A Study to Analyse the Immediate Effect of Dry Needling and Extra Corporeal Shock Wave Therapy on Hand Grip Strength

November 29, 2020 updated by: Rayan Mohammed Al Fadani, Comprehensive Rehabilitation Centre, Medina, Saudi Arabia

The Immediate Effects of Dry Needling and Extra Corporeal Shockwave Therapy on Hand Grip Strength.A Randomised Controlled Trail.

An argument to analyse the Immediate effect of dry needling or extra corporeal shock wave therapy on hand grip strength in normal healthy individuals with a hypothesis of dry needling or shock wave on forearm muscles have influence on the hand grip strength.

Study Overview

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

After written consent obtained from all the participants randomization and allocation will be done with sealed non transparent envelopes and participants will be assign to two groups Dry needling(DN) and Extra corporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT).Pre and post data of hand grip strength measured with Jamar hand dynamometer.Post data shall be collected precisely after 1 hr of intervention from both groups.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

27

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Saudi Arabia
      • Medina, Saudi Arabia, 42381
        • Recruiting
        • Comprehensive Rehabilitation Centre
        • Contact:
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Rayan M Al-Fadani, BPT
        • Sub-Investigator:
          • Ibrahim H Al-Tobaigy, BPT
        • Sub-Investigator:
          • Mujahid M Khoja, MBBS
        • Sub-Investigator:
          • Mohammed A Khan, BPT
        • Sub-Investigator:
          • Abdullah M Al-Shenqiti, PhD
        • Sub-Investigator:
          • Tarek M El-Gohary, PhD

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

21 years to 46 years (ADULT)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

Male

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • No pain on the visual analog scoring scale of 100 mm scale,
  • Muscle power of 4+ on oxford manual muscle testing of forearm and wrist extrinsic and intrinsic muscles
  • Full range of motion in all dominant upper extremity joints.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • History of previous fractures of the dominant upper extremity,
  • Teno-synovitis of flexor tendons ,
  • Dequervains synovitis,
  • Left hand dominance.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
  • Allocation: RANDOMIZED
  • Interventional Model: PARALLEL
  • Masking: SINGLE

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
ACTIVE_COMPARATOR: Dry Needling Group or (DN)
Dry needling for 5 mins on the flexor group of muscles of dominant forearm.
Combination product: Dry needling and Extra corporeal Shock wave therapy
5 mins of dry needling and 1250 pulses of shockwave therapy on dominant forearm muscles
Other Names:
  • Dry needle/Acupuncture needle.Shock wave therapy
ACTIVE_COMPARATOR: Extra corporeal Shockwave therapy Group or (ESWT)
Delivering of Shock wave pulses of 1250 at the energy intensity of 0.58 mj/mm2 on the flexor group of muscles of dominant forearm
Combination product: Dry needling and Extra corporeal Shock wave therapy
5 mins of dry needling and 1250 pulses of shockwave therapy on dominant forearm muscles
Other Names:
  • Dry needle/Acupuncture needle.Shock wave therapy

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Hand Grip Strength
Time Frame: Post 1 hours of Intervention in both groups
Measurement of Hand Grip Strength with Jamar Dynamometer
Post 1 hours of Intervention in both groups

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Comprehensive Rehabilitation Centre, Medina, Saudi Arabia

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Rayan M Al-Fadani, BPT, Comprehensive rehabilitation centre, Medina Al Munawwarah, Saudi Arabia.
  • Study Director: Abdullah M Al-Shenqiti, PhD,PT, Taibah University of Medical Rehabilitation Sciences
  • Study Chair: Tarek M El-Gohary, PhD,PT, Taibah University of Medical Rehabilitation Sciences

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (ACTUAL)

November 29, 2020

Primary Completion (ACTUAL)

November 29, 2020

Study Completion (ANTICIPATED)

November 29, 2020

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 22, 2020

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 22, 2020

First Posted (ACTUAL)

November 27, 2020

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (ACTUAL)

December 1, 2020

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 29, 2020

Last Verified

November 1, 2020

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • RCT001

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

IPD Plan Description

Results of Hand grip strength pre and post intervention.

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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