Can we safely needle hip muscles without imaging?
Part of Bones, joints & muscles, Pain clinical trials.
This trial tests how accurately a doctor can poke specific hip muscles with a needle when they can't see inside your body. It is for people with hip or groin pain to see if this blind technique works well.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are between 18 and 65 years old.
- You have pain in your hip, groin, or front of your thigh that is not from a specific injury.
- Your doctor thinks you might have muscle pain around the hip that could be treated with dry needling.
- You are not taking blood thinners like warfarin or heparin.
- You have not had hip surgery, do not have a hip replacement, and do not have severe hip arthritis.
- You are not pregnant, do not have an infection or skin sore where the needle would go, and can follow instructions.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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