Stabilometry Changes After Dry Needling in Flexor Digitoum Brevis

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT04599322

Enrollment

Registered

2020-10-22

Start date

2020-11-09

Completion date

2020-11-16

Last updated

2020-11-18

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Conditions

Dry Needling, Foot, Healthy

Keywords

Stabilometry, Dry needling, Trigger point

Brief summary

The aim of this clinical trial is to check the balance effects of dry needling in the Flexor digitorum Brevis

Detailed description

Eighteen healthy subjects wil be recruited for a quasi-experimental study. Participants will be from 18 to 40 years old, not obese. Participants will be measured before and after bilateral dry neddling in Flexor digitorum Brevis. The investigators will measure stabilometry variables with eyes open and closed. Measures. Stabilometry will be measured by displacement of the center of pressures in X and Y with eyes open and closed , center of pressure (COP) with eyes open and closed, COP area with eyes open and closed, COP antero-posterior (a-p) and medio-lateral (m-lat) directions with eyes open and closed, and COP speed. Two trials will be recorded for each condition and the order of the conditions will be randomized across subjects, eyes open and eyes closed.

Interventions

OTHERBilateral dry needling in latent trigger points of the Flexor digitorum Brevis Muscle

Bilateral dry needling in latent trigger points of the Flexor digitorum Brevis Muscle

Study design

Allocation

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Intervention model description

Pretest posttest of bilateral Flexor digitorum Brevis dry needling intervention

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 40 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Healthy individuals * Must have latent trigger point in Flexor Brevis Digitorum muscles

Exclusion criteria

* Previous lower extremities surgery. * History of lower extremities injury with residual symptoms (pain, giving-away sensations) within the last year. * Leg-length discrepancy more than 1 cm * Balance deficits (determined by oral questionnaire regarding falls)

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Stabilometry variable center of pressure speed displacement of the latero-lateral(lat-lat) direction before dry needling with closed eyes	Through study completion, an average of 1 month	Stabilometry assessment was used and subjects were instructed to stand barefoot on the force platform, participants were instructed to remain in a relaxed standing posture with feet shoulder-width apart and positioned at 30º away from the midline. Stabilometry variables measure center of pressure speed displacement of the latero-lateral(lat-lat) direction (in milimeters/second).
Stabilometry variable x displacement open eyes before dry needling	Through study completion, an average of 1 week	Stabilometry assessment was used and subjects were instructed to stand barefoot on the force platform, participants were instructed to remain in a relaxed standing posture with feet shoulder-width apart and positioned at 30º away from the midline. Stabilometry variables measure displacement of the center of pressures in X (in milimeters) with open eyes.
Stabilometry variable y displacement open eyes before dry needling	Through study completion, an average of 1 week	Stabilometry assessment was used and subjects were instructed to stand barefoot on the force platform, participants were instructed to remain in a relaxed standing posture with feet shoulder-width apart and positioned at 30º away from the midline. Stabilometry variables measure displacement of the center of pressures in Y (in milimeters) with open eyes.
Stabilometry variable center of pressure area open eyes before dry needling	Through study completion, an average of 1 month	Stabilometry assessment was used and subjects were instructed to stand barefoot on the force platform, participants were instructed to remain in a relaxed standing posture with feet shoulder-width apart and positioned at 30º away from the midline. Stabilometry variables measure displacement of the center of Pressure (COP) area (in milimeters²) with eyes open.
Stabilometry variable center of pressure speed displacement of the anteroposterior(a-p) direction open eyes before dry needling	Through study completion, an average of 1 month	Stabilometry assessment was used and subjects were instructed to stand barefoot on the force platform, participants were instructed to remain in a relaxed standing posture with feet shoulder-width apart and positioned at 30º away from the midline. Stabilometry variables measure center of pressure speed displacement of the anteroposterior(a-p) direction (in milimeters/second).
Stabilometry variable center of pressure speed displacement of the latero-lateral(lat-lat) direction open eyes before dry needling	Through study completion, an average of 1 month	Stabilometry assessment was used and subjects were instructed to stand barefoot on the force platform, participants were instructed to remain in a relaxed standing posture with feet shoulder-width apart and positioned at 30º away from the midline. Stabilometry variables measure center of pressure speed displacement of the latero-lateral(lat-lat) direction (in milimeters/second).
Stabilometry variable x displacement before dry needling with closed eyes	Through study completion, an average of 1 month	Stabilometry assessment was used and subjects were instructed to stand barefoot on the force platform, participants were instructed to remain in a relaxed standing posture with feet shoulder-width apart and positioned at 30º away from the midline. Stabilometry variables measure displacement of the center of pressures in X (in milimeters) with eyes closed.
Stabilometry variable y displacement before dry needling with closed eyes	Through study completion, an average of 1 month	Stabilometry assessment was used and subjects were instructed to stand barefoot on the force platform, participants were instructed to remain in a relaxed standing posture with feet shoulder-width apart and positioned at 30º away from the midline. Stabilometry variables measure displacement of the center of pressures in Y (in milimeters) with closed eyes.
Stabilometry variable center of pressure area before dry needling with closed eyes	Through study completion, an average of 1 month	Stabilometry assessment was used and subjects were instructed to stand barefoot on the force platform, participants were instructed to remain in a relaxed standing posture with feet shoulder-width apart and positioned at 30º away from the midline. Stabilometry variables measure displacement of the center of Pressure (COP) area (in milimeters²) with eyes closed.
Stabilometry variable center of pressure speed displacement of the anteroposterior(a-p) direction before dry needling with closed eyes	Through study completion, an average of 1 month	Stabilometry assessment was used and subjects were instructed to stand barefoot on the force platform, participants were instructed to remain in a relaxed standing posture with feet shoulder-width apart and positioned at 30º away from the midline. Stabilometry variables measure center of pressure speed displacement of the anteroposterior(a-p) direction (in milimeters/second).

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Stabilometry variable x displacement open eyes after intervention	Through study completion, an average of 1 month	Stabilometry assessment was used and subjects were instructed to stand barefoot on the force platform, participants were instructed to remain in a relaxed standing posture with feet shoulder-width apart and positioned at 30º away from the midline. Stabilometry variables measure displacement of the center of pressures in X (in milimeters) with open eyes.
Stabilometry variable y displacement open eyes after intervention	Through study completion, an average of 1 month	Stabilometry assessment was used and subjects were instructed to stand barefoot on the force platform, participants were instructed to remain in a relaxed standing posture with feet shoulder-width apart and positioned at 30º away from the midline. Stabilometry variables measure displacement of the center of pressures in Y (in milimeters) with open eyes.
Stabilometry variable center of pressure area open eyes after intervention	Through study completion, an average of 1 month	Stabilometry assessment was used and subjects were instructed to stand barefoot on the force platform, participants were instructed to remain in a relaxed standing posture with feet shoulder-width apart and positioned at 30º away from the midline. Stabilometry variables measure displacement of the center of Pressure (COP) area (in milimeters²) with eyes open.
Stabilometry variable center of pressure speed displacement of the anteroposterior(a-p) direction with open eyes after intervention	Through study completion, an average of 1 month	Stabilometry assessment was used and subjects were instructed to stand barefoot on the force platform, participants were instructed to remain in a relaxed standing posture with feet shoulder-width apart and positioned at 30º away from the midline. Stabilometry variables measure center of pressure speed displacement of the anteroposterior(a-p) direction (in milimeters/second).
Stabilometry variable center of pressure speed displacement of the latero-lateral(lat-lat) direction with open eyes after intervention	Through study completion, an average of 1 month	Stabilometry assessment was used and subjects were instructed to stand barefoot on the force platform, participants were instructed to remain in a relaxed standing posture with feet shoulder-width apart and positioned at 30º away from the midline. Stabilometry variables measure center of pressure speed displacement of the latero-lateral(lat-lat) direction (in milimeters/second).
Stabilometry variable x displacement with closed eyes after intervention	Through study completion, an average of 1 month	Stabilometry assessment was used and subjects were instructed to stand barefoot on the force platform, participants were instructed to remain in a relaxed standing posture with feet shoulder-width apart and positioned at 30º away from the midline. Stabilometry variables measure displacement of the center of pressures in X (in milimeters) with eyes closed.
Stabilometry variable y displacement with closed eyes after intervention	Through study completion, an average of 1 month	Stabilometry assessment was used and subjects were instructed to stand barefoot on the force platform, participants were instructed to remain in a relaxed standing posture with feet shoulder-width apart and positioned at 30º away from the midline. Stabilometry variables measure displacement of the center of pressures in Y (in milimeters) with closed eyes.
Stabilometry variable center of pressure area with closed eyes after intervention	Through study completion, an average of 1 month	Stabilometry assessment was used and subjects were instructed to stand barefoot on the force platform, participants were instructed to remain in a relaxed standing posture with feet shoulder-width apart and positioned at 30º away from the midline. Stabilometry variables measure displacement of the center of Pressure (COP) area (in milimeters²) with eyes closed.
Stabilometry variable center of pressure speed displacement of the anteroposterior(a-p) direction with closed eyes after intervention	Through study completion, an average of 1 month	Stabilometry assessment was used and subjects were instructed to stand barefoot on the force platform, participants were instructed to remain in a relaxed standing posture with feet shoulder-width apart and positioned at 30º away from the midline. Stabilometry variables measure center of pressure speed displacement of the anteroposterior(a-p) direction (in milimeters/second).
Stabilometry variable center of pressure speed displacement of the latero-lateral(lat-lat) direction with closed eyes after intervention	Through study completion, an average of 1 month	Stabilometry assessment was used and subjects were instructed to stand barefoot on the force platform, participants were instructed to remain in a relaxed standing posture with feet shoulder-width apart and positioned at 30º away from the midline. Stabilometry variables measure center of pressure speed displacement of the latero-lateral(lat-lat) direction (in milimeters/second).

Countries

Spain

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026