Immediate Stiffness Changes in Upper Trapezius Active Myofascial Trigger Points After Dry Needling in Patients With Neck Pain: A Randomized, Double-Blinded, Placebo-Controlled Trial
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 60
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- SWE - Young modulus
研究概览
简要总结
Shear-wave elastography (SWE) is considered as a useful tool for quantifying muscle stiffness. Considering that Myofascial Trigger Points (MTrP) are defined as "hyperirritable zones in contracted bands of muscle, thought to be caused by muscle overload or stress" and the effectiveness of dry needling applied to active MTrP for reducing pain and disability, the aim of this study is to assess the effects of sham and real dry needling, applied to active MTrP in the upper trapezius muscle in patients with chronic neck pain, on the muscle stiffness in two areas: 1) the most symptomatic area and 2) a control point.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- Double (Participant, Outcomes Assessor)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 65 Years(Adult, Older Adult)
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Patients between 18 and 65 and
- •Presence of mechanical neck pain for at least three months duration
- •Presence of at least one active MTrP in the Upper Trapezius muscle
排除标准
- •Neck pain of traumatic origin (such as whiplash-associated disorder)
- •Current use of any kind of analgesic therapy
- •Presenting any condition usually considered a perpetuating factor of MTrPs, such as fibromyalgia, hypothyroidism, or iron deficiencies
- •Presenting any contraindication for Dry Needling application
- •Neuropathies (e.g., radiculopathy)
- •Bilateral Pain
结局指标
主要结局
SWE - Young modulus
时间窗: 10 minutes
KPa
SWE - Local shear wave speed
时间窗: 10 minutes
m/s
Pain Pressure Thresholds
时间窗: 10 minutes
kg/cm2
次要结局
- Neck Disability Index(Baseline)
- Visual Analogue Scale(Baseline)
