The efficacy of acupotomy combined with muscle activation for patients with myofascial chronic neck pai

Completed

• Conditions: eck pain is the fourth leading cause of disability in middle age. Several factors link to the etiology of neck pain, and myofascial trigger points is the common reason for chronic neck pain.; Musculoskeletal Diseases

• Registration Number: ISRCTN64518034
• Lead Sponsor: The affiliated hospital to Changchun university of Chinese medicine

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Completion: 2018-05-10
• Study Start: 2018-05-16
• Last Update Posted: 11 June 2018

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 30

Inclusion Criteria

1. Subjects with neck pain
2. Suffering from neck pain for at least 3 months
3. The pain intensity was higher than 2 on a visual analogue scale (VAS)
4. Neck pain could be provoked by either neck postures or neck movement
5. Restricted cervical range of movements (flexion, extension, rotation, and side-bending)
6. Males or females aged 18 to 75 years

Exclusion Criteria

1. Orofacial pain and temporomandibular disorders
2. A history of traumatic injuries (e.g., contusion, fracture, and whiplash injury)
3. Systemic diseases such as fibromyalgia, systemic erythematous lupus, and psoriatic arthritis
4. Neurologic disorders
5. Concomitant medical diagnosis of any primary headache (tension type or migraine)
6. Patients who had coagulopathy, abnormal findings on their ECG
7. Cervical spine surgery
8. Clinical diagnosis of cervical radiculopathy or myelopathy
9. Needle phobia

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Degree of cervical pain, assessed using the visual analogue scale before the first treatment, immediately after the treatment and in the follow-up (1 week, 4 and 8 weeks after the last intervention)<br>2. Cervical range of motion, assessed before the first treatment, immediately after the treatment and in the follow-up (1 week, 4 and 8 weeks after the last intervention)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Psychological and disability variables, assessed using the Neck Disability Index (NDI) before the first treatment, immediately after the treatment and in the follow-up (1 week, 4 and 8 weeks after the last intervention)