Effectiveness of Dry Needling of Active Trigger Points in Neck Muscles in Patients With Chronic Cervical Pain

University of Zaragoza

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Cervical Pain

Treatments: Other: Dry Needling; Other: Stretch

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06257992

RAT 2022-53

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Enrollment: 52 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 80 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• 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.

Exclusion criteria

• 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

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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52 participants in 2 patient groups

Dry Needling Group

Experimental group

Treatment:

Other: Dry Needling

Stretch Group

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Other: Stretch