Manual Therapy Treatment for Myofascial Pain

NCT ID: NCT01381380

Last Updated: 2011-06-27

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

30 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2006-11-30

Study Completion Date

2009-12-31

Brief Summary

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This study is a pain intensity evaluation in patients with myofascial pain submitted kinesitherapy after trigger point injection.

Detailed Description

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Randomized prospective study conducted on 30 patients of both genders ranging in age from 18 to 60 years, with neck and shoulder girdle Myofascial Pain Syndrome (MFS), with a duration of ≥ 4 months and pain intensity ≥ 4.

Trigger point injection of 1 mL 0.25% bupivacaine at each point, once a week for 8 weeks (T1 to T8).

Group 1: kinesiotherapy once a week for 8 weeks Group 2: not submitted to kinesiotherapy Evaluation of pain intensity on the first assessment (T0) and after 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 weeks

Conditions

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Myofascial Pain Syndromes

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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single-arm studies

Manual therapy for one group

Group Type OTHER

Manual therapy

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Manual therapy, once a week for 8 weeks

Interventions

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Manual therapy

Manual therapy, once a week for 8 weeks

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Other Intervention Names

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massage finger pressure myofascial release mobilization

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* myofascial pain of neck and shoulder girdle, lasting ≥ 4 months, pain intensity ≥ 4.

Exclusion Criteria

* arrhythmia
* heart block
* coagulopathy
* cognitive alterations and infection at the site
* patients using anticoagulants, and pregnant women
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

60 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Federal University of São Paulo

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Universidade Federal de São Paulo

Principal Investigators

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Rioko K Sakata, PhD

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Universidade Federal de São Paulo

Locations

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Setor de Dor

São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Site Status

Countries

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Brazil

Other Identifiers

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1276

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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