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Gluteus Medius Dry Needling and Ankle Instability

NCT04108390 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2020-01-28

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Randomized clinical trial in individuals with chronic ankle instability. Main outcomes were as follows: pain intensity, pressure pain threshold, lower limb balance and range of motion. The sample will be divided in two groups: 1) dry needling at the gluteus medius trigger point (intervention). 2) dry needling 1,5 cm from the gluteus medius trigger point (control).

Conditions

  • Chronic Instability of Joint
  • Trigger Point Pain, Myofascial

Interventions

OTHER

Dry needling

For this intervention, the physiotherapist will be placed a needle in the gluteus medius trigger point from 8 to 15 times.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Universidad Europea de Madrid

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-09-01
Primary Completion
2020-01-01
Completion
2020-03-25

Countries

  • Spain

Study Locations

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