Dry Needling and Pain Education in the Treatment of Chronic Neck Pain

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

60 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2017-03-14

Study Completion Date

2017-09-05

Brief Summary

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to compare the effects on pain, disability and psychological factors of the combination of MTrP dry needling and pain neuroscience education to MTrPs dry needing alone and control electrotherapy usual care in patients with chronic neck pain.

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Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Pain, Neck

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Study Groups

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Dry needling

Received Dry needling in the neck muscles.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Dry needling

Intervention Type OTHER

Insertion of solid filament needles in the muscle

Conventional treatment

the participants received the conventional treatment for non-specific neck pain.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Conventional treatment

Intervention Type OTHER

Electrotherapy: Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation and microwaves

Dry needling and pain neuroscience education

Received the same treatment as dry needling group and pain education.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Dry needling

Intervention Type OTHER

Insertion of solid filament needles in the muscle

Pain neuroscience education

Intervention Type OTHER

Explanation of the functioning of the central nervous system, the differences between acute pain and chronic pain and the importance of thoughts and beliefs in the processing and chronification of pain

Interventions

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Dry needling

Insertion of solid filament needles in the muscle

Intervention Type OTHER

Pain neuroscience education

Explanation of the functioning of the central nervous system, the differences between acute pain and chronic pain and the importance of thoughts and beliefs in the processing and chronification of pain

Intervention Type OTHER

Conventional treatment

Electrotherapy: Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation and microwaves

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Mechanical neck pain for at least 12 weeks
* 10% or higher on the Neck Disability Index questionnaire
* 20mm or higher on the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) of neck pain
* Presence of at least one active myofascial trigger point

Exclusion Criteria

* Neck pain associated with whiplash injuries
* Medical red flag history (i.e., tumour, fracture, metabolic diseases, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoporosis)
* Neck pain with cervical radiculopathy
* Neck pain associated with externalized cervical disc herniation
* Fibromyalgia syndrome
* Previous neck surgery
* Neck pain accompanied by vertigo caused by vertebrobasilar insufficiency or accompanied by non-cervicogenic headaches

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No