TDNDOMS: Dry Needling in Subjects With Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness

Sponsor

Bradley University (Other)

Overall Status

Recruiting

CT.gov ID

NCT03876080

Collaborator

(none)

Enrollment

Location

Arms

Anticipated Duration (Months)

0.8

Patients Per Site Per Month

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

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

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness	Other: Dry needling Other: Sham needling	N/A

Study Design

Study Type:

Interventional

Anticipated Enrollment :

36 participants

Allocation:

Randomized

Intervention Model:

Parallel Assignment

Masking:

Double (Participant, Outcomes Assessor)

Primary Purpose:

Treatment

Official Title:

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

Actual Study Start Date :

Mar 30, 2019

Anticipated Primary Completion Date :

Dec 30, 2022

Anticipated Study Completion Date :

Dec 30, 2022

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/Treatment
Experimental: Dry needling Dry needling intervention to the gastrocnemius muscle trigger point	Other: Dry needling The use of a solid filiform needle to treat trigger points
Sham Comparator: Sham needling Sham dry needling intervention to the gastrocnemius muscle trigger point	Other: Sham needling Simulated needling

Arm

Intervention/Treatment

Experimental: Dry needling

Dry needling intervention to the gastrocnemius muscle trigger point

Other: Dry needling

The use of a solid filiform needle to treat trigger points

Sham Comparator: Sham needling

Sham dry needling intervention to the gastrocnemius muscle trigger point

Other: Sham needling

Simulated needling

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

Change in Biomechanical stiffness (N/m) using MyotonPRO [baseline, immediately after intervention, 24 hours after intervention]
Measuring Biomechanical stiffness ( N/m) change at the following time frames

Secondary Outcome Measures

Change in Pressure pain threshold using pressure algometry [baseline, immediately after intervention, 24 hours after intervention]
Measuring Pressure pain threshold change at the following time frames

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:

18 Years to 35 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study:

All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers:

Yes

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

Contacts and Locations

Locations

	Site	City	State	Country	Postal Code
1	Bradley University	Peoria	Illinois	United States	61625

Sponsors and Collaborators

Bradley University

Investigators

None specified.

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.

Responsible Party:

Joseph Kelly, Assistant Professor, Bradley University

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:

NCT03876080

Other Study ID Numbers:

CUHSR 71-18

First Posted:

Mar 15, 2019

Last Update Posted:

Mar 10, 2022

Last Verified:

Mar 1, 2022

Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:

Plan to Share IPD:

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product:

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product:

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Myalgia

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Mar 10, 2022