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Dry Needling Versus Conventional Physical Therapy in Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis

NCT02373631 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 105

Last updated 2017-05-23

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Summary

The purpose of this research is to compare the effectiveness of conventional physical therapy (manual physical therapy, exercise, range of motion, and stretching) versus conventional physical therapy combined with dry needling in patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA). Physical therapists commonly use conventional physical therapy techniques and dry needling to treat knee OA, and this study is attempting to find out if the addition of dry needling to conventional physical therapy has an equal, greater, or lesser effect than conventional physical therapy alone.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Dry Needling, Conventional PT

Dry needling to the knee and conventional physical therapy (stretching, ROM, strengthening), 1-2 treatments per week X6 weeks (up to 10 sessions total)

OTHER

Conventional PT

Conventional physical therapy to include knee stretching, range of motion, and strengthening exercises,1-2 treatments per week X6 weeks (up to 10 sessions total)

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Universidad Rey Juan Carlos

    collaborator OTHER

  • Alabama Physical Therapy & Acupuncture

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • James Dunning, DPT FAAOMPT · American Academy of Manipulative Therapy

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-02-28
Primary Completion
2017-05-19
Completion
2017-05-19

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

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