Clinical trials: Dry needling
Stroke, Muscle Spasticity
Dry Needling for Spasticity in Stroke
The study team is recruiting 20 adults with spasticity due to chronic stroke and 20 adults with no neurological injuries for a 2 day study.
- Trial name
- NCT04535479
- Testing
- Dry Needling
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Trigger Points
Effects of Dry Needling Versus Ischemic Compression on Pain, Range of Motion and Finctional Disability
Neck pain can occur from a number of conditions, most common is trigger points. Trigger points are of two point one is active and other is latent trigger point, hyperirritable spots located in a taut band of skeletal muscle.
- Trial name
- NCT05296226
- Testing
- dry needling and ischemic compression
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Lahore
Tendinopathy
Treatment of Acute and Chronic Ligament and Tendon Injuries With Platelet Rich Plasma
Platelet rich plasma has been used in previous studies to stimulate faster healing of torn ligaments and tendons in order to help reduce pain and restore normal function.
- Trial name
- NCT01406821
- Testing
- Ultrasound-guided platelet-rich-plasma (PRP) injection, Ultrasound-guided dry needling
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Myofascial Pain Syndrome
Dry Needling and High Intensity Laser Therapy in Treatment of Myofascial Pain Syndrome
108 myofascial pain syndrome (MPS) diagnosed patients will be randomly divided into 3 groups. To groups; exercise, exercise+high-intensity laser therapy (HILT) and exercise+dry needling will be applied.
- Trial name
- NCT05078333
- Testing
- dry needle, high intensity laser therapy
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 108 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Emine Dundar Ahi
Knee Osteoarthritis (OA)
Dry Needling and Kinesio Taping as Adjuncts to Strength Training on Pain, Functional Mobility, and Quality of Life in Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis
To compare the effects of dry needling and Kinesio taping, each combined with strength training, on pain, functional mobility, and quality of life in patients with knee OA.
- Trial name
- NCT07710235
- Testing
- Dry Needling Combined with Strength Training, Kinesio Taping Combined with Strength Training, Strength Training
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Foundation of Medical Research and Laboratories, Pakistan
Neck Pain
Superficial Dry Needling Versus Deep Dry Needling on the Upper Trapezius
This study investigates the effect of two different techniques (deep dry needling and superficial dry needling) on the latent myofascial trigger point in the upper trapezius.
- Trial name
- NCT03719352
- Testing
- Experimental: Deep dry needling, Experimental: Superficial dry needling
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cardenal Herrera University
Dry Needling, Shoulder Pain
Dry Needling and Shoulder Muscle Blood Flow, Motions, and Pain Sensitivity
Shoulder pain is one of the most common reasons people consult with their primary health care provider, and 40-50% of these patients with shoulder pain continued to complain of persistent symptoms after 6 to 12 months.
- Trial name
- NCT05467098
- Testing
- Dry Needling
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Texas Woman's University
Multiple Sclerosis
Dry Needling for Treating Spasticity in Multiple Sclerosis
The aim of the study is to evaluate the efficacy of dry needling (DN) in the treatment of spasticity in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS).
- Trial name
- NCT05351957
- Testing
- Dry needling
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospital Universitario de Canarias
Low Back Pain
Comparing Dry Needling to Manual Therapy for Patients With Mechanical Low Back Pain
This is a comparative study to determine if there is a difference in pain reduction and disability between dry needling and manual therapy for patients with low back pain.
- Trial name
- NCT02312895
- Testing
- Manual therapy, Dry needling, Home Exercise Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 73 people
- Sponsor
- Youngstown State University
Hamstring Contractures
Functional DN for Shortened HS Muscle
The aim of this study is to find whether functional dry needle is helpful to increase the length of shortened hamstring muscle or not
- Trial name
- NCT04668092
- Testing
- Functional dry needling
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 27 people
- Sponsor
- Riphah International University
Trigger Points
Effects of Dry Needling on Stiffness in Latent Trigger Points
The purpose of this study is to determine whether application of Dry Needling (DN) is effective for reduced on Stiffness in Latent trigger point (LTrP) of upper trapezius.
- Trial name
- NCT04394741
- Testing
- Intervention-Dry Needling, Control-Dry Needling
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 51 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Castilla-La Mancha
Neck Pain, Headache
Muscle Position and Dry Needling Efficacy
Currently, no previous studies have investigated how the position of a muscle before dry needling may influence the outcome and effectiveness of the treatment.
- Trial name
- NCT07629141
- Testing
- Dry needling technique with the shoulder in full adduction., Dry needling technique with the shoulder in 90° abduction.
- Where
- 2 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alcala
Golfer's Elbow, Medial Epicondylitis
COMPARATIVE EFFECTS OF DRY NEEDLING AND NEURAL MOBILIZATION ON PAIN, STRENGTH AND RANGE OF MOTION IN PATIENTS WITH GOLFER'S ELBOW
This randomized clinical trial aims to compare the effectiveness of Dry Needling and Neural Mobilization in patients diagnosed with Golfer's Elbow (Medial Epicondylitis).
- Trial name
- DN-NM-GE (NCT07643740)
- Testing
- Dry needling, Neural mobilization
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 29 people
- Sponsor
- Green International University
Neck Muscle Issue
Analyzing Positional Release Therapy and Dry Needling
Levator scapulae syndrome (LSS) is a common musculoskeletal disorder that affects people in a variety of vocations, especially those that require extended static postures and repetitive motions.
- Trial name
- NCT07776327
- Testing
- Positional release Technique, Dry Needling
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 102 people
- Sponsor
- University of Karachi
Neck Pain
The Importance of the Number of Incisions in the Effectiveness of Dry Needling
The dry needling technique is a procedure increasingly used by health professionals. Dry needling consists of the use of a filiform needle to treat musculoskeletal pain.
- Trial name
- NCT06149442
- Testing
- Dose of five-incisions dry needling technique, Dose of ten-incisions dry needling technique, Dose of fifteen-incisions dry needling technique
- Where
- 2 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alcala
Cervical Pain
Effectiveness of Dry Needling and Ischemic Compression in Sternocleidomastoid, on Cervical Motor Control in Patients With Cervical Pain.
This study will compare the effect of dry needling on the active trigger point on sternocleidomastoid versus the effect of dry needling at 1.5 centimeters of active trigger point on sternocleidomastoid, both combined with…
- Trial name
- NCT03331653
- Testing
- Dry Needling and Ischemic Compression at the Trigger Point, Dry Needling and Ischemic Compression at 1.5 centimeters from the Trigger Point
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alcala
Low Back Pain
Treatment of Hamstring Muscle in Patients With Low-back Pain
This study evaluates the treatment of hamstrings in the management of patients with mechanical low back pain of non-specific origin.
- Trial name
- NCT04090502
- Testing
- Dry needling in hamstring muscle trigger points, Dry needling in hamstring muscle not trigger points
- Where
- 2 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alcala
Osteo Arthritis Knee, Quadriceps Muscle Atrophy
Effect of Physical Therapy Modalities in Osteoarthritis
The purpose of this study was to find the most effective treatment out of both techniques; Dry needling and Kinesio Taping for treating knee osteoarthritis (OA) in terms of pain, strength, and balance
- Trial name
- NCT05089253
- Testing
- Dry Needling, Kinesio tapping
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Majmaah University
Neck Pain
Effectiveness of Dry Needling Adding to Physical Therapy in Patients With Chronic Non-Specific Neck Pain
The purpose of this randomized clinical trial is to verify the effectiveness of the addition of the dry needling in individuals with non-specific neck pain who receive a multimodal physical therapy rehabilitation program.
- Trial name
- NCT02927977
- Testing
- control, dry needling
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 116 people
- Sponsor
- Federal University of Health Science of Porto Alegre
Neck Pain, Posterior, Headache
Dry Needling of the M. Obliquus Capitis Inferior on Rotational Mobility and Headache Related Outcome Measures in CH.
An experimental study will be conducted to evaluate the effect of dry needling on the M. Obliquus capitis inferior on rotational mobility and headache realted outcome measures in patients with cervicogenic headache.
- Conditions
- Neck Pain, Posterior, Headache, Mobility Limitation
- Trial name
- NCT05074381
- Testing
- Dry Needling
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- University Ghent