Stabilometry Changes After Dry Needling in Flexor Digitoum Brevis

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Dry Needling; Healthy; Foot
• Interventions: Other: Bilateral dry needling in latent trigger points of the Flexor digitorum Brevis Muscle

• Registration Number: NCT04599322
• Lead Sponsor: Mayuben Private Clinic

Brief Summary

The aim of this clinical trial is to check the balance effects of dry needling in the Flexor digitorum Brevis

Detailed Description

Eighteen healthy subjects wil be recruited for a quasi-experimental study. Participants will be from 18 to 40 years old, not obese. Participants will be measured before and after bilateral dry neddling in Flexor digitorum Brevis. The investigators will measure stabilometry variables with eyes open and closed.

Measures. Stabilometry will be measured by displacement of the center of pressures in X and Y with eyes open and closed , center of pressure (COP) with eyes open and closed, COP area with eyes open and closed, COP antero-posterior (a-p) and medio-lateral (m-lat) directions with eyes open and closed, and COP speed. Two trials will be recorded for each condition and the order of the conditions will be randomized across subjects, eyes open and eyes closed.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2020-10-03
• Study First Submitted QC: 2020-10-16
• Study First Posted: 2020-10-22
• Status Verified: 2020-11
• Study Start: 2020-11-09
• Primary Completion: 2020-11-09
• Study Completion: 2020-11-16
• Last Update Submitted: 2020-11-16
• Last Update Posted: 2020-11-18

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 18

Inclusion Criteria

• Healthy individuals
• Must have latent trigger point in Flexor Brevis Digitorum muscles

Exclusion Criteria

• Previous lower extremities surgery.
• History of lower extremities injury with residual symptoms (pain, "giving-away" sensations) within the last year.
• Leg-length discrepancy more than 1 cm
• Balance deficits (determined by oral questionnaire regarding falls)

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Bilateral dry needling in Flexor Brevis Digitorum in subjects with latent trigger point	Bilateral dry needling in latent trigger points of the Flexor digitorum Brevis Muscle	Bilateral dry needling in Flexor Brevis Digitorum in subjects with latent trigger point

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Stabilometry variable center of pressure area before dry needling with closed eyes	Through study completion, an average of 1 month	Stabilometry assessment was used and subjects were instructed to stand barefoot on the force platform, participants were instructed to remain in a relaxed standing posture with feet shoulder-width apart and positioned at 30º away from the midline. Stabilometry variables measure displacement of the center of Pressure (COP) area (in milimeters²) with eyes closed.
Stabilometry variable y displacement open eyes before dry needling	Through study completion, an average of 1 week	Stabilometry assessment was used and subjects were instructed to stand barefoot on the force platform, participants were instructed to remain in a relaxed standing posture with feet shoulder-width apart and positioned at 30º away from the midline. Stabilometry variables measure displacement of the center of pressures in Y (in milimeters) with open eyes.
Stabilometry variable center of pressure area open eyes before dry needling	Through study completion, an average of 1 month	Stabilometry assessment was used and subjects were instructed to stand barefoot on the force platform, participants were instructed to remain in a relaxed standing posture with feet shoulder-width apart and positioned at 30º away from the midline. Stabilometry variables measure displacement of the center of Pressure (COP) area (in milimeters²) with eyes open.
Stabilometry variable center of pressure speed displacement of the anteroposterior(a-p) direction open eyes before dry needling	Through study completion, an average of 1 month	Stabilometry assessment was used and subjects were instructed to stand barefoot on the force platform, participants were instructed to remain in a relaxed standing posture with feet shoulder-width apart and positioned at 30º away from the midline. Stabilometry variables measure center of pressure speed displacement of the anteroposterior(a-p) direction (in milimeters/second).
Stabilometry variable y displacement before dry needling with closed eyes	Through study completion, an average of 1 month	Stabilometry assessment was used and subjects were instructed to stand barefoot on the force platform, participants were instructed to remain in a relaxed standing posture with feet shoulder-width apart and positioned at 30º away from the midline. Stabilometry variables measure displacement of the center of pressures in Y (in milimeters) with closed eyes.
Stabilometry variable center of pressure speed displacement of the anteroposterior(a-p) direction before dry needling with closed eyes	Through study completion, an average of 1 month	Stabilometry assessment was used and subjects were instructed to stand barefoot on the force platform, participants were instructed to remain in a relaxed standing posture with feet shoulder-width apart and positioned at 30º away from the midline. Stabilometry variables measure center of pressure speed displacement of the anteroposterior(a-p) direction (in milimeters/second).
Stabilometry variable x displacement open eyes before dry needling	Through study completion, an average of 1 week	Stabilometry assessment was used and subjects were instructed to stand barefoot on the force platform, participants were instructed to remain in a relaxed standing posture with feet shoulder-width apart and positioned at 30º away from the midline. Stabilometry variables measure displacement of the center of pressures in X (in milimeters) with open eyes.
Stabilometry variable center of pressure speed displacement of the latero-lateral(lat-lat) direction open eyes before dry needling	Through study completion, an average of 1 month	Stabilometry assessment was used and subjects were instructed to stand barefoot on the force platform, participants were instructed to remain in a relaxed standing posture with feet shoulder-width apart and positioned at 30º away from the midline. Stabilometry variables measure center of pressure speed displacement of the latero-lateral(lat-lat) direction (in milimeters/second).
Stabilometry variable x displacement before dry needling with closed eyes	Through study completion, an average of 1 month	Stabilometry assessment was used and subjects were instructed to stand barefoot on the force platform, participants were instructed to remain in a relaxed standing posture with feet shoulder-width apart and positioned at 30º away from the midline. Stabilometry variables measure displacement of the center of pressures in X (in milimeters) with eyes closed.
Stabilometry variable center of pressure speed displacement of the latero-lateral(lat-lat) direction before dry needling with closed eyes	Through study completion, an average of 1 month	Stabilometry assessment was used and subjects were instructed to stand barefoot on the force platform, participants were instructed to remain in a relaxed standing posture with feet shoulder-width apart and positioned at 30º away from the midline. Stabilometry variables measure center of pressure speed displacement of the latero-lateral(lat-lat) direction (in milimeters/second).

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Stabilometry variable y displacement open eyes after intervention	Through study completion, an average of 1 month	Stabilometry assessment was used and subjects were instructed to stand barefoot on the force platform, participants were instructed to remain in a relaxed standing posture with feet shoulder-width apart and positioned at 30º away from the midline. Stabilometry variables measure displacement of the center of pressures in Y (in milimeters) with open eyes.
Stabilometry variable x displacement with closed eyes after intervention	Through study completion, an average of 1 month	Stabilometry assessment was used and subjects were instructed to stand barefoot on the force platform, participants were instructed to remain in a relaxed standing posture with feet shoulder-width apart and positioned at 30º away from the midline. Stabilometry variables measure displacement of the center of pressures in X (in milimeters) with eyes closed.
Stabilometry variable y displacement with closed eyes after intervention	Through study completion, an average of 1 month	Stabilometry assessment was used and subjects were instructed to stand barefoot on the force platform, participants were instructed to remain in a relaxed standing posture with feet shoulder-width apart and positioned at 30º away from the midline. Stabilometry variables measure displacement of the center of pressures in Y (in milimeters) with closed eyes.
Stabilometry variable center of pressure area with closed eyes after intervention	Through study completion, an average of 1 month	Stabilometry assessment was used and subjects were instructed to stand barefoot on the force platform, participants were instructed to remain in a relaxed standing posture with feet shoulder-width apart and positioned at 30º away from the midline. Stabilometry variables measure displacement of the center of Pressure (COP) area (in milimeters²) with eyes closed.
Stabilometry variable x displacement open eyes after intervention	Through study completion, an average of 1 month	Stabilometry assessment was used and subjects were instructed to stand barefoot on the force platform, participants were instructed to remain in a relaxed standing posture with feet shoulder-width apart and positioned at 30º away from the midline. Stabilometry variables measure displacement of the center of pressures in X (in milimeters) with open eyes.
Stabilometry variable center of pressure speed displacement of the anteroposterior(a-p) direction with open eyes after intervention	Through study completion, an average of 1 month	Stabilometry assessment was used and subjects were instructed to stand barefoot on the force platform, participants were instructed to remain in a relaxed standing posture with feet shoulder-width apart and positioned at 30º away from the midline. Stabilometry variables measure center of pressure speed displacement of the anteroposterior(a-p) direction (in milimeters/second).
Stabilometry variable center of pressure speed displacement of the latero-lateral(lat-lat) direction with open eyes after intervention	Through study completion, an average of 1 month	Stabilometry assessment was used and subjects were instructed to stand barefoot on the force platform, participants were instructed to remain in a relaxed standing posture with feet shoulder-width apart and positioned at 30º away from the midline. Stabilometry variables measure center of pressure speed displacement of the latero-lateral(lat-lat) direction (in milimeters/second).
Stabilometry variable center of pressure area open eyes after intervention	Through study completion, an average of 1 month	Stabilometry assessment was used and subjects were instructed to stand barefoot on the force platform, participants were instructed to remain in a relaxed standing posture with feet shoulder-width apart and positioned at 30º away from the midline. Stabilometry variables measure displacement of the center of Pressure (COP) area (in milimeters²) with eyes open.
Stabilometry variable center of pressure speed displacement of the anteroposterior(a-p) direction with closed eyes after intervention	Through study completion, an average of 1 month	Stabilometry assessment was used and subjects were instructed to stand barefoot on the force platform, participants were instructed to remain in a relaxed standing posture with feet shoulder-width apart and positioned at 30º away from the midline. Stabilometry variables measure center of pressure speed displacement of the anteroposterior(a-p) direction (in milimeters/second).
Stabilometry variable center of pressure speed displacement of the latero-lateral(lat-lat) direction with closed eyes after intervention	Through study completion, an average of 1 month	Stabilometry assessment was used and subjects were instructed to stand barefoot on the force platform, participants were instructed to remain in a relaxed standing posture with feet shoulder-width apart and positioned at 30º away from the midline. Stabilometry variables measure center of pressure speed displacement of the latero-lateral(lat-lat) direction (in milimeters/second).

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Mayuben Clinic; 🇪🇸 San Sebastián De Los Reyes, Madrid, Spain