Manual Therapy Treatment for Myofascial Pain

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Myofascial Pain Syndromes
• Interventions: Procedure: Manual therapy

• Registration Number: NCT01381380
• Lead Sponsor: Federal University of São Paulo

Brief Summary

This study is a pain intensity evaluation in patients with myofascial pain submitted kinesitherapy after trigger point injection.

Detailed Description

Randomized prospective study conducted on 30 patients of both genders ranging in age from 18 to 60 years, with neck and shoulder girdle Myofascial Pain Syndrome (MFS), with a duration of ≥ 4 months and pain intensity ≥ 4.

Trigger point injection of 1 mL 0.25% bupivacaine at each point, once a week for 8 weeks (T1 to T8).

Group 1: kinesiotherapy once a week for 8 weeks Group 2: not submitted to kinesiotherapy Evaluation of pain intensity on the first assessment (T0) and after 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 weeks

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2006-11
• Status Verified: 2007-11
• Primary Completion: 2007-11
• Study Completion: 2009-12
• Study First Submitted: 2011-06-23
• Study First Submitted QC: 2011-06-24
• Last Update Submitted: 2011-06-24
• Study First Posted: 2011-06-27
• Last Update Posted: 2011-06-27

Recruitment & Eligibility

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

Inclusion Criteria

• myofascial pain of neck and shoulder girdle, lasting ≥ 4 months, pain intensity ≥ 4.

Exclusion Criteria

• arrhythmia
• heart block
• coagulopathy
• cognitive alterations and infection at the site
• patients using anticoagulants, and pregnant women

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
single-arm studies	Manual therapy	Manual therapy for one group

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pain intensity	8 weeks	once a week for 8 weeks (T1 to T8)

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Setor de Dor; 🇧🇷 São Paulo, Brazil