Short Term Effects in Pressure-pain Threshold of Percutaneous Galvanic Microcurrent Versus Ischemic Compression in the Trapezius Trigger Points
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 30
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- Preasure Pain Threshold (PPT)
研究概览
简要总结
The Percutaneous Microelectrolysis ® (MEP®) is a technique that employs a galvanic current up to 990 uA, which is applied percutaneously with an acupuncture needle connected to the cathode. Although it is used in tendinopathies, trigger points and muscle injuries, among other conditions, its bases are mostly empirical and there is lack of evidence.
Ischemic compression is a manual therapy that is usually applied in muscle pain.
Myofascial Pain Syndrome (MPS) usually presents painful myofascial trigger points (MTrPs). One methodology used to quantify the pain in MPS is the algometry, which measures the pressure pain threshold (PPT).
The aim of this study was to compare the effects of MEP® with ischemic compression on MTrPs with algometry.
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)
盲法说明
The researcher who did the algometry was masked. The researcher who did the statistical analysis was masked.
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 30 Years（Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •Healthy volunteers
- •Between 18 to 30 years old.
- •Who referred MTrP in the upper trapezious.
- •PPT equal or less than 3 KgF/cm2
排除标准
- •Being pregnant.
- •Taking analgesic medication at least 24 hours before the intervention.
- •Being in physical therapy treatment.
- •Needle phobia.
结局指标
主要结局
Preasure Pain Threshold (PPT)
时间窗: 24 hours
Algometry is used to measure the Preasure Pain Threshold (PPT). PPT is defined as the minimum force applied which induces pain. It was applied in the Miofascial Trigger points.
次要结局
未报告次要终点
研究者
Oscar Ronzio
Professor - Researcher
Instituto Universitario de Ciencias de la Salud Fundación H.A. Barceló