Effects of Dry Needling on Stiffness in Latent Trigger Points a Randomized Controlled Trial
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 50
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- Change in Maximal Radial Displacement (Dm)
研究概览
简要总结
The purpose of this study is to determine whether application of Dry Needling (DN) is effective for improved Muscle Mechanical Properties and Muscle Contractility in Latent Trigger Points point (LTrP) of upper trapezius. Randomized controlled trial, in parallel with cross-control design. Two groups with LTrP in upper trapezius, and will be randomly selected to DN group or Sham-Dn group.
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
- Double (Participant, Outcomes Assessor)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 30 Years（Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •Age between 18 and 30 years
- •The presence of LTrP in the middle third of the upper trapezius muscle on the dominant side
- •Being able to provide written informed consent
- •Being able to follow instructions and realize clinical tests
排除标准
- •Any pharmacological therapeutic
- •Any medical treatment or physical therapies at cervical region during the 6-month before this study - Any diagnosed health problem
- •Any history of head and upper extremity surgery or trauma
- •Any red flags to DN, (ie: metabolic diseases, pregnancy, kinesiophobia, Infection, cancer)
- •Absence of recurrent history of neck pain
- •No neck pain symptomatology the previous 6 months
- •Cervical disk herniation
结局指标
主要结局
Change in Maximal Radial Displacement (Dm)
时间窗: Baseline, at 30 minutes after treatment, at 24 hours after treatment, at 72 hours after treatment
This outcome measure is obtained by a device named Tensiomiography. The variable Dm is given by the radial displacement of the muscular belly in a transverse plane, expressed in millimeters (mm) and depends on muscle tone or stiffness. A low Dm is related to a high muscle tone or an excess of stiffness, while a high Dm value indicates a lack of muscle tone or stiffness defect.
Change in Stiffness
时间窗: Baseline, at 30 minutes after treatment, at 24 hours after treatment, at 72 hours after treatment
This outcome measure is obtained by a device named MyotonPro. Stiffness reflects the resistance of the muscle to the force deforming the muscle.
次要结局
- Change in Oscillation Frequency(Baseline, at 30 minutes after treatment, at 24 hours after treatment, at 72 hours after treatment)
- Change in Mechanical Stress Relaxation Time [ms](Baseline, at 30 minutes after treatment, at 24 hours after treatment, at 72 hours after treatment)
- Change in Decrement (elasticity)(Baseline, at 30 minutes after treatment, at 24 hours after treatment, at 72 hours after treatment)
- Change in Sustain time (Ts)(Baseline, at 30 minutes after treatment, at 24 hours after treatment, at 72 hours after treatment)
- Change in Relaxation time (Tr)(Baseline, at 30 minutes after treatment, at 24 hours after treatment, at 72 hours after treatment)
- Change in Pressure Pain Perception (PPP)(Baseline, at 30 minutes after treatment, at 24 hours after treatment, at 72 hours after treatment)
- Change in Ratio of deformation and Relaxation time, characterising Creep (Deborah number)(Baseline, at 30 minutes after treatment, at 24 hours after treatment, at 72 hours after treatment)
- Change in Contraction time (Tc)(Baseline, at 30 minutes after treatment, at 24 hours after treatment, at 72 hours after treatment)
- Change in Delay time (Td)(Baseline, at 30 minutes after treatment, at 24 hours after treatment, at 72 hours after treatment)