# Post-needling Soreness After Internal Gastrocnemius Muscle Treatment

> **NCT04060576** · NA · COMPLETED · sponsor: **University of Alcala** · enrollment: 48 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Heel Pain Syndrome

## Interventions

- **PROCEDURE:** Dry needling treatment with a thinner needle
- **PROCEDURE:** Dry needling treatment with a medium-sized needle
- **PROCEDURE:** Dry needling treatment with a thickest needle

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT04060576
- **Lead sponsor:** University of Alcala
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2019-09-08
- **Primary completion:** 2019-12-16
- **Final completion:** 2020-01-20
- **Target enrollment:** 48 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2020-01-22


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04060576

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT04060576, "Post-needling Soreness After Internal Gastrocnemius Muscle Treatment". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-28 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT04060576. Licensed CC0.

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