Effectiveness of Dry Needling Adjuvant to Selective Serotonin Reputake Inhibitors vs TP Injection for Pain Management

Superior University

Status: Active, not recruiting

Conditions: Fibromyalgia; Pain

Treatments: Drug: serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI); Procedure: Trigger points injections; Other: Dry Needling

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06457581

MSRSW/Batch-Fall22/724

Details and patient eligibility

About

The principal objective is to contribute valuable insights that hold direct implications for medical practice and patient care, with the potential to influence health policy pertaining to fibromyalgia management.

Full description

The study aims to outline distinct patient subgroups manifesting heightened responsiveness to one therapeutic intervention vis-à-vis the other, thereby facilitating the formulation of more personalized and efficacious treatment modalities.

Enrollment: 35 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Stable on SSRIs for at least three months (for Group A)
• Age between 18 and 65 years
• Participants suffering from recent cervical pain without any pathology

Exclusion criteria

• Presence of any other chronic pain conditions.
• Contraindications to SSRIs or trigger point injections.
• Pregnancy or lactation.
• History of psychiatric disorders other than depression and anxiety

Trial design

Primary purpose: Health Services Research

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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35 participants in 2 patient groups

Dry Needling

Other group

Treatment:

Other: Dry Needling

Drug: serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI)

Trigger points injections

Experimental group

Treatment:

Procedure: Trigger points injections