Effects of Dry Needling on the Behavior of the Shoulder Muscles

University of Alcala

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Shoulder Pain

Treatments: Other: Sham dry needling; Other: Real dry needling

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06398574

CEID/2024/1/004

Details and patient eligibility

About

The main objective of this study will be to evaluate the effects of the application of the dry needling technique on the activity of the rotator cuff muscles in the shoulder.

The evaluation of the effects of the application of the dry needling technique will be carried out in subjects with and without shoulder pain.To do this, muscle strength, possible thickness changes in the muscle and electromyographic activity will be measured before and immediately after the application of a dry needling technique.

Likewise, other variables will be measured such as the pressure pain threshold (PPT), pain with a Numeric Verbal Scale, kinesiophobia and catastrophism, the shoulder pain and disability index (SPADI) and the influence of expectations about dry needling.

Enrollment: 40 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 70 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Subjects of legal age
• Subjects without shoulder pain or with unilateral shoulder pain of > 3 months duration.
• Have shoulder mobility of 90º of abduction and at least 30º of glenohumeral external rotation.

Exclusion criteria

• Have neck pain.
• Whiplash
• Having had trauma to the shoulder.
• Having fibromyalgia.
• Be pregnant.
• Being afraid of needles.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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40 participants in 2 patient groups

Real dry needling

Experimental group

Description:

With the subject lying supine, a dry needling technique will be applied to the infraspinatus muscle.

Treatment:

Other: Real dry needling

Sham dry needling

Sham Comparator group

Description:

With the subject lying supine, a sham dry needling technique will be applied to the infraspinatus muscle, simulating the real procedure.

Treatment:

Other: Sham dry needling