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NCT Number: NCT03876080

Dry Needling in Subjects With Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness

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

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Key information

Conditions

Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness

Age range

18 year–35 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Bradley University

Peoria, Illinois, 61625, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

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

Treatment and study plan

dry needling

Other

The use of a solid filiform needle to treat trigger points

Sham Needling

Other

Simulated needling

Primary outcomes

  1. Change in Biomechanical stiffness (N/m) using MyotonPRO

    Time frame: baseline, immediately after intervention, 24 hours after intervention

    Measuring Biomechanical stiffness ( N/m) change at the following time frames

Secondary outcomes

  1. Change in Pressure pain threshold using pressure algometry

    Time frame: baseline, immediately after intervention, 24 hours after intervention

    Measuring Pressure pain threshold change at the following time frames

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Bradley University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

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

Acronym: TDNDOMS

Important dates

Study start
2019
Primary completion
2023
Study completion
2023
First posted
Mar 15, 2019
Registry last updated
Jul 27, 2023

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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