Dynamic Plantar Pressures Changes After Dry Needling in Flexor Digitorum Brevis Versus Non Emission Laser

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT05875415

Enrollment

Registered

2023-05-25

Start date

2023-05-27

Completion date

2023-06-02

Last updated

2023-06-05

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Conditions

Flatfoot

Keywords

Foot, gait, Dry Needling, trigger point

Brief summary

Thirty-six subjects randomly distributed between a dry needling intervention group and a control group whose intervention is a non-emission laser. All the subjects will be measured before and after the interventions of each group. The measurements will be made on a pressure platform to record the dynamic footprint variables.

Detailed description

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 in flatfoot

OTHERBilateral non emission Laser in latent trigger points of the Flexor digitorum Brevis Muscle

Bilateral non emission Laser in latent trigger points of the Flexor digitorum Brevis Muscle in flatfoot

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE (Subject)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 40 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Individuals must have latent trigger point in Flexor Brevis Digitorum muscles with no other pathologies

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
Surface before dry needling in right foot at 20% of time of first step	Through study completion, an average of 1 week	Registration of the surface of the dynamic footprint at 20% of the total duration, measured in square centimeters (cm2)
Surface before dry needling in right foot at 35% of time of first step	Through study completion, an average of 1 week	Registration of the surface of the dynamic footprint at 35% of the total duration, measured in square centimeters (cm2)
Surface before dry needling in right foot at 92% of time of first step	Through study completion, an average of 1 week	Registration of the surface of the dynamic footprint at 92% of the total duration, measured in square centimeters (cm2)
Surface before dry needling in right foot at Global of time of first step	Through study completion, an average of 1 week	Registration of the surface of the global dynamic footprint of the total duration, measured in square centimeters (cm2)
Surface before dry needling in left foot at 20% of time of first step	Through study completion, an average of 1 week	Registration of the surface of the dynamic footprint at 20% of the total duration, measured in square centimeters (cm2)
Surface after Laser non-emission in right foot at 35% of time of first step	Through study completion, an average of 1 week	Registration of the surface of the dynamic footprint at 35% of the total duration, measured in square centimeters (cm2).
Surface after Laser non-emission in right foot at 92% of time of first step	Through study completion, an average of 1 week	Registration of the surface of the dynamic footprint at 92% of the total duration, measured in square centimeters (cm2)
Surface before dry needling in left foot at 35% of time of first step	Through study completion, an average of 1 week	Registration of the surface of the dynamic footprint at 35% of the total duration, measured in square centimeters (cm2)
Surface before dry needling in left foot at 92% of time of first step	Through study completion, an average of 1 week	Registration of the surface of the dynamic footprint at 92% of the total duration, measured in square centimeters (cm2)
Surface before dry needling in left foot at Global of time of first step	Through study completion, an average of 1 week	Registration of the surface of the global dynamic footprint of the total duration, measured in square centimeters (cm2)
Surface after dry needling in right foot at 20% of time of first step	Through study completion, an average of 1 week	Registration of the surface of the dynamic footprint at 20% of the total duration, measured in square centimeters (cm2)
Surface after dry needling in right foot at 35% of time of first step	Through study completion, an average of 1 week	Registration of the surface of the dynamic footprint at 35% of the total duration, measured in square centimeters (cm2)
Surface after dry needling in right foot at 92% of time of first step	Through study completion, an average of 1 week	Registration of the surface of the dynamic footprint at 92% of the total duration, measured in square centimeters (cm2)
Surface after dry needling in right foot at Global of time of first step	Through study completion, an average of 1 week	Registration of the surface of the global dynamic footprint of the total duration, measured in square centimeters (cm2)
Surface after dry needling in left foot at 20% of time of first step	Through study completion, an average of 1 week	Registration of the surface of the dynamic footprint at 20% of the total duration, measured in square centimeters (cm2)
Surface after dry needling in left foot at 35% of time of first step	Through study completion, an average of 1 week	Registration of the surface of the dynamic footprint at 35% of the total duration, measured in square centimeters (cm2)
Surface after dry needling in left foot at 92% of time of first step	Through study completion, an average of 1 week	Registration of the surface of the dynamic footprint at 92% of the total duration, measured in square centimeters (cm2)
Surface after dry needling in left foot at Global of time of first step	Through study completion, an average of 1 week	Registration of the surface of the global dynamic footprint of the total duration, measured in square centimeters (cm2)
Surface before Laser non-emission in right foot at 20% of time of first step	Through study completion, an average of 1 week	Registration of the surface of the dynamic footprint at 20% of the total duration, measured in square centimeters (cm2)
Surface before Laser non-emission in right foot at 35% of time of first step	Through study completion, an average of 1 week	Registration of the surface of the dynamic footprint at 35% of the total duration, measured in square centimeters (cm2).
Surface after Laser non-emission in right foot at Global of time of first step	Through study completion, an average of 1 week	Registration of the surface of the global dynamic footprint of the total duration, measured in square centimeters (cm2)
Surface before Laser non-emission in right foot at 92% of time of first step	Through study completion, an average of 1 week	Registration of the surface of the dynamic footprint at 92% of the total duration, measured in square centimeters (cm2)
Surface before Laser non-emission in right foot at Global of time of first step	Through study completion, an average of 1 week	Registration of the surface of the global dynamic footprint of the total duration, measured in square centimeters (cm2)
Surface before Laser non-emission in left foot at 20% of time of first step	Through study completion, an average of 1 week	Registration of the surface of the dynamic footprint at 20% of the total duration, measured in square centimeters (cm2)
Surface before Laser non-emission in left foot at 35% of time of first step	Through study completion, an average of 1 week	Registration of the surface of the dynamic footprint at 35% of the total duration, measured in square centimeters (cm2).
Surface before Laser non-emission in left foot at 92% of time of first step	Through study completion, an average of 1 week	Registration of the surface of the dynamic footprint at 92% of the total duration, measured in square centimeters (cm2)
Surface before Laser non-emission in left foot at Global of time of first step	Through study completion, an average of 1 week	Registration of the surface of the global dynamic footprint of the total duration, measured in square centimeters (cm2)
Surface after Laser non-emission in right foot at 20% of time of first step	Through study completion, an average of 1 week	Registration of the surface of the dynamic footprint at 20% of the total duration, measured in square centimeters (cm2)
Surface after Laser non-emission in left foot at 20% of time of first step	Through study completion, an average of 1 week	Registration of the surface of the dynamic footprint at 20% of the total duration, measured in square centimeters (cm2)
Surface after Laser non-emission in left foot at 35% of time of first step	Through study completion, an average of 1 week	Registration of the surface of the dynamic footprint at 35% of the total duration, measured in square centimeters (cm2).
Surface after Laser non-emission in left foot at 92% of time of first step	Through study completion, an average of 1 week	Registration of the surface of the dynamic footprint at 92% of the total duration, measured in square centimeters (cm2)
Surface after Laser non-emission in left foot at Global of time of first step	Through study completion, an average of 1 week	Registration of the surface of the global dynamic footprint of the total duration, measured in square centimeters (cm2)

Countries

Spain

Outcome results

None listed

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