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NCT Number: NCT04400825

Dry Needling Versus Stretching for Muscle Extensibility

Hip osteoarthritis (OA) is one of the most prevalent chronic disease in the world. Currently several authors have shown the presence of active myofascial trigger points (MTrP) in the muscles surrounding the hip joint that reproduce the symptoms of the patients with hip OA.

Despite of the beneficial effects that have shown may conservative non-pharmacological treatments, there is a lack of studies evaluating the effects of the conservative treatments on muscle extensibility.

According to the new paradigm about the presence of MTrPs, the investigators decided to conduct a randomized clinical trial to compare the effects of DN intervention and stretching protocol on muscle extensibility in patients with hip OA.

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Key information

Conditions

Osteoarthritis, Hip Arthritis Joint Diseases Musculoskeletal Diseases Osteoarthritis Rheumatic Diseases

Age range

50 year–70 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Luis Ceballos Laita

Soria, 42004, Spain

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • unilateral hip OA diagnosed medically with a X-Ray tess and following the American College of Rheumatology Criteria

Exclusion criteria

  • Secondary osteoarthritis by a traumatism, Paget disease, inflammatory or metabolic disease, congenital diseases etc.
  • Vascular or neurological disease.
  • Musculoskeletal pathologies in lumbar spine, pelvis or lower limbs
  • DN contraindications or fear of needles

Treatment and study plan

dry needling

Other

Dry needling of the active MTrPs following the technique described by Hong et al (1994,1995)

Primary outcomes

  1. muscle extensibility

    Time frame: Baseline

    the examiners assess the muscle extensibility using an inclinomenter

  2. muscle extensibility

    Time frame: up to 3 weeks

    the examiners assess the muscle extensibility using an inclinomenter

Secondary outcomes

  1. Stiffness

    Time frame: Baseline

    the examiners assess the stiffness using the WOMAC stiffness subscale

  2. Stiffness

    Time frame: up to 3 weeks

    the examiners assess the stiffness using the WOMAC stiffness subscale

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Universidad de Zaragoza

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Comparing Dry Needling and Stretching for the Management of Muscle Extensibility in Patients With Hip Osteoarthritis: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Important dates

Study start
2020
Primary completion
2020
Study completion
2020
First posted
May 26, 2020
Registry last updated
Nov 3, 2020

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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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