Dry Needling in Subjects With Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness
• Interventions: Other: Sham needling; Other: Dry needling

• Registration Number: NCT03876080
• Lead Sponsor: Bradley University

Brief Summary

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

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2019-02-05
• Study First Submitted QC: 2019-03-13
• Study First Posted: 2019-03-15
• Study Start: 2019-03-30
• Primary Completion: 2023-05-23
• Study Completion: 2023-05-23
• Status Verified: 2023-07
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-07-26
• Last Update Posted: 2023-07-27

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 36

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

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Sham needling	Sham needling	Sham dry needling intervention to the gastrocnemius muscle trigger point
Dry needling	Dry needling	Dry needling intervention to the gastrocnemius muscle trigger point

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
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

Name	Time	Method
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

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Bradley University; 🇺🇸 Peoria, Illinois, United States