Dry Needling Effectiveness and Post-punction Pain

NCT ID: NCT04148469

Last Updated: 2019-11-01

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 68 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2012-11-30
• Study Completion Date: 2013-12-10

Brief Summary

The purpose of this estudy was to dertermine if the application of Transcutaneous Nerve Stimiulation (TENS) current have an hypoalgesic effect on pattientes suffering from miofascial neck pain, compared with a only dry needling treatment. Psicological varaibles were also mesured in order to determine how they change after each treatment.

Detailed Description

All patients suffered from mechanical neck pain and were randomized into three groups of treatment. A doible blinded control was carryed out. The main outcome messures were Visual Analogue Scale (VAS). The scondary outcome messures were Pressure Pain hreshold (PPT) and Active Range of Movement (ROM). Also psicologicla messures were taken, like Neck Dissability Index, Level of stress and ansiety, Fear Pain and Pain Avoidance Strategies.

Conditions

Neck Pain

Study Design

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

Study Groups

dry needling and TENS

A dry needling treatment was performed on trapezius trigger point number 2, and just after thar, a TENS curretn was applied. Patients will be reassed on fourth day after treatment.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Transcutaneous Nerve Stimulation.

Intervention Type: PROCEDURE

Transcutaneous Nerve Stimulation (TENS) is a current used for pain treatment. The needle will be used as the negative pole and a adhesive patch 2 centimeters lateral will be the positive pole. The frecuency selected will have 2 Hz with pulses of 120 microseconds. The currente will be applied for 15 minutes.

Placebo

A placebo dry needling was performed on trapezius trigger point number 2. Patients will be reassed on fourth day after treatment.

Group Type: PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo needling

Intervention Type: PROCEDURE

No active technique is performed with the placebo needling. Patient will be supine and a placebo needle willb be performed. The patient will remain supine for 15 minutes.

dry needling

A dry needling treatment was performed on trapezius trigger point number 2. Patients will be reassed on fourth day after treatment.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Dry needling

Intervention Type: PROCEDURE

Dry needlin is a manual therapy technique used for miofascuial pain syndrom treatment. The patient will be supine, in a confortable position. The therapist localizes the trapezius trigger point number 2 and then performes the needling until 2 REL are obtenined. The patient will remain supine during 15 minutes.

Interventions

Dry needling

Dry needlin is a manual therapy technique used for miofascuial pain syndrom treatment. The patient will be supine, in a confortable position. The therapist localizes the trapezius trigger point number 2 and then performes the needling until 2 REL are obtenined. The patient will remain supine during 15 minutes.

Intervention Type: PROCEDURE

Transcutaneous Nerve Stimulation.

Transcutaneous Nerve Stimulation (TENS) is a current used for pain treatment. The needle will be used as the negative pole and a adhesive patch 2 centimeters lateral will be the positive pole. The frecuency selected will have 2 Hz with pulses of 120 microseconds. The currente will be applied for 15 minutes.

Intervention Type: PROCEDURE

Placebo needling

No active technique is performed with the placebo needling. Patient will be supine and a placebo needle willb be performed. The patient will remain supine for 15 minutes.

Intervention Type: PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Mechanical Neck pain of at least 6 months.
• VAS 2 or greather.
• Existance of miofascial trigger point in trapezius muscle assesed by an expert PT.

Exclusion Criteria

• Neck pain due secondary to ostheoporosis, metastasis, neoplasias, fractures, infections, cervical stenosis or infexious procces.
• Headache secondary to medular compression presenting one o the following signs: abnormal sensitivity, hiperreflexia, clonus, spread weakness, cervical hernia.
• Neck pain with radiculopathy.
• Whiplash.
• Vertebrobasilar syndrome.
• Dizzyness.
• Pregnancy.
• Having received dry needling treatment before.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 65 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Universidad Rey Juan Carlos

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Josue Fernandez Carnero

PhD

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Jose Vicente León Hernández, PT

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Universitdad Rey Juan Carlos

Locations

Universidad Rey Juan Carlos

Alcorcón, Madrid, Spain

Countries

Spain

Other Identifiers

urjc20-13

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id