The Effects of Dry Needling on the Superficial Neck Musculature
NCT ID: NCT04060004
Last Updated: 2023-07-19
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
50 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2019-09-05
2021-05-27
Brief Summary
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To address the treatment of myofascial trigger points, conservative and invasive techniques have been proposed. Dry needling is one of the invasive techniques that have been shown to be effective in improving pain and function in patients with myofascial trigger points.
This trial aims to analyse the effectiveness of dry needling in patients with myofascial neck pain.
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Detailed Description
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In addition, a secondary objective is to analyze the relationships between the psychosocial variables and the results obtained in the variables analyzed in the patients belonging to the three groups.
For this purpose the investigators conduct a randomized controlled trial double-blind. Patients included are randomized into 3 groups. One receives dry needling, another one receives sham dry needling, and the last one is a control group.
The hypothesis of this study is that patients in the real dry needling group will improve more compared to patients in the sham dry needling group and the control group.
Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
DOUBLE
Study Groups
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Control group
Electrotherapy + therapeutic exercise
Electrotherapy + therapeutic exercise
Standard care of neck pain.
Experimental group 1
Electrotherapy + therapeutic exercise + dry needling
Dry needling
Dry needling is a technique used by physiotherapists.
Electrotherapy + therapeutic exercise
Standard care of neck pain.
Experimental group 2
Electrotherapy + therapeutic exercise + sham dry needling
Sham dry needling
Sham dry needling is a technique used by physiotherapists to compare the effects of dry needling.
Electrotherapy + therapeutic exercise
Standard care of neck pain.
Interventions
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Dry needling
Dry needling is a technique used by physiotherapists.
Sham dry needling
Sham dry needling is a technique used by physiotherapists to compare the effects of dry needling.
Electrotherapy + therapeutic exercise
Standard care of neck pain.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Presence of at least one active myofascial trigger point on the superficial neck musculature
* Neck pain of at least 3 months
* Age 18-70
* Pain intensity between 20 and 100 mm in the Analog Visual Scale
* Neck disability index (NDI) greater than or equal to 15 points
* Spanish speakers
* Patients who do not present contraindications for the use of dry needling (anticoagulants, nickel allergy or belenophobia)
* Patients who have not received physiotherapy or pharmacological treatment for neck pain for the last three months
Exclusion Criteria
* Cervical spine surgery
* Vertebral fracture
* Cervical pain associated with whiplash
* Red flags (tumor, metabolic disorders or rheumatoid arthritis)
* Inflammatory lesion in the neck region
* Pregnancy
* Fibromyalgia diagnosis
* Neck pain associated with radiculopathy
* Patients pending legal litigation
* Psychiatric pathology diagnosis
18 Years
70 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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University of Valladolid
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Ricardo Medrano de la Fuente
Physiotherapist
Locations
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Facultad de Fisioterapia, Universidad de Valladolid
Soria, , Spain
Countries
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Other Identifiers
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1.0 14/12/2018
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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