Effectiveness of Dry Needling and STM on Pain Management for ACLR

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Pain and Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction

• 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

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2018-03-30
• Status Verified: 2018-04
• Study First Submitted QC: 2018-04-23
• Last Update Submitted: 2018-04-23
• Study First Posted: 2018-04-24
• Last Update Posted: 2018-04-25
• Study Start: 2018-06-01
• Primary Completion: 2019-06-01
• Study Completion: 2019-12-01

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 40

Inclusion Criteria

• Age 18-40 Department of Defense( DOD) beneficiaries (17 if Cadet)
• Scheduled for ACL Reconstruction Surgery

Exclusion Criteria

• 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

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