# The Addition of Dry Needling in the Treatment of Patients With Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome

> **NCT03157271** · NA · WITHDRAWN · sponsor: **Duke University**

## Conditions studied

- Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome

## Interventions

- **OTHER:** Intramuscular Dry Needling

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT03157271
- **Lead sponsor:** Duke University
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** WITHDRAWN
- **Start date:** 2017-10
- **Primary completion:** 2019-07
- **Final completion:** 2019-07
- **Target enrollment:** 0 (ACTUAL)
- **Why stopped:** Did not receive funding
- **Last updated:** 2017-12-15


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03157271

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT03157271, "The Addition of Dry Needling in the Treatment of Patients With Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT03157271. Licensed CC0.

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