Dry Needling and Stretching vs. Stretching Alone on Hamstring Flexibility in Patients With Knee Pain

NCT02498704 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 403645-1
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 39
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The purposes of this double-blinded, randomized controlled trial are (1) to determine if the addition of trigger point dry needling (TDN) to a standard stretching program results in greater improvements in hamstring flexibility versus stretching alone in a population with atraumatic knee pain; (2) measure length of time that flexibility gains are maintained, (3) assess resulting movement mechanics and (4) assess patient reported changes in pain. Findings will potentially lead to insights as to the benefit of applying this intervention to additional body regions.

Conditions

Mobility Limitation

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Knee extension range of motion

  Assessed with active supine knee extension and supine straight leg raise using digital inclinometer

  7-8 days

Secondary Outcomes (5)

• knee pain with squat recorded on visual analog scale

  7-8 days

• knee pain with step down test recorded on visual analog scale

  7-8 days

• lower extremity functional scale (LEFS)

  7-8 days

• Global Rating of Change

  7-8 days

• knee range of motion during squat

  7-8 days

Study Arms (2)

Sham Needling intervention, Control

SHAM COMPARATOR

Sham dry needling, group does not receive true dry needling intervention.

Other: Sham Needling

Dry Needling Intervention, experimental

EXPERIMENTAL

Group receives true dry needling intervention.

Procedure: Dry Needling

Interventions

Dry Needling PROCEDURE

Trigger point dry needling to hamstring muscle group.

Dry Needling Intervention, experimental

Sham Needling OTHER

Superficial palpation of trigger point, skin is not punctured.

Sham Needling intervention, Control

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 40 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Department of Defense healthcare beneficiaries
• years old
• atraumatic knee pain greater than 2 weeks in duration
• Lack of 20 degrees or more of active supine knee extension

You may not qualify if:

• History of herniated lumbar disc/radiculopathy
• Prior surgery in the hip, knee or back
• Self-Reported Pregnancy
• History of blood borne pathogens/infectious disease/active infection/metal allergy
• Knee pain of traumatic origin, instability, joint line tenderness, or positive meniscal tests
• Participants who are not fluent in English
• Previous history of TDN
• Bleeding disorders or currently taking anti-coagulant medications

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Keller Army Community Hospital: lead

Study Sites (1)

Keller Army Community Hospital

West Point, New York, 10996, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Mobility Limitation

Interventions

Dry Needling

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Complementary Therapies; Therapeutics; Physical Therapy Modalities

Study Officials

• John Mason, DPT

  Keller Army Community Hospital

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: DOUBLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: FED
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Sports Physical Therapy Fellow

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 13, 2015
• First Posted: July 15, 2015
• Study Start: November 1, 2014
• Primary Completion: September 1, 2015
• Study Completion: October 1, 2015
• Last Updated: February 23, 2016

Record last verified: 2016-02

Locations

US (1)