Effect of Electrical Stimulation With Trigger Point Dry Needling on Pain and H-Reflex Muscle Activity
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 40
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- To determine the effects that trigger point dry needling with and without electrical stimulation has on pain threshold
研究概览
简要总结
DN is one of the most commonly used physical therapy (PT) interventions for managing trigger points (Tp). Evidence suggests that DN was equally effective as other PT interventions, compared to no treatment or Sham-DN. Electrical stimulation (ES) is also a commonly used non-invasive method for pain management during PT. Recently, several studies suggested that combining DN with ES may be more effective in trigger point release than DN alone. The goal of this clinical trial was to determine the effects that trigger point dry needling with and without electrical stimulation had on pain threshold. It would also learn about the effect the trigger point dry needling has on muscle activity in people with identified painful trigger points within the soleus and gastrocnemius muscle complex. The main questions it aims to answer are:
- In terms of trigger point pain threshold, is DN combined with ES superior to DN alone, ES alone, or Sham treatment?
- In terms of muscle activity, is DN with ES superior to DN only, ES only or Sham treatment? Researchers will compare dry needling with electrical stimulation, dry needling only, electrical stimulation only and a Sham treatment to see these interventions affect pain threshold and muscle activity.
Participants will:
- Randomly assigned as one of the four groups
- Visit the clinic once for test
- Receive permission and conduct intervention according to protocol.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Na
- 干预模型
- Single Group
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 55 Years（Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •healthy volunteers with at least 2 ≥ identifiable trigger points in soleus or gastrocnemius
排除标准
- •Age < 18 or > 55, able to communicate in English, no medical illness, or allergies
研究组 & 干预措施
Healthy subjects who has identified painful trigger points within the soleus and gastrocnemius.
This study was a randomized controlled trial. Forty volunteers, aged 18-55 were recruited, signed an informed consent and randomly placed in four equal groups: dry needling with simultaneous electrical stimulation, dry needling only, electrical stimulation only, and a Sham treatment.
干预措施: Dry needling with electrical stimulation (Procedure)
Healthy subjects who has identified painful trigger points within the soleus and gastrocnemius.
This study was a randomized controlled trial. Forty volunteers, aged 18-55 were recruited, signed an informed consent and randomly placed in four equal groups: dry needling with simultaneous electrical stimulation, dry needling only, electrical stimulation only, and a Sham treatment.
干预措施: Dry needling (Procedure)
Healthy subjects who has identified painful trigger points within the soleus and gastrocnemius.
This study was a randomized controlled trial. Forty volunteers, aged 18-55 were recruited, signed an informed consent and randomly placed in four equal groups: dry needling with simultaneous electrical stimulation, dry needling only, electrical stimulation only, and a Sham treatment.
干预措施: Electrical stimulation (Procedure)
Healthy subjects who has identified painful trigger points within the soleus and gastrocnemius.
This study was a randomized controlled trial. Forty volunteers, aged 18-55 were recruited, signed an informed consent and randomly placed in four equal groups: dry needling with simultaneous electrical stimulation, dry needling only, electrical stimulation only, and a Sham treatment.
干预措施: Sham (Procedure)
结局指标
主要结局
To determine the effects that trigger point dry needling with and without electrical stimulation has on pain threshold
时间窗: This was a single time point study. Pain threshold was assessed before (baseline) and at 10 and 30 mins post treatment.
Primary outcome measure: when subjects perceived the intensity to be 50% of their maximum pain, based on a 1-10 analog pain scale. Participants held a switch with a button connected to a Bluetooth-enabled PS 850 Data Log (Biometrics Ltd., UK) data acquisition software system, where all pain recordings were analyzed and stored. The pain threshold was measured three times and averaged. We also checked visual analogue scale (VAS).
次要结局
未报告次要终点
研究者
James Agostinucci
Associate Professor Sc.D., OTR/L
University of Rhode Island