Ultrasound-guided Percutaneous Electrolysis in Female Soccer With Soleus Injury

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Injury;Sports
• Interventions: Other: Invasive treatment and exercise therapy

• Registration Number: NCT05030896
• Lead Sponsor: University of Seville

Brief Summary

This study evaluates if the physiotherapy treatment based on combination of therapeutic exercise program and ultrasound-guided PNE on chronic soleous injuries may cause changes in pain, dorsal flexion of the ankle and muscle fatigue in female dance

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2021-08-20
• Study First Submitted QC: 2021-08-26
• Study First Posted: 2021-09-01
• Study Start: 2021-09-02
• Status Verified: 2021-11
• Primary Completion: 2021-11-01
• Last Update Submitted: 2021-11-29
• Study Completion: 2021-11-30
• Last Update Posted: 2021-11-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 20

Inclusion Criteria

• older than 18 years
• having a soleus muscle injury
• chronic injury (> 3 meses)
• pain at stretch > 3 points measured by NRS

Exclusion Criteria

• belenophobia
• other accuse injury
• lumbar back pathology

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Experimental group	Invasive treatment and exercise therapy	Participants will receive EPM and they will perform exercise program during 1 month.
Control group	Invasive treatment and exercise therapy	Participants will receive needling puncture and they will perform exercise program during 1 month.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pain at stretch	From baseline measurement up to one month	measured by numeric rate scale (0 no pain; 10 worst pain)
Pain at palpation	From baseline measurement up to one month	measured by numeric rate scale (0 no pain; 10 worst pain)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
muscle fatigue	From baseline measurement up to one month	measured by heel test: raise until muscle fatigue (repetitions)
ankle dorsiflexion	From baseline measurement up to one month	range of motion measured by goniometer (grade)

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of Seville; 🇪🇸 Seville, Spain