Rate and Maintenance of Improvement in Myofascial Pain: Dry Needling Alone vs Dry Needling With Intramuscular Electrical Stimulation
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 45
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- Rate of improvement in numerical pain rating scale between groups
研究概览
简要总结
First, we aim to determine if there is a difference in the rate of improvement, as measured by the Neck Disability Index (NDI) and Numerical Pain Rating Scale (NPRS), across a 6 week treatment period between those treated with DN only and those treated with DN and intramuscular electrical stimulation (IES) in subjects with upper trapezius active trigger points (aTrPs). Secondly, we want to determine if improvements in clinical outcomes (NDI and NPRS) of patients with upper trapezius active trigger points (aTrPs) treated with dry needling (DN) alone or dry needling with intramuscular electrical stimulation (DN/IES) are maintained 6 weeks post treatment without further intervention.
Research Questions:
- Is there a difference in the rate of improvement in NDI and NPRS across a 6 week treatment period in subjects with upper trapezius active trigger points (aTrPs) between those treated with DN only and those treated with DN and intramuscular electrical stimulation (IES)?
- Are improvements in clinical outcomes (NDI and NPRS) of patients with upper trapezius active trigger points (aTrPs) treated with dry needling (DN) maintained 6 weeks post treatment without further intervention? Tertiary exploration: If improvement is maintained, is there a difference in outcome maintenance between groups? Did improvement increase between 6 and 12 weeks?
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 60 Years（Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •18-59 years old have an active email account have at least one palpable active trigger point (TrP) (located in one or both upper trapezius) English speaking
排除标准
- •current or previous history of cancer active infection neurologic deficit cognitive deficit pregnancy connective tissue disease and/or autoimmune disorder smoke tobacco received previous DN treatments within 6 weeks of the study, experienced unilateral or bilateral neck/shoulder pain continuously for 3 months or longer
研究组 & 干预措施
Dry Needling (DN)
Subjects will receive dry needling treatment, once a week, for 6 weeks.
Outcomes will be measured at baseline (week 0), 3 weeks after initiation of study (week 3), 6 weeks after initiation of study (week 6), and 6 weeks after last treatment (week 12).
干预措施: Dry needling (DN) (Procedure)
Dry Needling with Intramuscular electrical stimulation (DNES)
Subjects will receive dry needling treatment with electrical stimulation, once a week, for 6 weeks.
Outcomes will be measured at baseline (week 0), 3 weeks after initiation of study (week 3), 6 weeks after initiation of study (week 6), and 6 weeks after last treatment (week 12).
干预措施: Dry needling with intramuscular electrical stimulation (DNES) (Procedure)
结局指标
主要结局
Rate of improvement in numerical pain rating scale between groups
时间窗: 6 weeks
Between group difference in within group pain changes
Rate of improvement in Neck Disability Index between groups
时间窗: 6 weeks
Between group difference of within group disability changes
次要结局
- Maintenance of disability improvement in both groups(week 6 compared to week 12 data)
- Maintenance of pain improvement in both groups(week 6 compared to week 12 data)
研究者
Kindyle Brennan
Dr. Kindyle L. Brennan, Associate Professor, Doctor of Physical Therapy Program, College of Health Sciences
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor