Effects of Dry Needling in Teres Major in Patients With Shoulder Pain

NCT ID: NCT04777578

Last Updated: 2021-03-02

Study Results

Results pending

The study team has not published outcome measurements, participant flow, or safety data for this trial yet. Check back later for updates.

Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

40 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2021-02-25

Study Completion Date

2022-01-05

Brief Summary

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The aim of the study is to investigate the effects of the dry needling technique in teres major muscles on pain, range of motion, strength and extensibility of the posterior part of the tissues of the shoulder in athletes with shoulder pain.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Shoulder Pain

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Outcome Assessors
Double-blind

Study Groups

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DN

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Dry needling

Intervention Type OTHER

Dry needling based on fast-in fast-out technique in the teresa major muscle

Control

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Dry needling

Dry needling based on fast-in fast-out technique in the teresa major muscle

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Athletes with Shoulder pain
* Glenohumeral internal rotation deficit
* Presence of active MTrP in the teres major muscle

Exclusion Criteria

* Previous surgery in the upper limb
* Previous physiotherapy treatments in the shoulder
* Dry needling contraindications
* Previous dry needling experience to mantain the blinding
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

30 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Universidad de Zaragoza

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Luis Ceballos Laita

Clinical professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Luis Ceballos Laita

Soria, , Spain

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Spain

Central Contacts

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Luis Ceballos Laita, PhD

Role: CONTACT

975 12 91 00 ext. 9196

Luis Ceballos Laita

Role: CONTACT

975 12 91 00

Facility Contacts

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Luis Ceballos Laita, Ph.D

Role: primary

Other Identifiers

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CASVE-NM-21-504

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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