A study to compare the efficacy of ozone injection versus dry needling in muscle pain of lower neck region.
Phase 4
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: M791- Myalgia
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2020/04/024561
- Lead Sponsor
- ESI Institute of Pain Management
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
1.Symptoms lasting >3 months despite conservative treatments including physiotherapy and medications.
2.Presence of active trigger points in the upper trapezius muscles (at least one).
3.Presence of at least one taut band on manual palpation.
4.NRS score 6 and above.
Exclusion Criteria
1.Presence of any history of cervical radiculopathy or degenerative condition,
2.Presence of any surgery or trauma to the neck during last year,
3. Previous injection for MPS treatment during last 6 months,
4. Confirmed diagnosis of cognitive disorders, fibromyalgia, rheumatoid arthritis, and/or metabolic diseases like hypothyroidism and diabetes mellitus.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method pain evaluated by the numeric pain rating scaleTimepoint: before the treatment and 4 weeks after the last injection.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method neck disability index (NDI)Timepoint: before the treatment and 4 weeks after the last injection.;Range of motion (ROM) in neck lateral flexion movement measured using goniometryTimepoint: before the treatment and 4 weeks after the last injection.;Tissue Imaging Score based on gray scale imaging and vibration sonography with colour doppler imagingTimepoint: before the treatment and 4 weeks after the last injection.