Effectiveness of Dry Needling of Active Trigger Points in Neck Muscles in Patients With Chronic Cervical Pain
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Sponsor
- Universidad de Zaragoza
- Enrollment
- 52
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Cervical Pain Intensity
Study Overview
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.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Treatment
- Masking
- Single (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18 Years to 80 Years (Adult, Older Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
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
Arms & Interventions
Dry Needling Group
Intervention: Dry Needling (Other)
Stretch Group
Intervention: Stretch (Other)
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Cervical Pain Intensity
Time Frame: 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
Time Frame: 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
Time Frame: 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 Outcomes
- Cervical range of movement(Change between baseline (immediately before intervention) and post intervention (immediately after intervention), after 1month and 3 months)
- Cervical muscles Electromyography(Change between baseline (immediately before intervention) and post intervention (immediately after intervention), after 1month and 3 months)
Investigators
Julian Müller-Thyssen Uriarte
Principal Investigator
Universidad de Zaragoza