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Outcome variables will be recorded following the same assessment schedule as in the intervention groups.",null,{"label":14,"type":15,"description":16,"interventionNames":17},"Experimental: Hong Fast-In and Fast-Out Dry Needling Group","EXPERIMENTAL","Participants allocated to this group will receive dry needling using the fast-in and fast-out technique described by Hong, applied to a latent myofascial trigger point in the extensor digitorum muscle of the dominant forearm.",[18],"Other: Hong fast-in and fast-out dry needling",{"label":20,"type":15,"description":21,"interventionNames":22},"Experimental: Rotational Dry Needling Group","Participants allocated to this group will receive dry needling using a rotational technique applied to a latent myofascial trigger point in the extensor digitorum muscle of the dominant forearm.",[23],"Other: Rotational dry needling",{"label":25,"type":15,"description":26,"interventionNames":27},"Experimental: Bipolar Electrical Dry Needling Group","Participants allocated to this group will receive bipolar electrical dry needling applied to a latent myofascial trigger point in the extensor digitorum muscle of the dominant forearm.",[28],"Other: Bipolar electrical dry needling",{"label":30,"type":15,"description":31,"interventionNames":32},"Experimental: Monopolar Electrical Dry Needling Group","Participants allocated to this group will receive monopolar electrical dry needling using a Pointer device, applied to a latent myofascial trigger point in the extensor digitorum muscle of the dominant forearm.",[33],"Other: Monopolar electrical dry needling",[35,39,43,47],{"type":6,"name":36,"description":37,"armGroupLabels":38,"otherNames":12},"Hong fast-in and fast-out dry needling","The skin will be disinfected with 0.5% alcoholic chlorhexidine. With the participant in supine position, a sterile needle will be inserted into the latent myofascial trigger point of the extensor digitorum muscle. Once the needle has reached the trigger point, 10 fast-in and fast-out movements will be performed. The number of local twitch responses will be recorded.",[14],{"type":6,"name":40,"description":41,"armGroupLabels":42,"otherNames":12},"Rotational dry needling","The skin will be disinfected with 0.5% alcoholic chlorhexidine. With the participant in supine position, a sterile needle will be inserted into the latent myofascial trigger point of the extensor digitorum muscle. Once the needle has reached the trigger point, the rotational dry needling technique will be applied according to the predefined study protocol.",[20],{"type":6,"name":44,"description":45,"armGroupLabels":46,"otherNames":12},"Bipolar electrical dry needling","The skin will be disinfected with 0.5% alcoholic chlorhexidine. With the participant in supine position, a sterile needle will be inserted into the latent myofascial trigger point of the extensor digitorum muscle. Once a local twitch response has been obtained, the needle will remain inserted and will act as the negative pole. An adhesive electrode connected to the positive pole will be placed approximately one centimeter from the needle. A TENS current will be applied for 15 minutes at a frequency of 2 Hz and a pulse width of 120 milliseconds. The intensity will be increased until visible, non-painful contractions of the extensor digitorum muscle are achieved.",[25],{"type":6,"name":48,"description":49,"armGroupLabels":50,"otherNames":12},"Monopolar electrical dry needling","The skin will be disinfected with 0.5% alcoholic chlorhexidine. With the participant in supine position, a sterile needle will be inserted into the latent myofascial trigger point of the extensor digitorum muscle. Once a local twitch response has been obtained, the needle will remain inserted in the trigger point. The metallic tip of the Pointer Plus Excel-II device will be placed in contact with the needle, and a TENS current will be applied for 3 minutes at a frequency of 2 Hz and a pulse width of 220 milliseconds. The intensity will be increased until visible, non-painful contractions of the extensor digitorum muscle are achieved.",[30],[52],{"name":53,"affiliation":54,"role":55},"Tania López Hernández","Unviersitat Rovira i Virgili","PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR",[57],{"name":58,"role":59,"phone":60,"phoneExt":12,"email":61},"Tania López Hernández, Phd","CONTACT","34+620438175","tania.lopez@urv.cat",[63],{"facility":64,"status":65,"city":66,"state":67,"zip":68,"country":69,"countryCode":70,"cosmosGeoPoint":71,"geoPoint":76,"contacts":77},"Facultat de Medicina i Ciències de la Salut","RECRUITING","Reus","Tarragona","43203","Spain","ES",{"type":72,"coordinates":73},"Point",[74,75],1.10687,41.15612,{"lat":75,"lon":74},[78],{"name":58,"role":59,"phone":60,"phoneExt":12,"email":61},{"type":55,"investigatorFullName":53,"investigatorTitle":80,"investigatorAffiliation":5,"oldNameTitle":12,"oldOrganization":12},"Principal Investigator","100644497","effects-of-dry-needling-on-latent-myofascial-trigger-points-of-the-extensor-digitorum-communis-100644497",false,"NCT07672093","Effects of Dry Needling on Latent Myofascial Trigger Points of the Extensor Digitorum Communis","Effects of Dry Needling and Electrical Dry Needling on Latent Myofascial Trigger Points of the Extensor Digitorum Communis: A Randomized Clinical Trial","DRYNEED","Inclusion Criteria:\n\n* Adults aged 18 to 40 years.\n* Healthy participants with a latent myofascial trigger point in the extensor digitorum muscle of the dominant forearm.\n* No pathology affecting the upper limb where the intervention will be applied.\n* No episode of pain in the upper limb during at least the previous two months.\n* No contraindications to dry needling or electrical dry needling techniques.\n* Voluntary signature of the informed consent form.\n* Willingness to follow the protocol proposed by the research team.\n\nExclusion Criteria:\n\n* Needle phobia.\n* Coagulation disorders.\n* Pregnancy.\n* Thyroid disorders.\n* Altered skin integrity in the treatment area.\n* Epilepsy.\n* Local or systemic infection.\n* Diagnosed neurological disorders affecting pain perception or neuromuscular function in the region of interest, such as multiple sclerosis or peripheral neuropathies.\n* Generalized chronic pain conditions, such as fibromyalgia.\n* Weekly use of analgesic medication, including anti-inflammatory drugs, opioids, or other pain-relieving medication.",true,"ALL","18 Years","40 Years",{"count":94,"type":95},150,"ESTIMATED","INTERVENTIONAL",[98],"NA","This randomized single-blind clinical trial aims to compare the effects of different dry needling and electrical dry needling techniques applied to latent myofascial trigger points in the extensor digitorum muscle of the dominant forearm in healthy adults.\n\nParticipants will be randomly allocated to one of five groups: a control group, a Hong fast-in and fast-out dry needling group, a rotational dry needling group, a bipolar electrical dry needling group, or a monopolar electrical dry needling group. The main outcomes will be post-needling soreness intensity and duration. Secondary outcomes will include pain during the needling procedure, pressure pain threshold assessed by algometry, handgrip strength, range of motion of finger flexion and wrist palmar flexion, perceived comfort during the intervention, and perceived interference of post-needling soreness with daily activities.\n\nAssessments will be performed at baseline, 5 minutes after the intervention, and at 24, 48, and 72 hours after the intervention.",[101,102,103],"Dry Needling Technique","Trigger Point Pain","Physical Therapy",[105,106,107],"dry needling","latent trigger point","physical therapy","2026-06-27",{"date":110,"type":111},"2026-07-01","ACTUAL",{"date":110,"type":95},{"date":114,"type":95},"2026-08-01",{"name":5,"class":6},1]