Accuracy of Rib Palpation for Dry Needling of Deep Periscapular Musculature, Measured With Ultrasound

Utah System of Higher Education (USHE)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Trigger Point Pain, Myofascial

Treatments: Diagnostic Test: Palpation

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04066166

0084226

Details and patient eligibility

About

Ultrasound was used to identify the location of a rib. This was compared to a practitioner's ability to palpate the area.

Full description

Ultrasound was used to identify the location of a rib. This was compared to a practitioner's ability to palpate the area. The purpose of this study is to identify if practitioners are as accurate as they think they are in identifying ribs. This is important, as mis-identifying a rib may put patients at risk for inadvertent needle entry into the lung.

Enrollment: 100 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Anyone with ribs

Exclusion criteria

• No children

Trial design

100 participants in 1 patient group

Subjects

Description:

Healthy

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: Palpation