Status:

ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Bilateral Knee Pain and Dry Needling

Lead Sponsor:

Ohio State University

Conditions:

Patellofemoral Pain

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-40 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

This project will evaluate the effects of bilateral knee pain and dry needling (DN) on laterality recognition, movement and muscle function. The objective is to determine if laterality recognition acc...

Detailed Description

The primary purpose of this study is to identify if a loss of laterality recognition is present in individuals with bilateral chronic knee pain with kinesiophobia and if DN affects short term central ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • For high fear group: Age between 18 and 40 years old, pain greater than or equal to 3 months, Tampa scale of kinesiophobia \>37, anterior knee pain scale \<90, and no evidence of knee OA
  • For low fear group: Age between 18 and 40 years old, pain greater than or equal to 3 months, Tampa scale of kinesiophobia \<37, anterior knee pain scale \<90, and no evidence of knee OA
  • For control group: no surgery in past 6 months, age between 18 and 40 years old, no knee OA, Tampa Scale \<10, and anterior knee pains scale \>90

Exclusion

  • Knee surgery in past 6 months, previous dry needling or acupuncture to knee, pregnancy, menicscal/cartilage/ligamentous injury, history of patellar subluxations, dislocations, or MPFL reconstruction, contraindications to dry needling or acupuncture, or neurological condition that affects movement.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 21 2020

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

July 21 2030

Estimated Enrollment :

60 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT05976269

Start Date

July 21 2020

End Date

July 21 2030

Last Update

October 30 2024

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The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Jameson Crane Sports Medicine Institute

Columbus, Ohio, United States, 43202