Effects of Dry Needling on Neck and Shoulder Pain in Orchestral Musicians: a Prospective Case Series

Phase 1

Completed

• Conditions: Trigger Point Pain, Myofascial; Musculoskeletal Pain; Pain Syndrome
• Interventions: Procedure: Deep dry needling

• Registration Number: NCT03402867
• Lead Sponsor: CEU San Pablo University

Brief Summary

This study evaluates the effectiveness of Deep dry needling of active myofascial trigger points present in muscles of the neck and shoulder region in orchestral musicians.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2018-01-10
• Study First Submitted QC: 2018-01-17
• Study First Posted: 2018-01-18
• Study Start: 2018-02-01
• Primary Completion: 2018-03-01
• Study Completion: 2018-03-05
• Status Verified: 2018-07
• Last Update Submitted: 2018-07-05
• Last Update Posted: 2018-07-06

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 8

Inclusion Criteria

• Orchestral musicians
• Chronic neck or shoulder pain
• Presence of active myofascial trigger points

Exclusion Criteria

• Fear of needles
• Coagulation disorders
• Pregnancy

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Intervention	Deep dry needling	Deep dry needling applied on active myofascial trigger points in the shoulder and neck regions

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Visual analogue scale for pain	2 weeks	Pain measurement. 100-mm visual analog scale (VAS), horizontal line ranging from 0mm (no pain) to 100mm (worst imaginable pain).

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pressure pain threshold	2 weeks	Analogic algometer
Shoulder pain disability index (SPADI)	2 weeks	Self-administered questionnaire, grouping 13 questions, 5 of which measure the severity of pain caused by various arm movements involving the shoulder, the pain being assessed on a numeric pain scale ranging from 0 to 10. Eight additional questions related to functional impairments of the shoulder are assessed with a numeric scale. Higher values represent a worse outcome.
Neck disability index (NDI)	2 weeks	10-item, 50-point index that assesses different aspects of daily functioning in patients with neck pain. It assesses four items regarding subjective symptoms (pain intensity, headache, concentration, sleeping), four items regarding activities of daily living (lifting, work, driving, recreation), and two items regarding discretionary activities of daily living (personal care, reading). Each item is scored 0 to 5, with the total reported as either a raw score (0-50) or as a percentage score. Higher values represent a worse outcome.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

CEU San Pablo University; 🇪🇸 Madrid, Comunidad De Madrid, Spain