Kinesiotaping and Post-dry Needling Soreness

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Mechanical Neck Pain
• Interventions: Other: Placebo; Other: Kinesiotaping

• Registration Number: NCT03545880
• Lead Sponsor: Universidad Rey Juan Carlos

Brief Summary

Application of trigger point dry needling can induce post-dry needling soreness. This is not a negative experience, but sometimes some patients want to reduce it as much as possible. Different therapeutic strategies targeting to decrease post-dry needling soreness need to be investigated. Since Kinesiotaping has been advocated for decreasing tone in the muscle tissues, it would be a potential intervention for this objective.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2018-05-22
• Study First Submitted QC: 2018-05-22
• Study First Posted: 2018-06-04
• Study Start: 2018-06-06
• Status Verified: 2018-08
• Primary Completion: 2018-08-05
• Study Completion: 2018-08-08
• Last Update Submitted: 2018-08-08
• Last Update Posted: 2018-08-09

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 32

Inclusion Criteria

• Generalized neck-shoulder pain with symptoms provoked by neck postures, neck movement, or palpation of the cervical musculature

Exclusion Criteria

• any contraindication to dry needling
• whiplash injury;
• previous cervical surgery;
• cervical radiculopathy or myelopathy;
• diagnosis of fibromyalgia syndrome;
• having undergone any therapy intervention for the neck are in the previous 6 months;
• fear to needles;
• less than 18 or greater than 65 years of age.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Placebo	Placebo	Individuals will not perform any action after the application of trigger point dry needling
Kinesiotaping	Kinesiotaping	A Kinesiotaping will be provided over the upper trapezius muscle after the application of dry needling

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Changes in post-dry needling pain intensity before and after the intervention	Baseline, immediately after, 24 hours after, 48 hours after and 72 hours after treatment	A Numerical Pain Rate Scale (NPRS, 0-10) will be used to record post-dry needling soreness and pain

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Changes in cervical related-disability before and after the intervention	Baseline and 72 hours after treatment	The Neck Disability Index (NDI) will be used
Changes in pressure pain sensitivity	Baseline, immediately after and 72 hours after treatment	Pressure pain threshold over the Trigger Point area will be assessed
Changes in upper extremity related-disability before and after the intervention	Baseline and 72 hours after treatment	The Shoulder Pain and Disability Index (SPADI) questionnaire will be used

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Universidad Rey Juan Carlos; 🇪🇸 Alcorcon, Madrid, Spain