Effectiveness of Dry Needling of Active Trigger Points in Neck Muscles in Patients With Chronic Cervical Pain
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 尚未招募
- 入组人数
- 52
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- Cervical Pain Intensity
研究概览
简要总结
Randomized Single-Blind Clinical Trial in which the treatment will be administered through 3 sessions of dry needling in the cervical muscles's active trigger points in patients with chronic cervical pain.
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
- Single (Outcomes Assessor)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 80 Years（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Be older than 18 years old
- •Sign informed consent form prior to participating in this study
- •Have chronic cervical pain diagnosis of their primary care doctor.
- •Have one or more active myofascial trigger point in the cervical muscles according to the criteria established by Simons et al.
排除标准
- •Major trauma on cervical spine stated from the medical history
- •Inflammatory, hormonal or neurological disorders
- •Have contraindication to conservative or invasive physiotherapy (infection, fever, hypothyroidism, wound in the puncture area, metal allergies, cancer or systemic diseases, or belonephobia)
- •Having received physiotherapy treatment for the condition in the past month
结局指标
主要结局
Cervical Pain Intensity
时间窗: Change between baseline (immediately before intervention) and post intervention (immediately after intervention), after 1month and 3 months
For the Assesment of cervical pain intensity the Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS) was used.
Pressure Pain Threshold
时间窗: Change between baseline (immediately before intervention) and post intervention (immediately after intervention), after 1month and 3 months
For the assesment of pressure pain threshold of active trigger points a digital algometer was used
Neck Disability Index
时间窗: Change between baseline (immediately before intervention) and post intervention (immediately after intervention), after 1month and 3 months
For the assesment of perceived neck disability the neck disability index was used.
次要结局
- Cervical range of movement(Change between baseline (immediately before intervention) and post intervention (immediately after intervention), after 1month and 3 months)
- Cervical muscles Electromyography(Change between baseline (immediately before intervention) and post intervention (immediately after intervention), after 1month and 3 months)
研究者
Julian Müller-Thyssen Uriarte
Principal Investigator
Universidad de Zaragoza