An interventional study of MTrP Group and TB Group in Muscle Tone Abnormalities, sponsored by University of Castilla-La Mancha. Completed at 1 site in Spain. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2023-05-12.
Sponsored by University of Castilla-La Mancha · Not applicable, Interventional, and Basic science
The main objective of this study is to assess effects of Dry Needling into Myofascial Trigger Point compared Dry Needling into Taut Band point based on the outcomes of myotnometric measurement in healthy subjects.
Hypothesis: Deep Dry Needling of the latent medial Myofascial Trigger Point (MTrP) of the soleus muscle will achieve changes in myotonometric measures compared to Deep Dry Needling of the Taut Band of the soleus muscle.
Methods:
It is a double-blinded randomized clinical trial where subjects are healthy volunteers from the city of Toledo older than 18 years.
There will be a MTrP Group (dry needling into the medial MTrP of soleus muscle) and a TB Group (dry needling distal to the MTrP but into the taut muscle band of soleus muscle). The intervention will be a unique session.
Intervention:
Dry needling technique will be performed by locating the taut band and the Myofascial Trigger Point. Depending on the group, a thin needle (0,32x40mm) is introduced 10 times (fast in and fast out) directly within the Myofascial Trigger Point or within the Taut Band.
Assessment:
Myoton device is a simple and portable tool to obtain quantitative and objective assessments of mechanical properties of muscle tone. Myoton has been adopted to characterize the viscoelastic properties of skeletal muscle as tissue displacement when a mechanical perturbation is applied to the muscle.
The device incorporates a probe and an acceleration sensor. The probe was kept perpendicular with its end touching the muscle belly. 10 mechanical impacts (with a duration of 15 ms, a force of 0.4 N and a local deformation in the order of a few millimetres) are delivered to MTrP and TB points.
Outcome measures:
Outcome measures will include myotonometric measurements (frecuency, stiffness and decrement) and they will be evaluated before, at 10 min and 1 week after the intervention.
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MTrP Group: Deep Dry Needing into the medial Myofascial Trigger Point of the soleus muscle.
Device: MTrP Group
TB Group: Deep Dry Needling distal to Myofascial Trigger Point of the soleus muscle (in the same taut band; out of MTrPs).
Device: TB Group
Deep Dry Needling into the site of the latent medial Myofascial Trigger Point of the soleus muscle. 1 session in soleus muscle. 10 fast in and fast out needle insertions.
Deep Dry Needling distal to Myofascial Trigger Point but into the same taut band. 1 session in soleus muscle. 10 fast in and fast out needle insertions.
Change in Oscillation Frequency.
This outcome measure is obtained by a device named MyotonPro. The frequency of the damped oscillations characterizes the muscle tone.
Time frame: Pre-intervention (Day 1); After intervention (Day 1); Follow up (1 week after intervention).
Change in Stiffness.
This outcome measure is obtained by a device named MyotonPro. Stiffness reflects the resistance of the muscle to the force deforming the muscle.
Time frame: Pre-intervention (Day 1); After intervention (Day 1); Follow up (1 week after intervention).
Change in Decrement (elasticity).
This outcome measure is obtained by a device named MyotonPro.The logarithmic decrement of the damping oscillations characterizes muscle elasticity which is the ability of the muscle to restore its initial shape after contraction.
Time frame: Pre-intervention (Day 1); After intervention (Day 1); Follow up (1 week after intervention).
Pain perception after intervention using Visual Analogical Scale.
Pain perception after intervention using Visual Analogical Scale (VAS).
Time frame: After intervention (Day 1).
Number of Local Twitch Responses.
Number of local twitch responses during intervention.
Time frame: During intervention (Day 1).
Plan to share: No
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Ran from Dec 2015 to primary completion in Jul 2017, 18 months.
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