Eligibility Module
The Eligibility Module contains detailed information about who can participate in the clinical trial. This includes eligibility criteria, age restrictions, gender requirements, healthy volunteer status, and study population descriptions, helping researchers understand who is eligible to participate in the study.
Eligibility Module path is as follows:
Study -> Protocol Section -> Eligibility Module
Eligibility Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-25 @ 3:30 AM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-25 @ 3:30 AM
NCT ID:
NCT06625905
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
* For participants with myofascial/musculoskeletal pain, there must be at least one active myofascial trigger point (MTrP) in the gastrocnemius medialis muscle.
* Participants without pain may or may not have latent MTrPs in the gastrocnemius medialis muscle.
Exclusion Criteria:
* Any systemic medical condition, progressive neurological disease, active rheumatic disease, severe cardiac condition, malignant neoplasm, infection or acute vascular problems, fibromyalgia, myopathy, radiculopathy, myelopathy or other neuromuscular diseases.
* History of severe trauma or surgery in the last 6 months.
* Use of pacemakers or electronic implants.
* Pregnancy status.
* Obvious cognitive impairment and difficulties in communication, comprehension or cooperation.
* Physiotherapeutic treatment of a MTrP of the gastrocnemius medialis muscle with an Invasive Physiotherapy procedure (dry needling or percutaneous electrolysis) in the last month.
* Delayed onset muscle pain ("stiffness") after very intense exertion.
* Current use of any therapy (especially pharmacological) and/or any other substance that may affect the autonomic nervous system.
* Commonly accepted contraindications for Invasive Physiotherapy procedures (unbearable fear of needles, epilepsy or convulsions, etc.).
Healthy Volunteers:
True
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
18 Years
Maximum Age:
75 Years
Study:
NCT06625905
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT06625905