Efficacy of eletroacupuncture in muscular pai

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Myofascial Pain; R52.1; C05.651.550

• Registration Number: RBR-43r7rf
• Lead Sponsor: niversidade Estadual Paulista Julio de Mesquita Filho Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2017-04-18
• Last Update Posted: 29 May 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruitment completed
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

older than 18 years; history of musculoskeletal pain for three months or more; presence of active myofascial trigger points in the upper trapezius muscle in the evaluation; presence of referred pain at the trigger point equal to or greater than three on the Visual Analogue Pain Scale (VAS) for at least five days pre-treatment

Exclusion Criteria

cervicobrachialgia for radiculopathy proven by clinical evaluation, neurological signs and / or imaging tests (CT or MRI); patients with diabetes mellitus and other neuropathies; use of opioids and / or other drug therapies less than 1 month; signs and symptoms that meet diagnostic criteria for fibromyalgia; contraindications for the use of electrical stimulation (pacemaker patients, other electro-stimulators); patients taking anticoagulant medication

Study & Design

• Study Type: Intervention
• Study Design: Not specified