Trigger Point Dry Needling Practice in Colorado: Practitioner and Patient

NCT04040218 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 1069837-1
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 2,607
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

A retrospective analysis of responses following a descriptive survey to investigate the benefits and harms associated with dry needling as provided by a physical therapists in CO

Conditions

Dry Needling; Harm

Keywords

dry needling; physical therapy

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Survey analysis of harm data

  Harm - "any ill-effect, no matter how small, that was unintended." Further delineation was made that minor/insignificant complaints/harms were defined as short term soreness less than 24 hours and more than 24 hours, bruising and light-headedness, and major/significant harm was defined infection or pneumothorax (PTX).

  As reported during the four week survey time frame

Interventions

Dry Needling PROCEDURE

Dry needling is utilized by multiple practitioners to address impairments in neuromusculoskeletal function, often related to pain and loss of mobility. Dry needling, according the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA), is defined as a skilled intervention that uses a thin filiform needle to penetrate the skin and stimulate underlying myofascial trigger points, muscular, and connective tissues for the management of neuromusculoskeletal pain and movement impairments

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Physical therapists providing dry needling to patients in Colorado
• Patients who had received dry needling from Physical Therapists in Colorado

You may not qualify if:

• None

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Regis University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Regis University

Denver, Colorado, 80221, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Dry Needling

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Complementary Therapies; Therapeutics; Physical Therapy Modalities

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: DOUBLE
• Who Masked: INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Model Details: The target population for this study was a representative sample of PT providers that administer and patients that receive dry needling as a treatment modality in the state of Colorado. 440 PT's licensed in Colorado and 2167 patients were recruited for this study. Purposive sampling was implemented through convenience sampling methods; by which PT respondents were included through their association to APTA CO or Kinetacore@ (an education provider in DN) and patients through their PT provider. The PT survey was sent out to APTA CO members and via a Kinetacore email list; which included approximately 900 individuals trained by Kinetacore in CO. All respondents to the PT survey were requested to provide patients with a direct link to the patient survey. Invitation was promoted by APTA CO outside of their member portal to non-members and word of mouth was encouraged.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 30, 2019
• First Posted: July 31, 2019
• Study Start: April 1, 2017
• Primary Completion: April 30, 2017
• Study Completion: April 30, 2017
• Last Updated: July 31, 2019

Record last verified: 2019-07

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)