Clinician-Reported and Patient Reported Incidence of Mild and Significant Adverse Events Associated With Dry Needling by Physical Therapists
Overview
- Phase
- N/A
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Muscle Soreness
- Sponsor
- Elizabeth Lane
- Enrollment
- 250
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Adverse event
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 7 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
The purpose of this prospective cohort survey study is to further explore the incidence of adverse events with dry needling by physical therapists - as well as any differences or similarities between patient-reported vs therapist-reported incidence of AEs.
Detailed Description
The study design will comprise of an observational study, where practicing clinicians will log data from dry needling sessions and patients will report via online surveys. Clinician logs will be collected weekly via an online REDCap survey . Patients will be instructed to complete an online REDCap survey in the event that an adverse event occurs. Data will be collected for a period of 4 mo. Descriptive statistics will be used to calculate frequencies of various AE's and rates of occurrence per 100 treatments. Adverse events will be classified on how frequently they occur, ranging from very common (\>1/10 treatments) to very rare (\<1/10,000 treatments). The investigators will then examine for differences between patient-reported and clinician-reported incidences and also explore for any correlations between adverse events and other various reported factors.
Investigators
Elizabeth Lane
Co-investigator
University of Utah
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Any patient that receives dry needling as a part of their care by a physical therapist and consents to provide information
Exclusion Criteria
- •Does not receive dry needling or does not consent to provide information
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Adverse event
Time Frame: 1 week
adverse events are recorded by the patient and therapist