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Changes in the Quadriceps Muscle After Dry Needling Treatment

NCT06396741 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 46

Last updated 2026-05-01

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The present study aims to examine the mechanical changes following dry needling of the quadriceps muscle.

To this end, structural and mechanical changes in quadriceps muscle activity will be measured using M-mode ultrasound.

The quadriceps muscle strength will also be assessed with dynamometry. In addition, the knee joint range will be checked by means of a goniometry procedure.

The subjects will be assessed before and after the application of a dry needling technique on the quadriceps muscle to determine possible changes in the measured variables.

Conditions

  • Muscle Tightness
  • Muscle Strain

Interventions

OTHER

The quadriceps muscle will be punctured with ultrasound control

With the subject in the supine position, the quadriceps muscle will be shown by ultrasound. Subsequently, a dry needling technique will be performed at the most hyperalgesic point using ultrasound control.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Prof. Dr. Daniel Pecos Martín

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Samuel Fernandez-Carnero, PhD · Centro de Investigación Fisioterapia y Dolor

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-09-01
Primary Completion
2026-05-01
Completion
2026-12-15

Countries

  • Spain

Study Locations

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