Efficacy of Dry Needling in Cervical Pain

• Sponsor: Universidad Católica de Ávila (Other)
• Overall Status: Not yet recruiting
• CT.gov ID: NCT05624515
• Collaborator: (none)
• Enrollment: 80
• Location: 1
• Arms: 2
• Anticipated Duration (Months): 1.5
• Patients Per Site Per Month: 54.1

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

The presence of latent myofascial trigger points (MTrPs) in the angular muscle of the scapula is one of the possible causes of non-specific neck pain. Dry needling (DN) and ischaemic compression (IC) techniques may be useful for the treatment of these MTrPs. Methods: 80 participants were divided into two groups: the dry needling group, which received a single session of DN on the angular muscle plus hyperalgesia (n=40), and the IC group, which received a single session of IC on the angular muscle plus hyperalgesia (n=40). Pain intensity, pain pressure threshold (PPT), range of motion (ROM) and quality of life were assessed at baseline, immediately after, 48 hours and one week after treatment.

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Cervical Pain	Device: dry needling; Other: Ischaemic compression	N/A

Study Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Anticipated Enrollment: 80 participants
• Allocation: Randomized
• Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: Single (Participant)
• Primary Purpose: Health Services Research
• Official Title: Efficacy of Dry Needling and Ischaemic Compression of the Scapula Angularis Muscle in Patients With Cervicalgia. Randomised Clinical Trial
• Anticipated Study Start Date: Dec 1, 2022
• Anticipated Primary Completion Date: Jan 1, 2023
• Anticipated Study Completion Date: Jan 15, 2023

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/Treatment
Experimental: dry needling group Subjects undergoing dry needling of the angularis scapulae muscle	Device: dry needling; Active trigger point puncture of the angularis scapulae muscle
Experimental: ischaemic compression group Subjects undergoing ischaemic compression of the angularis scapulae muscle	Other: Ischaemic compression; Ischaemic compression at the active trigger point of the angularis scapulae muscle

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

1. Pain intensity [3 months]

   Pain intensity measured on the VAS scale with a minimum score of 0 (no pain) and a maximum score of 10 (highest possible pain endured).

Secondary Outcome Measures

1. pressure pain threshold [3 months]

   pressure on the sore spot measured by algometer and the unit is Newtons.

2. range of motion [3 months]

   Joint movement in the cervical spine measured in degrees using a goniometer

3. quality of life [3 months]

   Measured by physical activity questionnaire. Scoring is based on patients' responses. Minimum of 0, maximum of 100 points.

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 Years to 65 Years
• Sexes Eligible for Study: All
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients presenting with neck pain

• Patients presenting with trigger point activation of the angularis scapulae muscle

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients who have an absolute fear of needles (belonephobia).

• Patients presenting with cervical pain with radiculopathy or irradiation of pain to the upper limb.

Contacts and Locations

Locations

	Site	City	State	Country	Postal Code
1	Universidad Católica de Ávila	Ávila	Completado	Spain	05005

Sponsors and Collaborators

• Universidad Católica de Ávila

Investigators

None specified.

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

• Navarro-Santana MJ, Sanchez-Infante J, Fernandez-de-Las-Penas C, Cleland JA, Martin-Casas P, Plaza-Manzano G. Effectiveness of Dry Needling for Myofascial Trigger Points Associated with Neck Pain Symptoms: An Updated Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. J Clin Med. 2020 Oct 14;9(10):3300. doi: 10.3390/jcm9103300.

• Responsible Party: JORGE VELAZQUEZ SAORNIL, Principal Investigator, Universidad Católica de Ávila
• ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT05624515
• Other Study ID Numbers: 14/11/2022
• First Posted: Nov 22, 2022
• Last Update Posted: Nov 22, 2022
• Last Verified: Nov 1, 2022

• Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: Undecided
• Plan to Share IPD: Undecided
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: No
• Keywords provided by JORGE VELAZQUEZ SAORNIL, Principal Investigator, Universidad Católica de Ávila: dry needling; physiotherapy techniques; cervical pain; pain
• Additional relevant MeSH terms: Neck Pain

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Nov 22, 2022