Trigger Point Dry Needling Practice in Colorado: Practitioner and Patient

Regis University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Dry Needling; Harm

Treatments: Procedure: Dry Needling

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04040218

1069837-1

Details and patient eligibility

About

A retrospective analysis of responses following a descriptive survey to investigate the benefits and harms associated with dry needling as provided by a physical therapists in CO

Full description

Two surveys were completed to identify the reported harms by physical therapists in the provision of dry needling in Colorado, and by patients who received dry needling from physical therapists in Colorado in April 2017. Retrospective analysis of the data (de-identified) was completed to provide a representative reporting on harms associated with the dry needling provided and received for patients.

Enrollment: 2,607 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Physical therapists providing dry needling to patients in Colorado
• Patients who had received dry needling from Physical Therapists in Colorado

Exclusion criteria

• None

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: Double Blind