Application of the Deep Versus Superficial Dry Needling and Stretching Technique in the Treatment of the Quadriceps Rectus Femoris Muscle.
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 90
- 试验地点
- 4
- 主要终点
- Muscle strength
研究概览
简要总结
In recent years, dry needling techniques have become widespread in the field of musculoskeletal pain treatment. Specifically, the management of myofascial trigger points has been the focus of these techniques.
One of the objectives has been to improve the flexibility of those muscles that, due to the presence of myofascial trigger points, had a decrease in this parameter.
This study aims to determine whether the application of a dry needling technique is more effective than analytical stretching of the muscle.
详细描述
Hypothesis of the study Deep dry needling of latent trigger points of the rectus femoris produces greater effects on flexibility, strength and pain than superficial dry needling or stretching.
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Overall objective: To compare the differences that occur in flexibility, strength and pain threshold to pressure after the application of deep dry needling, superficial dry needling and stretching on latent trigger points of the rectus femoris.
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Specific objectives To determine the changes produced by deep dry needling on flexibility, strength and pain threshold to pressure.
To determine the changes produced by superficial dry needling on flexibility, strength and pain threshold to pressure.
To determine the changes in flexibility, strength and pain threshold to pressure produced by conventional assisted stretching.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- Double (Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 65 Years（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •Men and women between 18 and 65 years old.
- •To have at least 70º of knee flexion.
- •Be aware of and accept the study criteria (informed consent).
- •Healthy subjects, without previous hip or knee pathology or involved musculature.
排除标准
- •To have pain.
- •Having pain in the quadriceps or hip at the time of the study.
- •Currently following physiotherapy or analgesic treatment.
- •Belenophobia (fear of needles).
- •Recent surgery or trauma in the area.
结局指标
主要结局
Muscle strength
时间窗: Change from baseline at 7 days
Force will be measured by a manual dynamometer (microFET®2, Hoggan Scientific LLC). Measurements will be taken in Newtons (N). It will be evaluated in the movements of flexion of knee. Manual dynamometry has proven to be a tool with excellent intra-examiner reliability to assess isometric force in flexion of the knee, with an intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) of 0.96 (0.93-0.98).
Knee joint range
时间窗: Change from baseline at 7 days
Knee flexion motion assessment by using the Goniometer APP, which is a digital goniometer that has proven its reliability and validity.The overall concordance coefficient has shown very good to excellent with active measurements (range, 0.60-0.97).
次要结局
- Pressure Pain Threshold (PPT)(Change from baseline at 7 days)
研究者
Prof. Dr. Daniel Pecos Martín
Principal Investigator
University of Alcala