NCT06080334

Effectiveness of Dry Needling of the Gastrocnemius Muscle VS Electrolysis in Subjects With Achilles Tendinopathy

Effectiveness of Dry Needling of the Gastrocnemius Muscle vs. Electrolysis in Subjects With Achilles Tendinopathy: a Randomised Single-blind Clinical Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 80 (actual)
• Sponsor: Universidad Católica de Ávila · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Achilles tendinopathy is the injury that primarily occurs in athletes and people who engage in repetitive activities that involve the calf muscles, such as running, jumping, and sudden acceleration and deceleration movements. To observe the effectiveness of dry needling in the PGM of the gastrocnemius muscle, in the short and medium term, on the intensity of pain in gastrocnemius muscle, in the short and medium term, on pain intensity in patients with patients with Achilles tendinopathy, compared to the application of ultrasound-guided percutaneous electrolysis on the tendon.

Conditions

• Achilles Tendinopathy
• Pain

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Dry needling	Dry needling using the Hong technique on the most hyperalgesic trigger point in the gastrocnemius muscle.
DEVICE	Electrolysis	Electrolysis on the Achilles tendon using ultrasound-guided technique.

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-12-01
• Primary completion: 2024-04-30
• Completion: 2024-09-01
• First posted: 2023-10-12
• Last updated: 2024-09-19

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Spain