# Dry Needling Versus Conservative Treatment in the Rectus Femoris Muscle Approach.

> **NCT04968236** · NA · COMPLETED · sponsor: **University of Alcala** · enrollment: 90 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Dry Needling
- Stretch
- Rectus Femoris Muscle

## Interventions

- **OTHER:** Deep Dry Needling
- **OTHER:** Superficial Dry Needling
- **OTHER:** passive stretching

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT04968236
- **Lead sponsor:** University of Alcala
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2021-08-30
- **Primary completion:** 2023-12-15
- **Final completion:** 2024-02-05
- **Target enrollment:** 90 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2024-02-06


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04968236

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT04968236, "Dry Needling Versus Conservative Treatment in the Rectus Femoris Muscle Approach.". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-03 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT04968236. Licensed CC0.

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