[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"health-studies-list:{\"conditionNormalized\":\"dry-needling\",\"overallStatus\":[\"RECRUITING\",\"AVAILABLE\",\"NOT_YET_RECRUITING\"],\"orderBy\":\"LastUpdateSubmitDate:desc\",\"size\":25,\"offset\":0}":3,"health-study-condition:dry-needling":28},{"pageToken":4,"total":5,"offset":6,"count":5,"results":7},null,5,0,[8,48,75,104,121],{"id":9,"slug":10,"hasResults":11,"nctId":12,"briefTitle":13,"officialTitle":14,"acronym":4,"eligibilityCriteria":15,"healthyVolunteers":11,"sex":16,"minAge":17,"maxAge":18,"enrollmentInfo":19,"targetDuration":4,"studyType":22,"phases":23,"briefSummary":25,"conditions":26,"keywords":31,"overallStatus":35,"whyStopped":4,"lastUpdateSubmitDate":36,"lastUpdatePostDateStruct":37,"startDateStruct":40,"completionDateStruct":42,"leadSponsor":44,"locationsCount":47},"100053218","effect-of-dry-needling-plus-vibration-on-myofascial-trigger-points-in-individuals-with-nonspecific-low-back-pain-100053218",false,"NCT06527339","Effect of Dry Needling Plus Vibration on Myofascial Trigger Points in Individuals With Nonspecific Low Back Pain","Acceptability and Effectiveness of Adding a Percutaneous Vibratory Stimulus to Dry Needling for the Treatment of Myofascial Trigger Points in Nonspecific Low Back Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial.","Inclusion Criteria:\n\n1. Individuals with NSLBP: pain persisting for more than six weeks, located between the twelfth rib and the buttocks, and scoring at least 3 points on the Numeric Pain Rating Scale;\n2. Presence of MTrPs in any of the following muscles that are associated with low back pain (erector spinae muscles, longissimus, iliocostalis, multifidus, gluteus maximus, gluteus medius, and quadratus lumborum);\n3. Aged between 35-65 years: this population exhibits the highest prevalence of low back pain and consequently represents the greatest socio-economic impact on society;\n4. Having signed the informed consent form.\n\nExclusion Criteria:\n\n1. Diagnosis of specific pathologies associated with low back pain (e.g., herniated discs, neurological disorders);\n2. Any form of infiltration within the past 3 months;\n3. Having received any physiotherapy interventions in the lumbopelvic region within the past 4 weeks;\n4. History of surgical intervention in the lumbopelvic region;\n5. Use of anticoagulant or antiplatelet medications within the last week;\n6. Presence of systemic or local lumbar infections;\n7. Pregnancy;\n8. Fear of needles (belonephobia).","ALL","35 Years","65 Years",{"count":20,"type":21},36,"ESTIMATED","INTERVENTIONAL",[24],"NA","Low back pain is one of the most common health issues worldwide, and in most cases, this pain is nonspecific low back pain (NSLBP). NSLBP is characterized by the inability to determine the real source of the pain and commonly presents with myofascial trigger points (MTrPs) in the muscles related to the lumbar region.\n\nOne of the most widely used techniques for treating NSLBP by targeting MTrPs is dry needling (DN), a technique that involves inserting a needle to produce a mechanical effect capable of \"deactivating\" the MTrP and thereby alleviating its symptoms. However, some studies have concluded that other techniques are more effective than DN, such as percutaneous electrolysis (PE).\n\nWhen using the PE technique, it appears that adding a galvanic current enhances the effects of DN. Nonetheless, this poses a greater risk to the patient, as the galvanic current could damage nervous tissue if it comes into contact. For this reason, it is proposed to investigate whether other physical agents that are not electrical could enhance the effect of DN without increasing its risk. This is the case for vibration, a stimulus that has already been used successfully for the treatment of MTrPs, allowing us to investigate whether adding vibration to DN introduces therapeutic capabilities that:\n\n* Maintain or increase the effectiveness of DN in terms of pain and functional capacity.\n* Do not add risks for the patient, unlike PE.\n* Are less painful than DN and cause less post-needling pain than that generated after successive needle insertions with DN. Emphasizing these adverse effects is necessary since most clinical trials do not report these variables, which is fundamental for describing the safety of invasive techniques.\n\nFollowing this idea, the present project will analyze a new invasive therapy for the treatment of MTrPs: dry needling with vibratory stimulus (DN+V), for which the following hypotheses are proposed:\n\n* DN+V, instead of using an electrical stimulus like PE that could cause damage to some tissues, will apply vibration to the DN needles to increase the mechanical stimulus exerted on the MTrP, expecting greater benefits in terms of pain, functional capacity, muscle strength, and other variables of interest in individuals with NSLBP, and possibly requiring less treatment time than DN.\n* In DN, the repeated insertions and withdrawals of the needle in the MTrP provoke a hemorrhagic and inflammatory reaction that translates into hypersensitivity and microscopic tissue injury in the muscle, causing pain during treatment and post-needling pain for the following 24-32 hours. Another study showed that PE caused less post-needling pain than DN, which may be due to the fact that, unlike DN, it is common in PE to only perform a single puncture with each needle and not mobilize them.\n* The methodology for DN+V will be the same as for PE, with a single puncture and no needle manipulation, so it is expected that DN+V, being less invasive than DN, will reduce pain during treatment and post-needling pain compared to that generated by DN. There are studies that support this hypothesis, concluding that needle manipulation in DN produces greater post-needling pain than DN without needle manipulation.",[27,28,29,30],"Low Back Pain","Dry Needling","Trigger Points","Vibration",[32,33,34],"Non-specific low back pain","vibration dry needling","miofascial trigger points","NOT_YET_RECRUITING","2026-07-08",{"date":38,"type":39},"2026-07-13","ACTUAL",{"date":41,"type":21},"2026-09",{"date":43,"type":21},"2027-07",{"name":45,"class":46},"Universidad de Zaragoza","OTHER",2,{"id":49,"slug":50,"hasResults":11,"nctId":51,"briefTitle":52,"officialTitle":53,"acronym":54,"eligibilityCriteria":55,"healthyVolunteers":11,"sex":16,"minAge":56,"maxAge":57,"enrollmentInfo":58,"targetDuration":4,"studyType":22,"phases":60,"briefSummary":61,"conditions":62,"keywords":4,"overallStatus":35,"whyStopped":4,"lastUpdateSubmitDate":65,"lastUpdatePostDateStruct":66,"startDateStruct":68,"completionDateStruct":70,"leadSponsor":72,"locationsCount":74},"100641159","dry-needling-and-quad-strength-after-anterior-cruciate-ligament-reconstructon-100641159","NCT07657195","Dry Needling and Quad Strength After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstructon","Effects of Dry Needling on Quadriceps Muscle Strength in Acute Post-Operative Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction With Quadriceps Autograft in the Pediatric Population.","ACLR","Inclusion Criteria:\n\n* Status post subacute quadriceps autograft 6 weeks or less\n* Ages 10-20 years\n* English and\u002For Spanish speaking\n\nExclusion Criteria:\n\n* History of surgery on the knee or hip on the testing lower extremity.\n* Any surgical intervention to other ligamentous or meniscus structures during time of ACLR\n* Any post-surgical complications such as infection\n* Current pregnancy","10 Years","20 Years",{"count":59,"type":21},40,[24],"Dry needling is a skilled intervention provided by trained physical therapists to treat pain, myofascial dysfunction, and a variety of other diagnosis. While there is research demonstrating the benefits of dry needling in reduction of pain and improvement in strength, research in regards the pediatric population is very limited. I recently completed a retrospective chart review regarding dry needling trends and outcomes in the pediatric orthopedic population. We now know the pediatric population is tolerating this treatment and seeing benefits. Physical therapists are already pushing the boundaries and finding additional benefits in the use of dry needling with our current patients. A diagnosis frequently seen in sports medicine is surgical reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). Over the last couple of years, therapists have seen an increase in the use of quadriceps tendon autograft for reconstruction following ACL tears due to lower incidence rate of retears. These patients have been struggling to regain strength of the quadriceps to meet desired outcomes. The quadricep muscles are one of the major stabilizers of the knee and with a reduction in strength places the patient at a significant increase of retear.\n\nSubjects will be categorized into an experimental group (dry needling intervention + physical therapy) or the control group (physical therapy only) with a N of 20 in each group.\n\nThe goal for this research is to determine if dry needling use in the subacute phase of post-operative ACLR following quadriceps autograft can assist with increasing quad strength and improve post-surgical outcomes.",[63,28,64],"Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Rehabilitation","Strength","2026-06-15",{"date":67,"type":39},"2026-06-18",{"date":69,"type":21},"2026-07-01",{"date":71,"type":21},"2027-06-30",{"name":73,"class":46},"Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City",3,{"id":76,"slug":77,"hasResults":11,"nctId":78,"briefTitle":79,"officialTitle":80,"acronym":4,"eligibilityCriteria":81,"healthyVolunteers":82,"sex":16,"minAge":83,"maxAge":4,"enrollmentInfo":84,"targetDuration":4,"studyType":22,"phases":86,"briefSummary":87,"conditions":88,"keywords":90,"overallStatus":93,"whyStopped":4,"lastUpdateSubmitDate":94,"lastUpdatePostDateStruct":95,"startDateStruct":97,"completionDateStruct":99,"leadSponsor":101,"locationsCount":103},"100581104","physiotherapy-dry-needling-accuracy-100581104","NCT06845969","Physiotherapy Dry Needling Accuracy","Reducing Dangerous Placement of Needles by Physiotherapists Who Use Dry Needling (DN) by Introducing Cadaver Anatomy Review: a Randomized Control Trial Assessing Needle Placement Accuracy and Confidence","Inclusion Criteria:\n\n* Physiotherapy volunteers: Physiotherapists who are in good standing with their regulatory College and licensed to practice dry needling.\n* Needling volunteers (those who will be needled) must be able to provide informed consent\n\nExclusion Criteria:\n\n* Physiotherapy volunteers: Physiotherapists who are not in good standing with their regulatory College or not licensed to practice dry needling or have taken a cadaver review class post-graduation from their entry to practice physiotherapy program.\n* Needling volunteers (those who will be needled): Anyone who posses any contraindications to dry needling or not within normal BMI measurements",true,"18 Years",{"count":85,"type":21},60,[24],"The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if the addition of cadaver review improves:\n\n* the accuracy of physiotherapists who practice dry needling.\n* the perceived safety of dry needling by physiotherapists. Researchers will compare the effects of an anatomy review using cadaver material to that of an educational intervention not related to anatomy to see if the anatomy review improves the needling accuracy and safety of physiotherapist who practice dry needling as compared to the control intervention of education not related to anatomy.\n\nParticipants will:\n\n* Needle three muscles related to safety and\u002For accuracy using ultrasound imaging to gather accuracy and safety measurements.\n* Take an initial knowledge exam capturing their knowledge on needling safety.\n* Be randomized into a control group or intervention group.\n* The control group will receive an online educational session not related to anatomy.\n* The intervention group will receive a cadaver anatomy review class focused on high-risk area.\n* Re-take a knowledge exam after their course (either cadaver lab or on-line education) to capture any change.\n* Needle the same three muscles again using ultrasound to capture accuracy and safety measurements.\n\nIf reviewing anatomy using cadaver materials improve physiotherapists needling accuracy and safety, then this educational intervention could be recommended to be added to dry needling course instruction.",[28,89],"Physiotherapy",[28,91,92,89],"Safety","Accuracy","RECRUITING","2026-05-04",{"date":96,"type":39},"2026-05-06",{"date":98,"type":39},"2025-04-10",{"date":100,"type":21},"2027-03-31",{"name":102,"class":46},"University of Alberta",1,{"id":105,"slug":4,"hasResults":11,"nctId":12,"briefTitle":13,"officialTitle":106,"acronym":4,"eligibilityCriteria":107,"healthyVolunteers":11,"sex":16,"minAge":83,"maxAge":4,"enrollmentInfo":108,"targetDuration":4,"studyType":22,"phases":109,"briefSummary":25,"conditions":110,"keywords":112,"overallStatus":35,"whyStopped":4,"lastUpdateSubmitDate":113,"lastUpdatePostDateStruct":114,"startDateStruct":116,"completionDateStruct":118,"leadSponsor":120,"locationsCount":103},"100556610","RCT: Analysis of the Effectiveness on Pain in Individuals With Nonspecific Low Back Pain by Adding a Percutaneous Vibratory Stimulus to Dry Needling in the Treatment of MTrPs","Inclusion Criteria:\n\n* Individuals with nonspecific low back pain, defined as pain persisting for more than 3 months between the twelfth rib and the buttocks, registering a Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS) score of 3 or higher prior to the intervention. Additionally, participants must meet the following criteria:\n* Presence of myofascial trigger points (PGMs) in any of the following muscles relevant to the project: erector spinae (longissimus and iliocostal), multifidus, gluteus maximus, gluteus medius, and quadratus lumborum. Detection of these PGMs will be conducted by a specialized physiotherapist.\n* Individuals aged 18 years or older, proficient in either Spanish or English. Participants who have provided informed consent by signing the consent form\n\nExclusion Criteria:\n\n* Diagnosis of lumbar pain associated with specific pathologies such as disc herniations or neurological disorders.\n* Recent infiltration therapy within the past 3 months.\n* Recent manual therapy, acupuncture, or dry needling interventions in the lumbopelvic region within the last 4 weeks.\n* Previous surgical intervention in the lumbopelvic region.\n* Leg length discrepancy (\\>1 cm).\n* Recent use of anticoagulant or antiplatelet medications within the last week.\n* Systemic or local infection in the lumbar region.\n* Pregnancy.\n* Needle phobia (belonephobia).",{"count":20,"type":21},[24],[27,28,111,29],"Electrolysis",[32,33,34],"2025-11-27",{"date":115,"type":39},"2025-12-04",{"date":117,"type":21},"2026-05",{"date":119,"type":21},"2026-12",{"name":45,"class":46},{"id":122,"slug":123,"hasResults":11,"nctId":124,"briefTitle":125,"officialTitle":125,"acronym":4,"eligibilityCriteria":126,"healthyVolunteers":82,"sex":16,"minAge":127,"maxAge":128,"enrollmentInfo":129,"targetDuration":4,"studyType":22,"phases":131,"briefSummary":132,"conditions":133,"keywords":4,"overallStatus":35,"whyStopped":4,"lastUpdateSubmitDate":136,"lastUpdatePostDateStruct":137,"startDateStruct":139,"completionDateStruct":140,"leadSponsor":142,"locationsCount":4},"100569063","dry-needling-versus-dry-cupping-on-pain-and-disability-in-cervicogenic-headache-patients-100569063","NCT06689371","Dry Needling Versus Dry Cupping on Pain and Disability in Cervicogenic Headache Patients","Inclusion Criteria:\n\n* The patients will be included in our study if they meet the following criteria:\n\n  * Age between 25-45 years old for both genders.\n  * No physiotherapy intervention for the last three months.\n  * Intermittent headaches of varying duration and pain level at the rate of one headache per week for greater than 2 months.\n  * Ipsilateral neck, shoulder, or arm pain.\n  * Provocation of usual head pain by neck movement, sustained awkward neck positions or external pressure over the upper cervical or occipital region on the symptomatic side.\n  * Limited neck ROM \\> 10 degrees confirmed by a positive Flexion Rotation Test.\n  * Active trigger points (TrPs) within the suboccipital, upper trapezius or sternocleidomastoid muscles.\n\nThe diagnosis of active TrPs will be based on the major criteria proposed by):\n\n* Presence of a palpable taut band in a skeletal muscle\n* presence of a hypersensitive point in the taut band\n* local twitch response elicited by the snapping palpation of the taut band\n* reproduction of the referred pain in response to compression\n* patient recognition of the referred pain as a familiar symptom\n\nExclusion Criteria:\n\n* The patients will be excluded if they have:\n\n  * Cervical radiculopathy.\n  * History of neck, shoulder trauma or surgery.\n  * Physical therapy intervention in the neck and shoulder region in the previous 3 months.\n  * Vertebrobasilar insufficiency or vestibular dysfunctions.\n  * Evidence of cognitive deficits.\n  * Presence of any needle contraindication.\n  * Presence of any cupping contraindication.","25 Years","45 Years",{"count":130,"type":21},45,[24],"This study aims to compare the added effects of dry needling and dry cupping to conventional physical therapy on headache pain intensity, headache frequency, headache duration, upper cervical range of motion, and disability levels in patients with cervicogenic headache.\n\nIt will be assumed that:\n\n* All patients will follow all the given instructions strictly during the study duration, regarding the assessment and the treatment procedure.\n* All participants will be evaluated under the same environmental conditions.",[28,134,135],"Dry Cupping","Cervicogenic Headache","2024-11-13",{"date":138,"type":39},"2024-11-14",{"date":136,"type":21},{"date":141,"type":21},"2025-02-01",{"name":143,"class":46},"Cairo University"]