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Trigger Point Dry Needling Practice in Colorado: Practitioner and Patient

NCT04040218 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 2607

Last updated 2019-07-31

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

A retrospective analysis of responses following a descriptive survey to investigate the benefits and harms associated with dry needling as provided by a physical therapists in CO

Conditions

  • Dry Needling
  • Harm

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Dry Needling

Dry needling is utilized by multiple practitioners to address impairments in neuromusculoskeletal function, often related to pain and loss of mobility. Dry needling, according the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA), is defined as a skilled intervention that uses a thin filiform needle to penetrate the skin and stimulate underlying myofascial trigger points, muscular, and connective tissues for the management of neuromusculoskeletal pain and movement impairments

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Regis University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-04-01
Primary Completion
2017-04-30
Completion
2017-04-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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