NCT06398574

Effects of Dry Needling on the Behavior of the Shoulder Muscles

Effect of Dry Needling Technique on Shoulder Muscle Functionality in Subjects With and Without Shoulder Pain.

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 40 (estimated)
• Sponsor: University of Alcala · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 70 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The main objective of this study will be to evaluate the effects of the application of the dry needling technique on the activity of the rotator cuff muscles in the shoulder. The evaluation of the effects of the application of the dry needling technique will be carried out in subjects with and without shoulder pain.To do this, muscle strength, possible thickness changes in the muscle and electromyographic activity will be measured before and immediately after the application of a dry needling technique. Likewise, other variables will be measured such as the pressure pain threshold (PPT), pain with a Numeric Verbal Scale, kinesiophobia and catastrophism, the shoulder pain and disability index (SPADI) and the influence of expectations about dry needling.

Conditions

• Shoulder Pain

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Real dry needling	With the subject lying supine, a dry needling technique will be applied to the infraspinatus muscle. First, the most hyperalgesic point in the muscle will be located. Subsequently, Hong's fast-in and fast-out technique will be applied. Ten incisions will be made
OTHER	Sham dry needling	With the subject lying supine, a sham dry needling technique will be applied to the infraspinatus muscle. First, the most hyperalgesic point in the muscle will be located. Subsequently, Hong's fast-in and fast-out technique will be applied. Ten incisions will be made, simulating the real technique

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-05-06
• Primary completion: 2025-12-20
• Completion: 2026-03-20
• First posted: 2024-05-03
• Last updated: 2025-06-03

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Spain