Gluteus Medius Dry Needling and Ankle Instability
Unknown statusNot applicableNCT04108390
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This study has no listed site in Canada in this snapshot. It is included as part of the worldwide chronic pain corpus.
Brief summary (from the registry)
Randomized clinical trial in individuals with chronic ankle instability. Main outcomes were as follows: pain intensity, pressure pain threshold, lower limb balance and range of motion. The sample will be divided in two groups: 1) dry needling at the gluteus medius trigger point (intervention). 2) dry needling 1,5 cm from the gluteus medius trigger point (control).
Study details
- Official title
- Effectiveness of Gluteus Medius Dry Needling in Patients With Chronic Ankle Instability
- Conditions
- Chronic Instability of Joint
- Trigger Point Pain, Myofascial
- Interventions
- Sponsor
- Universidad Europea de Madrid
- Start date
- 2019-09-01
- Primary completion
- 2020-01-01
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 18 Years to 50 Years
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Countries
- Spain
- Total sites listed
- 1
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * individuals with chronic ankle instability, 20 to 50 years old. Exclusion Criteria: * any lower limb disease, fractures, infections, pregnancy, received any treatment in the previous 3 months.
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04108390