14 completed, 2 not yet recruiting, 2 recruiting, 1 unknown. 19 Not applicable.
| Phase | Trials | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Not applicable | 19 | Completed 14, Not yet recruiting 2, Recruiting 2, Unknown 1 |
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| Trial | Phase | Status | Sponsor | Enrollment | Start | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Effect of Dry Needling Plus Vibration on Myofascial Trigger Points in Individuals With Nonspecific Low Back Pain Dry Needling with Vibration + Exercise, Conventional Dry Needling + Exercise - Low Back Pain, Dry Needling | Not applicable | Not yet recruiting | Universidad de Zaragoza | 108 | 2026-12-01 | 2026-10-05 |
| Comparative Analysis of Dry Needling Techniques for Orofacial Myofascial Pain Dry needling - Myofascial Pain Syndromes, Facial Pain | Not applicable | Not yet recruiting | Flávio Magno Gonçalves | 45 | 2026-08-01 | 2026-07-23 |
| Immediate Effect of Dry Needling on Calf Muscles Pain Pressure Threshold,Sprint Speed and Functional Performance in Amateur Football Player Dry Needling, Sham Needling - Myofascial Pain Syndromes, Trigger Points | Not applicable | Recruiting | Foundation University Islamabad | 60 | 2025-08-29 | 2026-04-13 |
| Efficacy of Adding Greater Occipital Nerve Block to Trigger Point Injection in Patients With Neck Pain 2% Lidocaine HCl + saline, Steroid+lidocaine - Neck Pain, Myofacial Pain Syndrome | Not applicable | Recruiting | Ankara Etlik City Hospital | 60 | 2025-04-03 | 2025-07-10 |
| Trigger Point Electroacupuncture Treatment in Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain Electro-acupuncture - Chronic Low Back Pain (CLBP), Trigger Points | Not applicable | Completed | University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City | 60 | 2025-03-15 | 2025-08-29 |
| Effect of Vagus Nerve Stimulation on Trapezius Trigger Point Vagus Nerve Stimulation (nVNS), Ischemic Compression, Exercise (Control) - Myofascial Pain Syndrome, Trigger Points | Not applicable | Completed | Bahçeşehir University | 90 | 2025-01-15 | 2026-10-06 |
| Effect of Thoracic Manipulation on Latent Trigger Point Thrust manipulation, Sham thrust manipulation - Trigger Points | Not applicable | Completed | Pamukkale University | 38 | 2022-10-11 | 2022-12-28 |
| Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization Versus Trigger Points Release on Upper Trapezius Trigger Points Soft tissue release technique, Comparator: Instrument assisted soft tissue mobilization - Trigger Points | Not applicable | Completed | Riphah International University | 30 | 2022-01-25 | 2022-11-28 |
| Effects of Dry Needling on Stiffness in Latent Trigger Points Intervention-Dry Needling, Control-Dry Needling - Trigger Points | Not applicable | Completed | University of Castilla-La Mancha | 51 | 2020-06-01 | 2020-10-05 |
| Effects of Dry Needling Versus Ischemic Compression on Pain, Range of Motion and Finctional Disability dry needling and ischemic compression - Trigger Points | Not applicable | Unknown | University of Lahore | 72 | 2020-01-03 | 2022-04-15 |
| Treatment Time-frame Guideline for Dry Needling in the Lower Limb Dry needling - Trigger Points | Not applicable | Completed | South East Technological University | 28 | 2019-09-16 | 2020-02-17 |
| Thoracic Spine Manipulation on Pressure Pain Sensitivity of Active Myofascial Trigger Points in Rhomboid Muscle Thoracic manipulation, conventional pt protocol - Trigger Points | Not applicable | Completed | Riphah International University | 60 | 2019-07-22 | 2020-01-03 |
| Dry Needling Versus Graston Technique in Active Myofascial Trigger Points on Upper Trapezius Dry Needling Group, Graston Technique Group - Trigger Points | Not applicable | Completed | Riphah International University | 30 | 2019-03-19 | 2019-08-09 |
| Kinesio Taping on Trapezius Trigger Points After Integrated Neuromuscular Inhibition Technique (INIT) Kinesiotaping, Integrated Neuromuscular Inhibition Technique - Trigger Points | Not applicable | Completed | Riphah International University | 26 | 2019-02-01 | 2019-09-13 |
| Dry Needling and Low-level Laser Therapy to Treat Myofascial Pain Dry Needling, Low-Level Laser Therapy - Myofascial Pain, Trigger Points | Not applicable | Completed | Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina | 43 | 2018-04-01 | 2020-05-26 |
| Trigger Point Dry Needling for Chronic Tension-Type Headache Dry Needling - Tension-Type Headache, Trigger Points | Not applicable | Completed | Eastern Mediterranean University | 160 | 2017-04-01 | 2018-04-24 |
| Benefits of Dry Needling in Trigger Points on Autonomic Nervous System and Corporal Composition in Patients With Fibromyalgia Syndrome Dry Needling Therapy, Electrical Stimulation Therapy - Fibromyalgia, Trigger Points | Not applicable | Completed | Universidad de Almeria | 64 | 2016-03-01 | 2017-11-01 |
| Immediate Effects of Self-myofascial Release on Latent Trigger Point Sensitivity Static compression of LMTRP, Dynamic self-myofascial release of calf, Placebo laser acupuncture of LMTRP - Trigger Points | Not applicable | Completed | Goethe University | 48 | 2015-05-01 | 2016-05-11 |
| Functional Massage of Teres Major Muscle Functional Massage, Protocolized physiotherapy - Subacromial Impingement Syndrome, Trigger Points | Not applicable | Completed | Fundacio d'Investigacio en Atencio Primaria Jordi Gol i Gurina | 58 | 2014-01-01 | 2015-02-27 |
Myofascial Pain Syndromes (5) · Low Back Pain (2) · Pain (2) · Facial Neuralgia (1) · Facial Pain (1) · Fibromyalgia (1) · Neck Pain (1) · Post-Traumatic Headache (1) · Shoulder Impingement Syndrome (1) · Tension-Type Headache (1)
Musculoskeletal Diseases (7) · Muscular Diseases (6) · Neurologic Manifestations (6) · Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms (6) · Signs and Symptoms (6) · Pain (4) · Nervous System Diseases (3) · Back Pain (2) · Brain Diseases (2) · Central Nervous System Diseases (2) · Headache Disorders (2) · Cranial Nerve Diseases (1) · Facial Nerve Diseases (1) · Headache Disorders, Primary (1) · Headache Disorders, Secondary (1)
Dry Needling (7) · Exercise (3) · Acupressure (2) · Electric Stimulation Therapy (1) · Lidocaine (1) · Low-Level Light Therapy (1) · Sodium Chloride (1) · Vagus Nerve Stimulation (1) · Vibration (1)
Riphah International University (4) · Ankara Etlik City Hospital (1) · Bahçeşehir University (1) · Eastern Mediterranean University (1) · Flávio Magno Gonçalves (1) · Foundation University Islamabad (1) · Fundacio d'Investigacio en Atencio Primaria Jordi Gol i Gurina (1) · Goethe University (1) · Pamukkale University (1) · South East Technological University (1) · Universidad de Almeria (1) · Universidad de Zaragoza (1) · Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (1) · University of Castilla-La Mancha (1) · University of Lahore (1)
Pakistan (6) · Turkey (Türkiye) (4) · Spain (3) · Brazil (2) · Germany (1) · Ireland (1) · Vietnam (1)
Abdul Ghafoor Sajjad, PhD* (1) · Darragh O' Meara, BSc (1) · Hamza Aliyan, DPT (1) · Hasankerem Alptekin, Prof.DR (1) · Huma Riaz (1) · Huma Riaz, PHD* (1) · Levent Eker, Assist.Prof. (1) · Muhammad Sanaullah, MS (1) · Pablo Herrero (1) · Rafael I Barbosa, PhD (1)
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