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    "This endpoint exposes only public summary fields — no participant contact emails, phone numbers, or scraped investigator contact details.",
    "For contact information and full protocol detail, follow each trial's `official_url` to the ClinicalTrials.gov record.",
    "This API is a navigational aid. It does not provide medical advice, eligibility determinations, or compensation guarantees."
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      "title": "Trigger Point Injection for Myofascial Pain Syndrome in the Low Back: A Randomized Controlled Trial",
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      "title": "Blood Flow Within Active Myofascial Trigger Points Following Massage",
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      "title": "Investigation of Hypermobility, Biomarkers, and Pain Generators in Chronic Pain Patients",
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      "title": "Injection With OnabotulinumtoxinA (Botox) for the Treatment of Chronic Pelvic Pain",
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      "title": "Effect of Dry Needling Multifidus on Thickness of Transversus Abdominis in Healthy Individuals",
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      "title": "An Analysis of Kinesio® Tape on Myofascial Pain Syndrome of the Iliotibial Band",
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      "title": "Botulinum Toxin Type A Versus Saline Trigger Point Injections for Myofascial Pelvic Pain",
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