Effectiveness of Dry Needling and STM on Pain Management for ACLR
- Conditions
- Pain and Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
- Interventions
- Other: Dry needling and STM
- Registration Number
- NCT03506685
- Lead Sponsor
- Keller Army Community Hospital
- Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine if dry needling (DN) and soft tissue mobilization (STM) is superior to standard treatment protocol for affecting pain, pain medication usage and measurements of range of motion (ROM) after ACL reconstruction surgery compared to a standard treatment protocol. Measurements of pain, pain medication usage, lower extremity functional scale (LEFS) and ROM will be taken day 2 post op and 1 week, 2 weeks, 3 weeks, and 4 weeks post op. It is hypothesized that the inclusion of DN and STM will acutely decrease the demand for pain medication and improve objective measurements when compared to a standard treatment protocol. Findings will potentially lead to insights as to the benefit of applying these interventions to help decrease the demand for pain medication post-surgery.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- UNKNOWN
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 40
- Age 18-40 Department of Defense( DOD) beneficiaries (17 if Cadet)
- Scheduled for ACL Reconstruction Surgery
- Self-Reported Pregnancy
- History of blood borne pathogens/infectious disease/active infection/metal allergy
- Bleeding disorders or currently taking anti-coagulant medications
- Participants who are not fluent in English
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- FACTORIAL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Dry needling and STM group Dry needling and STM This group will also receive the standard ACL protocol in addition to STM and DN
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Numerical pain rating scale change from baseline, 2 days post-op, 1 week, 2 week, 3 week, 4 week validated outcome measure for pain ranging from 0-10
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Lower extremity functional scale change from baseline, 2 days post-op, 1 week, 2 week, 3 week, 4 week validated measure to assess disability and function for the lower extremity on a scale of 0-80
Global rate of change change from baseline, 2 days post-op, 1 week, 2 week, 3 week, 4 week validated measure of self reported overall change in injury or condition ranging from -7 to 7
knee range of motion change from baseline, 2 days post-op, 1 week, 2 week, 3 week, 4 week measured with goniometer
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Keller Army Community Hospital
🇺🇸West Point, New York, United States