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IRCT20181209041898N1 IRCT 2019-02-26 Shiraz University of Medical Sciences The effect of the dry needle on pain and range of motion after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction Evaluation of the added effect of quadriceps dry needling on knee range of motion and pain in the primary phase of rehabilitation after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction 2019-05-22 anticipated 24 Complete https://irct.ir/trial/36515 interventional Randomization: Randomized, Blinding: Single blinded, Placebo: Used, Assignment: Parallel, Purpose: Treatment, Randomization description: Permuted Block Randomization. Randomization was achieved with an online randomization application to provide random permuted blocks with a block size of 4, Blinding description: Participants will be kept blinded to allocation to real or sham dry needling groups. N/A Athletes who performed anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction surgery. Intervention 1: Intervention group 1: receiving 12 sessions (four weeks) of routine knee physiotherapy and one session of quadriceps dry needle in each week. Intervention 2: Intervention group 2: receiving 12 sessions (four weeks) of routine knee physiotherapy and one session of quadriceps sham dry needle in each week. No - There is not a plan to make this available Justification or reason for not sharing IPD is There is no further information
public Mohsen Rzaeghi
School of Rehabilitation Sciences , 1st Abiverdi Street , Chamran Boulevard
Shiraz Iran (Islamic Republic of) 71947-33669 +98 71 3627 1551 razeghm@sums.ac.ir Shiraz University of Medical Sciences scientific Mohsen Razeghi
School of Rehabilitation Sciences , 1st Abiverdi Street , Chamran Boulevard
Shiraz Iran (Islamic Republic of) 71947-33669 +98 71 3627 1551 razeghm@sums.ac.ir Shiraz University of Medical Sciences Iran (Islamic Republic of) Age between 18 to 45 years Athletes with knee anterior cruciate ligament injury that is created during sportive activities undergoing ACL surgery and being referred to physiotherapy by a specialist, within two weeks after surgery using hamstring grafts for surgery knee flexion of 90 degrees or less when referring to physiotherapy clinic (2 weeks after surgery) level 6 to 9 according to Tagner Questionnaire 18 years 45 years Male contraindications of the dry needle including fear of needle, diabetes, using anticoagulant drugs, and etc. any history of lower limb disorder or fracture prior to surgery that had limited knee range of motion Neuropathic pain or acute phase of local infection in lower extremity S83.5 Sprain of cruciate ligament of knee Rehabilitation Placebo Intervention group 1: receiving 12 sessions (four weeks) of routine knee physiotherapy and one session of quadriceps dry needle in each week Intervention group 2: receiving 12 sessions (four weeks) of routine knee physiotherapy and one session of quadriceps sham dry needle in each week Knee range of motion. Timepoint: at the beginning of the study and 7, 14, 21, and 28 days after the initiation of treatment. Method of measurement: Goniometery. Pain intensity. Timepoint: at the beginning of the study and 7, 14, 21, and 28 days after the initiation of treatment. Method of measurement: Numerical rating scale of pain. Shiraz University of Medical Sciences Approved 2018-12-08 Ethics Committee of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences Vice-Chancellor for Research, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Zand Blvd., Shiraz, Iran Shiraz Fars Iran (Islamic Republic of)