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Effectiveness of Dry Needling and STM on Pain Management for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction (ACLR)

NCT03506685 · Status: WITHDRAWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL

Last updated 2025-09-23

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if dry needling (DN) and soft tissue mobilization (STM) is superior to standard treatment protocol for affecting pain, pain medication usage and measurements of range of motion (ROM) after ACL reconstruction surgery compared to a standard treatment protocol. Measurements of pain, pain medication usage, lower extremity functional scale (LEFS) and ROM will be taken day 2 post op and 1 week, 2 weeks, 3 weeks, and 4 weeks post op. It is hypothesized that the inclusion of DN and STM will acutely decrease the demand for pain medication and improve objective measurements when compared to a standard treatment protocol. Findings will potentially lead to insights as to the benefit of applying these interventions to help decrease the demand for pain medication post-surgery.

Conditions

  • Pain and Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction

Interventions

OTHER

Dry needling and STM

dry needling and soft tissue mobilization

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Keller Army Community Hospital

    lead FED

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
FACTORIAL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-06-01
Primary Completion
2019-06-01
Completion
2019-06-01

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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