# Effects on Muscle Activity After Dry Needling in Myofascial Trigger Points of the Gastrocnemius Muscles

> **NCT04985578** · NA · UNKNOWN · sponsor: **Universitat Internacional de Catalunya** · enrollment: 90 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Myofascial Trigger Point Pain

## Interventions

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

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT04985578
- **Lead sponsor:** Universitat Internacional de Catalunya
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** UNKNOWN
- **Start date:** 2021-09-01
- **Primary completion:** 2022-01
- **Final completion:** 2022-02
- **Target enrollment:** 90 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2021-09-29


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04985578

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT04985578, "Effects on Muscle Activity After Dry Needling in Myofascial Trigger Points of the Gastrocnemius Muscles". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-16 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT04985578. Licensed CC0.

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