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Clinical Trials/NCT02230709
NCT02230709
Completed
Phase 2

IMMEDIATE EFFECTS OF DRY NEEDLING VERSUS DRY NEEDLING AND TENS ON PAIN IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC MIOFASCIAL NECK PAIN

Universidad Rey Juan Carlos1 site in 1 country60 target enrollmentNovember 2012
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ConditionsMyofascial Neck Pain

Overview

Phase
Phase 2
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Myofascial Neck Pain
Sponsor
Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
Enrollment
60
Locations
1
Primary Endpoint
Neck Pain
Status
Completed
Last Updated
9 years ago
OverviewInvestigatorsEligibility CriteriaOutcomesSitesSimilar Trials

Overview

Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to determinate the effects of percutaneous electrical nerve stimulation in the short-term for pain in patients with myofascial chronic neck pain.

Registry
clinicaltrials.gov
Start Date
November 2012
End Date
November 2012
Last Updated
9 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Parallel
Sex
All

Investigators

Responsible Party
Principal Investigator
Principal Investigator

Josue Fernandez Carnero

associate professor

Universidad Rey Juan Carlos

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • •Neck pain for more than six months of evolution.
  • •Active Myofascial Trigger Point number 2 on Trapezius muscle.
  • •Score of more than 2 points in a Visual Analog Scale.

Exclusion Criteria

  • •Neck pain specific.
  • •Radiculopathies.
  • •Whiplash.
  • •Dizziness and migraines
  • •Cervical surgical intervention
  • •Previous treatment of Dry Needling

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Neck Pain

Time Frame: 4 days

Visual analog scale. A 100mm VAS, ranging from 0mm (no pain) to 100mm (worst imaginable pain).

Post-needling pain

Time Frame: 4 days

Visual analog scale. A 100mm VAS, ranging from 0mm (no pain) to 100mm (worst imaginable pain).

Secondary Outcomes

  • Pressure Pain threshold(4 days)
  • Range of Motion(4 days)

Study Sites (1)

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