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This technique is used to treat dysfunctions in skeletal muscle and connective tissue to help diminish pain, reduce impairments of body structure and restore function. Dry needling will be performed in the gluteal or the quadriceps muscle groups depending upon group randomization.",[9,15],[41],"Trigger Point Acupunture",{"type":36,"name":43,"description":44,"armGroupLabels":45,"otherNames":46},"Sham Dry Needling","The same overall procedures will be used as in the \"true\" dry needling groups and applied to the same muscle groups (gluteal or quadriceps) depending upon ground randomization. Sham dry needling will be performed using a commercially available sham needling system commonly.This set-up utilizes a blunt tipped needle. When the sham needle is pressed downward, the barrel of the needle retracts into the handle, giving the appearance of insertion of the needle through the skin. This also creates pressure on the subject's skin, increasing the sensation of dry needling. 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These interventions reflect current evidence, but will not be restrictive to specific exercises; prescribed exercises will be deemed appropriate based on the treating PTs' examination, evaluation, and identification of each patients' primary deficits, impairments, functional limitations, and current literature.",[29],[52],"Exercise",[54],{"name":55,"affiliation":5,"role":56},"Matthew S Briggs, DPT, PhD","PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR",[58,63],{"name":59,"role":60,"phone":61,"phoneExt":46,"email":62},"Kat Rethman, DPT","CONTACT","614-293-2385","katherine.rethman@osumc.edu",{"name":64,"role":60,"phone":65,"phoneExt":46,"email":66},"Cody Mansfield, DPT","714-609-1904","cody.mansfield@osumc.edu",[68],{"facility":69,"status":70,"city":71,"state":72,"zip":73,"country":74,"countryCode":75,"cosmosGeoPoint":76,"geoPoint":81,"contacts":82},"The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center","RECRUITING","Columbus","Ohio","43221","United States","US",{"type":77,"coordinates":78},"Point",[79,80],-82.99879,39.96118,{"lat":80,"lon":79},[83,86],{"name":84,"role":60,"phone":61,"phoneExt":46,"email":85},"Erik Hemenway, PTA","Erik.Hemenway@osumc.edu",{"name":87,"role":60,"phone":61,"phoneExt":46,"email":88},"John DeWitt, DPT","John.DeWitt@osumc.edu",{"type":56,"investigatorFullName":90,"investigatorTitle":91,"investigatorAffiliation":5,"oldNameTitle":46,"oldOrganization":46},"Matt Briggs","Assistant Professor-Practice","100277373","the-effects-of-dry-needling-on-patients-with-knee-pain-100277373",false,"NCT02890485","The Effects of Dry Needling on Patients With Knee Pain","Inclusion Criteria:\n\n* 18-40 years-of-age\n* Referred for physical therapy\n* Presence of anterior knee pain around the patella during ascending\u002Fdescending stairs, squatting, and\u002For running for at least 3 months.\n\nExclusion Criteria:\n\n* Unable to provide consent\n* Bilateral patellofemoral pain syndrome\n* Received previous dry needling treatments\n* Pregnancy\n* History of pain less than 3 months\n* Imaging demonstrating the presence of confounding internal abnormality (e.g. chondral defects, ligamentous injury, and\u002For meniscal pathology),\n* Patellar instability\n* Presence of a neurological condition that would affect movement\n* Contraindications to dry needling techniques (e.g. a history of bleeding disorders, phobia of needles, an active cancer diagnosis, and presence of other systemic illness such as fever or signs of infection)\n* Actively receiving treatment for knee pain outside of the current study protocol while enrolled in the study;\n* received active and supervised PT treatment for knee pain within the last 4 weeks;\n* history of knee surgery less than 6 months ago\n* history of surgical correction of the patellofemoral complex (e.g. MPFL reconstruction, patellar realignment surgery, etc)","ALL","18 Years","40 Years",{"count":102,"type":103},120,"ESTIMATED","INTERVENTIONAL",[106],"NA","This study is testing the effectiveness of \"dry needling\" for pain management and on muscle strength and leg function for those with knee pain. 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