
- Dry needling
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 51 people
- Sponsor
- Guadarrama Hospital
Central Line, Central Venous Catheter
Statseal® for Central Venous Catheter Insertion Sites in Critical Care
All participants in this clinical trial will be undergoing surgery and will have a central venous catheter (also known as a central line) placed in the large vein in the neck as part of their routine care.
- Conditions
- Central Line, Central Venous Catheter, Vascular Access, Critical Care
- Trial name
- SCENIC (NCT06451185)
- Testing
- A haemostatic mineral powder product.
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 451 people
- Sponsor
- Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Myofascial Neck Pain
Immediate Effects of Dry Needling and Tens in Chronic Neck Pain
The aim of this study is to determinate the effects of percutaneous electrical nerve stimulation in the short-term for pain in patients with myofascial chronic neck pain.
- Trial name
- NCT02230709
- Testing
- Dry Needling, "TENS" and "dry needling"
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
Knee Pain Chronic, Muscle Pain
Efficacy of High and Low Intensity Percutaneous Electrolysis for the Treatment of Myofascial Pain Syndrome
Muscle pain is frequently attributed to myofascial pain syndrome (MPS) in which myofascial trigger points (MTrP) are a characteristic feature.
- Trial name
- NCT04390438
- Testing
- Percutaneous Electrolysis, Dry needling
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Universidad Francisco de Vitoria
Shoulder Pain
Comparison of IMES Versus DN on ATrPs of AC
The aim of our study to compare DN and IMES for pressure pain threshold, ROM and the shoulder function in active trigger points with adhesive capsulitis.
- Trial name
- NCT06302829
- Testing
- Dry needling, intramusuar electrical stimulation
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 44 people
- Sponsor
- Riphah International University
Pain, Myofacial, Pain, Neck
Does Dry Needling Affect Treatment Outcomes of Interlaminar Epidural Steroid Injection in Cervical Disc Herniation?
Chronic neck pain is among the most frequently seen chronic painful conditions. As an important cause of disability, chronic neck pain is a musculoskeletal disorder that negatively affects quality of life.
- Conditions
- Pain, Myofacial, Pain, Neck, Pain, Chronic
- Trial name
- NCT04914637
- Testing
- Cervical interlaminar epidural steroid injection, Dry needling
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 66 people
- Sponsor
- Marmara University
Shoulder Pain
Ultrasound-guided Percutaneous Neuromodulation Versus Dry Needling in Shoulder Pain Treatment
Background: nonspecific shoulder pain is very common and the symptoms can persist for 6 to 12 months in half of patients. Ultrasound-guided Percutaneous Neuromodulation (US-guided PNM) is an intervention based in an electrical…
- Trial name
- NCT04454671
- Testing
- Ultrasound-guided percutaneous neuromodulation (NMPE), Ultrasound-guided dry needling
- Where
- 2 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 62 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alcala
Myofascial Pain Syndrome (MPS)
Intratissue Electrolysis (EPI) is Effective in Deactivating Myofascial Trigger Points (MTrPs). (EPIEMG)
Invasive physiotherapy techniques, such as Intratissue Percutaneous Electroly-sis (IPE), have numerous beneficial effects depending on the pathology being treated, in-cluding the deactivation of myofascial trigger points (MTP)…
- Trial name
- EPIEMG (NCT07351331)
- Testing
- Intratissue Percutaneous Electroly, dry needling
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Camilo Jose Cela University
Pain
Effect of Dry Needling on Myofascial Trigger Point
Myofascial trigger point is one of the most common causes of musculoskeletal disorders. Myofascial trigger point in upper trapezius has been reported as a symptom in patients with neck and upper thoracic pain.
- Trial name
- NCT02107456
- Testing
- Dry Needling
- Where
- Iran
- Volunteers
- 33 people
- Sponsor
- University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Science
Post Herpetic Neuralgia
Acupuncture as Treatment of Post-herpetic Neuralgia: A RCT A Double-blinded Randomized Clinical Trial.
The aim of this study is to perform the first RCT investigating the possible effect of superficial dry-needling (SDN) - a special kind of acupuncture used for PHN. The participants will be divided into two groups.
- Trial name
- NCT03974438
- Testing
- Superficial dry needling / Acupunture
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Odense University Hospital
Temporomandibular Joint Disorders
Evaluation of the Effect of Dextrose Prolotherapy Versus Dry Needling Therapy
The hypertonic dextrose injection; Prolotherapy is a proliferation injection therapy that aims to trigger a low-grade inflammatory response inside the (TMJ), with the resultant captivation of abundant fibroblasts that regenerate…
- Trial name
- NCT05821985
- Testing
- The study group, The Control group
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Beni-Suef University
Cervicogenic Headache
Dry Needling Versus Instrumented Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization In the Patient With Cervicogenic Treatment Headache
the aim of this study is to investigate the efficacy of Dry Needling Versus Instrumented Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization In the Patient With Cervicogenic Treatment Headache
- Trial name
- DN (NCT05446649)
- Testing
- dry needling, instrumented assisted soft tissue mobilization, conventional therapy
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
Dyspareunia
Trans-perineal Trigger Point Dry Needling for Chronic Pelvic Pain
Chronic Pelvic Pain (CPP) are around 10% of gynaecology referrals.Non-relaxing pelvic floor dysfunction (NRPFD) is an under-appreciated cause for CPP with dyspareunia where no other pathology exists.
- Trial name
- NCT02795026
- Testing
- Manual therapy, Trigger point dry needling
- Where
- 2 sites in Ireland
- Volunteers
- 79 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cork University Hospital
Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction Syndrome
Dry Needling and Spinal Manipulation vs. Interocclusal Appliance (Splint), NSAIDs and Joint Mobs for Temporomandibular Dysfunction
The purpose of this research is to compare two different approaches for treating patients with temporomandibular dysfunction (TMD): Dry needling and spinal manipulation or Interocclusal Appliance (Splint), NSAIDs and…
- Trial name
- NCT03409874
- Testing
- Dry Needling, Spinal manipulation, Interocclusal Appliance
- Where
- Greece
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Alabama Physical Therapy & Acupuncture
Neck Pain, Posterior
Dry Needling, Manual Therapy and Exercise for Neck Pain Management
Since neck pain is the fourth highest disabling condition (with an estimated point prevalence of 20%, lifetime prevalence up to 70% and high recurrence rates), dry needling targeting myofascial trigger points in neck muscles has…
- Trial name
- NCT05607459
- Testing
- Dry Needling, Therapeutic Exercise, Manual Therapy
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Camilo Jose Cela University
Neck Pain
The Patient Expectation in Dry Needling and Analgesia
This study will evaluate placebo mechanisms related to dry needling(DN) trying to determinate whether an additive effect occurs when DN is provided with an instructional set known to enhance placebo analgesia.
- Trial name
- NCT03673319
- Testing
- Dry needling with positives expectation, Dry needling with neutral expectation
- Where
- 2 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alcala
Knee Osteoarthritis
Periosteal Electrical Dry Needling for Knee Osteoarthritis
The purpose of this research is to treat patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA) with periosteal electric dry needling (PEDN). It is also to determine the optimal "maintenance" regiment (i.e.
- Trial name
- NCT05365061
- Testing
- periosteal electrical dry needling with no maintenance treatments, periosteal electrical dry needling with maintenance treatments every other month, periosteal electrical dry needling with monthly maintenance treatments
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 586 people
- Sponsor
- Alabama Physical Therapy & Acupuncture