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The Addition of Dry Needling in the Treatment of Patients With Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome

NCT03157271 · Status: WITHDRAWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL

Last updated 2017-12-15

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Summary

Subjects between 14 and 40 years of age referred to physical therapy with a diagnosis of PFPS will be randomly assigned to one of two groups. The first group (PFPS) will be treated pragmatically. The second group (PFPS+DN) will receive the same pragmatic approach with the addition of dry needling intervention. The dry needling intervention will be delivered based on the treating physical therapist's examination of the patient's soft tissue mobility deficits, muscle activation deficits, or referred pain patterns.

Conditions

  • Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome

Interventions

OTHER

Intramuscular Dry Needling

Dry Needling is a procedure in which a solid filament needle is inserted into the skin and muscle directly at a myofascial trigger point. A myofascial trigger point consists of multiple contraction knots, which are related to the production and maintenance of the pain cycle and interfere with movement patterns.

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Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
14 Years
Max Age
40 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-10-31
Primary Completion
2019-07-31
Completion
2019-07-31

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