Comparing Dry Needling and Stretching for the Management of Muscle Extensibility in Patients With Hip Osteoarthritis: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- Universidad de Zaragoza
- Enrollment
- 38
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- muscle extensibility
Study Overview
Brief Summary
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.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Treatment
- Masking
- Single (Outcomes Assessor)
Masking Description
single-blind
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 50 Years to 70 Years (Adult, Older Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
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
Arms & Interventions
Dry needling
Dry needling of 3 active MTrPs at most.
Intervention: Dry needling (Other)
Stretching
Stretching of the main hip flexors (rectus femoris, iliopsoas and tensor fasciae latae)
Intervention: Dry needling (Other)
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
muscle extensibility
Time Frame: up to 3 weeks
the examiners assess the muscle extensibility using an inclinomenter
muscle extensibility
Time Frame: Baseline
the examiners assess the muscle extensibility using an inclinomenter
Secondary Outcomes
- Stiffness(up to 3 weeks)
- Stiffness(Baseline)
Investigators
Luis Ceballos Laita
Ph.D
Universidad de Zaragoza