Dry Needling Dosage in the Treatment of Myofascial Neck Pain

NCT ID: NCT02190890

Last Updated: 2017-12-06

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

94 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2013-09-30

Study Completion Date

2015-12-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study are (1) to determine the effectiveness of different dry needling dosages in the treatment of myofascial trigger points in the upper trapezius muscle in patients with myofascial neck pain, (2) to assess postneedling soreness and tenderness and (3) evaluate the influence of psychological factors on the perception of postneedling soreness.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Neck Pain

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Dry needling: 4 local twitch responses

Deep dry needling in the active myofascial trigger point in the upper trapezius muscle. The muscle fibers were repeatedly perforated by rapidly inserting and partially withdrawing the needle from the MTrP until 4 local twitch responses were elicited.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Dry needling

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Dry needling: 6 local twitch responses

Deep dry needling in the active myofascial trigger point in the upper trapezius muscle. The muscle fibers were repeatedly perforated by rapidly inserting and partially withdrawing the needle from the MTrP until 6 local twitch responses were elicited.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Dry needling

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Dry needling: Until no more local twitch responses elicited

Deep dry needling in the active myofascial trigger point in the upper trapezius muscle. The muscle fibers were repeatedly perforated by rapidly inserting and partially withdrawing the needle from the MTrP until no more local twitch responses were elicited.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Dry needling

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Control

The needle was inserted 1.5 cm away from the trigger point in the trapezius muscle and withdrawn without any consecutive insertion.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Control

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Interventions

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Dry needling

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Control

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Diagnosis of an active myofascial trigger point. Neck pain: Superior to 3 cm in VAS

Exclusion Criteria

* Neck area: Fracture, radiculopathy, previous surgery, previous needling treatment in the last 6 months, previous analgesic medication (24 hours), psychiatric disease
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

53 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Universidad Rey Juan Carlos

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Josue Fernandez Carnero

PhD

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

References

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Martin-Pintado-Zugasti A, Fernandez-Carnero J, Leon-Hernandez JV, Calvo-Lobo C, Beltran-Alacreu H, Alguacil-Diego I, Gallego-Izquierdo T, Pecos-Martin D. Postneedling Soreness and Tenderness After Different Dosages of Dry Needling of an Active Myofascial Trigger Point in Patients With Neck Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial. PM R. 2018 Dec;10(12):1311-1320. doi: 10.1016/j.pmrj.2018.05.015. Epub 2018 May 29.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 29857165 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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16/2013

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id