# Comparison of Dry Needling and Activator Trigger Point Therapy on Upper Trapezius Trigger Points.

> **NCT04348097** · NA · COMPLETED · sponsor: **Riphah International University** · enrollment: 68 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Trigger Point Pain, Myofascial

## Interventions

- **DEVICE:** Activator instrument
- **DEVICE:** dry needle

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT04348097
- **Lead sponsor:** Riphah International University
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2019-07-01
- **Primary completion:** 2019-11-01
- **Final completion:** 2020-02-20
- **Target enrollment:** 68 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2020-04-15


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04348097

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT04348097, "Comparison of Dry Needling and Activator Trigger Point Therapy on Upper Trapezius Trigger Points.". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-02 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT04348097. Licensed CC0.

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