# The Effect of Dry Needling on Muscle Stiffness, Gait, Motion, and Strength in Healthy Individuals With Trigger Points

> **NCT03689283** · NA · COMPLETED · sponsor: **Regis University** · enrollment: 102 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Trigger Point Pain, Myofascial

## Interventions

- **OTHER:** Dry Needling
- **OTHER:** Sham Dry Needlling

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT03689283
- **Lead sponsor:** Regis University
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2018-10-25
- **Primary completion:** 2019-12-31
- **Final completion:** 2020-01-21
- **Target enrollment:** 102 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2020-01-22


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03689283

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT03689283, "The Effect of Dry Needling on Muscle Stiffness, Gait, Motion, and Strength in Healthy Individuals With Trigger Points". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-08-17 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT03689283. Licensed CC0.

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