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Effects of Dry Needling on Standing Plantar Pressure in Flexor Digitorum Brevis

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What is being tested

Static footprint

Other
Who is being recruted

Foot Diseases+3

+ Muscular Diseases

+ Musculoskeletal Diseases

From 18 to 40 Years
+5 Eligibility Criteria
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How is the trial designed

Treatment Study

Interventional
Study Start: November 2020
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Summary

Principal SponsorMayuben Private Clinic
Last updated: January 28, 2026
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Study start date: November 20, 2020

Actual date on which the first participant was enrolled.

This clinical trial aims to explore the effects of dry needling in the Flexor digitorum Brevis, a muscle in the foot. The study targets healthy individuals aged between 18 and 40 who are not obese. The goal is to understand how this treatment might alter the pressure distribution on the foot, potentially improving foot-related conditions or discomfort. During the trial, participants will undergo bilateral dry needling in the Flexor digitorum Brevis. Before and after this procedure, the investigators will measure static footprint variables. These measurements include the area of the footprint and the plantar pressure, which is the pressure exerted by the foot on the ground. The data collected will help determine if dry needling causes any significant changes in these variables.

Official TitleStanding Plantar Pressure Changes After Plantar Dry Needling in Flexor Digitorum Brevis
NCT04628312
Principal SponsorMayuben Private Clinic
Last updated: January 28, 2026
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Protocol

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Design Details

18 patients to be enrolled

Total number of participants that the clinical trial aims to recruit.

Treatment Study

These studies test new ways to treat a disease, condition, or health issue. The goal is to see if a new drug, therapy, or approach works better or has fewer side effects than existing options.

Eligibility

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria: person's general health condition or prior treatments.
Conditions
Criteria

Any sex

Biological sex of participants that are eligible to enroll.

From 18 to 40 Years

Range of ages for which participants are eligible to join.

Healthy volunteers allowed

If individuals who are healthy and do not have the condition being studied can participate.

Conditions

Pathology

Foot DiseasesMuscular DiseasesMusculoskeletal DiseasesMyofascial Pain SyndromesSkin DiseasesSkin and Connective Tissue Diseases

Criteria

2 inclusion criteria required to participate
Flat foot grade II or II with
Must have latent trigger point in Flexor Brevis Digitorum muscles
3 exclusion criteria prevent from participating
Previous lower extremities surgery.
History of lower extremities injury with residual symptoms (pain, "giving-away" sensations) within the last year.
Leg-length discrepancy more than 1 cm

Study Plan

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Treatment Groups
Study Objectives

One single intervention group is designated in this study

This study does not include a placebo group 

Treatment Groups

Group I

Experimental
Bilateral dry needling in Flexor Brevis Digitorum in subjects with latent trigger point

Study Objectives

Primary Objectives

Study Centers

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This study has 1 location

Suspended

Mayuben Clinic

San Sebastián de los Reyes, SpainOpen Mayuben Clinic in Google Maps
CompletedOne Study Center
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