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Which Type of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation is More Effective in Myofascial Pain Syndrome?

NCT ID: NCT04645095

Last Updated: 2020-11-27

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

101 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2017-05-05

Study Completion Date

2020-03-01

Brief Summary

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The aim of this project is to compare the effects of conventional, burst and modulated TENS primarily on pain level, number of trigger points, pressure pain threshold, neck joint range of motion and disability in MAS treatment.

Detailed Description

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Myofascial pain syndrome (MAS) is a regional pain syndrome characterized by trigger points detected by one or several muscle groups and reflected pain manifestation caused by palpation of these points. Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) is a physical therapy modality that provides an analgesic effect by delivering a controlled low voltage electrical current to the nervous system through electrodes placed on the skin. Knowledge on how modulation parameters such as frequency, wave width and form alter TENS activity are limited.

Conditions

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Myofascial Pain Syndromes

Keywords

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Myofascial Pain Syndromes Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation

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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Conventional TENS

Frequency:80 Hz, duration:100 μs

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation

Intervention Type DEVICE

All groups were administered hotpack for 20 minutes, different types of TENS therapy for 20 minutes, 5 days a week, total of 15 sessions.

Hot pack

Intervention Type DEVICE

All groups were administered hotpack for 20 minutes, different types of TENS therapy for 20 minutes, 5 days a week, total of 15 sessions.

Burst TENS

Frequency:100 Hz, fr mod: 0, 200 µs, 2 Bps Hz

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation

Intervention Type DEVICE

All groups were administered hotpack for 20 minutes, different types of TENS therapy for 20 minutes, 5 days a week, total of 15 sessions.

Hot pack

Intervention Type DEVICE

All groups were administered hotpack for 20 minutes, different types of TENS therapy for 20 minutes, 5 days a week, total of 15 sessions.

Modulated TENS

Frequency:80 Hz, fr mod: 50%, Amplitude mode: 40%, duration: 200 µs

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation

Intervention Type DEVICE

All groups were administered hotpack for 20 minutes, different types of TENS therapy for 20 minutes, 5 days a week, total of 15 sessions.

Hot pack

Intervention Type DEVICE

All groups were administered hotpack for 20 minutes, different types of TENS therapy for 20 minutes, 5 days a week, total of 15 sessions.

Interventions

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Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation

All groups were administered hotpack for 20 minutes, different types of TENS therapy for 20 minutes, 5 days a week, total of 15 sessions.

Intervention Type DEVICE

Hot pack

All groups were administered hotpack for 20 minutes, different types of TENS therapy for 20 minutes, 5 days a week, total of 15 sessions.

Intervention Type DEVICE

Other Intervention Names

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TENS

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Having a diagnosis of myofascial pain syndrome according to the criteria defined by Travell and Simons

Exclusion Criteria

* The onset of symptoms is less than 3 months
* Severe cervical disc hernia, radiculopathy or myelopathy
* Stage 3-4 cervical degeneration
* Tumoral, infectious, psychiatric, neurological, uncontrolled systemic disease
* Cardiac pacemaker
* Diagnosed with fibromyalgia syndrome
* Kyphoscoliosis
* Acute trauma history
* Having had previous brain or shoulder surgery
* Injections for MAS and / or physiotherapy programs in the last 3 months
* Pregnancy
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Ankara University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Birkan Sonel Tur

Professor; MD

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Birkan Sonel Tur, Prof.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Ankara University

Locations

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Birkan Sonel Tur

Ankara, , Turkey (Türkiye)

Site Status

Countries

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Turkey (Türkiye)

Other Identifiers

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10-427-16

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id