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Orthopedic Intervention for Chronic Pain

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Research Sponsored by Texas Woman's University
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
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Must have
Be between 18 and 65 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up difference between enrollment and end of intervention phase (5 weeks). difference between end of intervention and end of follow-up (2 weeks), immediately before and after dry needling (2 visits per week, weeks 2, 3, 4, 5 of the study)
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Study Summary

This study is evaluating whether a specific type of physical therapy may help improve pelvic floor function and pain for women with chronic pelvic pain.

Eligible Conditions
  • Chronic Pain
  • Pelvic Pain
  • Muscle Tightness

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~difference between enrollment and end of intervention phase (5 weeks). difference between end of intervention and end of follow-up (2 weeks), immediately before and after dry needling (2 visits per week, weeks 2, 3, 4, 5 of the study)
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and difference between enrollment and end of intervention phase (5 weeks). difference between end of intervention and end of follow-up (2 weeks), immediately before and after dry needling (2 visits per week, weeks 2, 3, 4, 5 of the study) for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Change in Muscle stiffness pre- and post- dry needling and before and after the whole intervention
Change in Numeric Pain Rating scale Pre- and Post- the whole orthopedic intervention
Change in Pain Pressure Threshold, pre- and post- dry needling and before and after the whole intervention
Secondary outcome measures
Change in Subjective Pelvic floor muscle function Pre- and Post- the whole orthopedic intervention
Other outcome measures
Change in Pelvic Floor muscle function via intervaginal examination

Trial Design

1Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Group I: Orthopedic InterventionExperimental Treatment2 Interventions
All subjects are receiving an orthopedic intervention that is specific to their presentation but made up of all intervention categories: Manual therapy, dry needling, deep breathing, stretching, strengthening, and progressive overload.
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Dry Needling
2020
Completed Phase 2
~1090

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Texas Woman's UniversityLead Sponsor
86 Previous Clinical Trials
5,865 Total Patients Enrolled
1 Trials studying Chronic Pain
27 Patients Enrolled for Chronic Pain

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Recent research and studies
clinicaltrials.govStudy
The Effect of an Individualized Impairment-based, Orthopedic Physical Therapy Intervention (IOI), on Muscle Stiffness, Pelvic Floor Function, and Pain in Women With Chronic Pelvic Pain
Laurel Proulx 2021. "The Effect of an Individualized Impairment-based, Orthopedic Physical Therapy Intervention (IOI), on Muscle Stiffness, Pelvic Floor Function, and Pain in Women With Chronic Pelvic Pain". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04851730.
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