Effect of dry needling myofascial trigger point on knee joint pain of athletes

Effect of dry needling myofascial trigger point on knee joint pain of athletes: a randomized controlled trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Early Phase 1

Study type

Interventional

Source

ChiCTR

Registry ID

ChiCTR2000033120

Enrollment

Unknown

Registered

2020-05-21

Start date

2020-06-10

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-05-25

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Conditions

Knee pain

Interventions

Group 1:Dry needling MTrPs and PT

Group 2:Sham needling and PT

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 60 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients who meet the diagnostic criteria of knee joint pain in the guidelines for diagnosis and treatment of bone and joint (2007) issued by the orthopedic branch of Chinese Medical Association; 2. Patients aged 18-60 years; 3. Patients who did not take painkillers within one week before admission; 4. Patients who sign informed consent and can cooperate with acupuncture treatment.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients with other types of knee arthritis, such as rheumatism, rheumatoid arthritis, gout, etc; 2. patients with needle fainting or allergy and contraindications to the drug in this study; 3. Patients with severe cardiovascular, cerebrovascular, liver, kidney and other organ diseases and psychosis.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Pain;Function of knee;	—

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactWu ZongHui

Southwest University Hospital

wuzh@swu.edu.cn+86 13370707766

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026