The Effect of Vibration Therapy Over Neck Myofascial Trigger Points

NCT ID: NCT02393521

Last Updated: 2022-05-19

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 13 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2014-08-31
• Study Completion Date: 2019-12-31

Brief Summary

The aim of this study was to investigate the efficacy of a self-administered vibration therapy treatment on neck pain, disability and pressure pain thresholds in patients with non-specific neck pain and myofascial trigger points (MTrPs). The investigators hypothesized that patients receiving vibration therapy would report less perceived neck pain, disability and present higher PPTs after receiving vibration therapy when compared to a control no-treatment group.

Detailed Description

Myofascial trigger points (MTrPs) are a common source of (regional) pain in patients presenting with musculoskeletal pain. Mechanical vibration has been suggested as a treatment for pain relief. In this study, the effects of vibration therapy on people with non-specific neck pain and MTrPs were investigated. Seventeen chronic non-specific neck pain patients were randomly assigned to a treatment (vibration group, n = 9) or control group (n = 8). Vibration group received 10 self-administered sessions of vibration therapy (45-50 Hz for 15 minutes with the subject laying in supine). Perceived neck pain and disability and pressure pain thresholds over MTrPs of the upper trapezius and levator scapulae bilateraly were measured at baseline and after the first, five and 10 treatment sessions.

Conditions

Myofascial Trigger Point Pain; Neck Pain

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: SINGLE

Study Groups

Vibration group

Patients in the vibration therapy group received 10 self-administered sessions of vibration therapy (45-50 Hz), one session per day, remaining on their Shindo® vibration mattress at home in supine for 15 min.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Shindo® vibration mattress

Intervention Type: DEVICE

vibration therapy was self-administered while the subject was laying in supine in a polyurethane mattress

Control group

Subjects in the control group did not receive vibration therapy

Group Type: NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

Shindo® vibration mattress

vibration therapy was self-administered while the subject was laying in supine in a polyurethane mattress

Intervention Type: DEVICE

Other Intervention Names

vibration therapy

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• a score of ≥ 5/50 in Neck Disability Index
• active or latent myofascial trigger points in upper trapezius or levator scapulae muscles

Exclusion Criteria

• previous cervical spine surgery
• cervical radiculopathy
• severe systemic disease
• fibromyalgia
• other widespread musculoskeletal pain syndromes
• patients being treated with medication or physiotherapy within the last 4 weeks

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

University of Valencia

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Lirios Dueñas

PhD

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Sofía Pérez, PhD

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

University of Valencia

Locations

Universitat de Valencia

Valencia, , Spain

Countries

Spain

References

Imtiyaz S, Veqar Z, Shareef MY. To Compare the Effect of Vibration Therapy and Massage in Prevention of Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness (DOMS). J Clin Diagn Res. 2014 Jan;8(1):133-6. doi: 10.7860/JCDR/2014/7294.3971. Epub 2014 Jan 12.

Reference Type: RESULT

PMID: 24596744 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

H1421077978677

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id