Effectiveness of Dry Needling of Active Trigger Points in Neck Muscles in Patients With Chronic Cervical Pain

Not Applicable

Not yet recruiting

• Conditions: Cervical Pain
• Interventions: Other: Dry Needling; Other: Stretch

• Registration Number: NCT06257992
• Lead Sponsor: Universidad de Zaragoza

Brief Summary

Randomized Single-Blind Clinical Trial in which the treatment will be administered through 3 sessions of dry needling in the cervical muscles's active trigger points in patients with chronic cervical pain.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2024-02
• Study Start: 2024-02
• Study First Submitted: 2024-02-05
• Study First Submitted QC: 2024-02-05
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-02-05
• Study First Posted: 2024-02-14
• Last Update Posted: 2024-02-14
• Primary Completion: 2024-07
• Study Completion: 2024-08

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 52

Inclusion Criteria

• Be older than 18 years old
• Sign informed consent form prior to participating in this study
• Have chronic cervical pain diagnosis of their primary care doctor.
• Have one or more active myofascial trigger point in the cervical muscles according to the criteria established by Simons et al.

Exclusion Criteria

• Major trauma on cervical spine stated from the medical history
• Inflammatory, hormonal or neurological disorders
• Have contraindication to conservative or invasive physiotherapy (infection, fever, hypothyroidism, wound in the puncture area, metal allergies, cancer or systemic diseases, or belonephobia)
• Having received physiotherapy treatment for the condition in the past month

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Dry Needling Group	Dry Needling	-
Stretch Group	Stretch	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Cervical Pain Intensity	Change between baseline (immediately before intervention) and post intervention (immediately after intervention), after 1month and 3 months	For the Assesment of cervical pain intensity the Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS) was used.
Pressure Pain Threshold	Change between baseline (immediately before intervention) and post intervention (immediately after intervention), after 1month and 3 months	For the assesment of pressure pain threshold of active trigger points a digital algometer was used
Neck Disability Index	Change between baseline (immediately before intervention) and post intervention (immediately after intervention), after 1month and 3 months	For the assesment of perceived neck disability the neck disability index was used.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Cervical range of movement	Change between baseline (immediately before intervention) and post intervention (immediately after intervention), after 1month and 3 months	For the assesment of cervical range of movement the universal goniometer was used
Cervical muscles Electromyography	Change between baseline (immediately before intervention) and post intervention (immediately after intervention), after 1month and 3 months	For the assesment of cervical muscles electromyographic activity Trigno Avanti sensor was used.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Centro Clínico de Fisioterapia OMT-E; 🇪🇸 Zaragoza, Spain