# Changes in Surface EMG Activity After Dry Needling Compared to Sham Needling

> **NCT03241134** · NA · COMPLETED · sponsor: **University Ghent** · enrollment: 48 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Neck Pain, Posterior
- Work-Related Condition

## Interventions

- **OTHER:** Dry needling
- **OTHER:** Sham needling

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT03241134
- **Lead sponsor:** University Ghent
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2017-08-28
- **Primary completion:** 2018-05-09
- **Final completion:** 2018-05-09
- **Target enrollment:** 48 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2023-12-18


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03241134

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT03241134, "Changes in Surface EMG Activity After Dry Needling Compared to Sham Needling". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-04 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT03241134. Licensed CC0.

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