Effectiveness of Dry Needling and Ischemic Compression in Sternocleidomastoid, on Cervical Motor Control in Patients With Cervical Pain.

Cervical Pain Clinical Trial

Official title:

Effectiveness of Dry Needling and Ischemic Compression in the Sternocleidomastoid, on Cervical Motor Control in Patients With Cervical Pain, Versus Placebo Technique and Ischemic Compression, Randomized Trial.

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03331653
• Other study ID #: CEIM/HU/2017/15
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: November 10, 2017
• Est. completion date: June 10, 2018

Study information

• Verified date: June 2018
• Source: University of Alcala
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This study will compare the effect of dry needling on the active trigger point on sternocleidomastoid versus the effect of dry needling at 1.5 centimeters of active trigger point on sternocleidomastoid, both combined with ischemic compression, on cervical pain and cervical motor control short and medium term.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 34
• Est. completion date: June 10, 2018
• Est. primary completion date: May 15, 2018
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 65 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Be between 18 and 65 years old

• Have pain in the cervical region, which extends from the occipital to the 7th cervical vertebra.

• Have an active trigger point on the sternocleidomastoid.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Present history of trauma in the neck.

• Present cervical radiculopathy

• Present a vestibular pathology

• Previous surgery on the neck or shoulder area

• Having a primary headache diagnosis

• Have received dry needling in the neck in the previous 6 months

• Present cognitive deficit.

• Be pregnant

• Taking anticoagulants.

• Have phobia to the needles (belonephobia).

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Cervical Pain
• Neck Pain

Intervention

Other:
• Dry Needling and Ischemic Compression at the Trigger Point
The intervention consist on dry needling in the active trigger point, and next, do ischemic compression in the same point.
• Dry Needling and Ischemic Compression at 1.5 centimeters from the Trigger Point
The intervention consist on dry needling at 1.5 centimeters from the active trigger point, and next, do ischemic compression in the same point.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Spain	University of Alcalá	Alcalá de Henares	Madrid

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of Alcala

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Spain, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Cervical Pain	Changes in the level of Cervical Pain.	Pre-intervention, immediately post-intervention, 1 day, 1 week, 1 month
Primary	Cervical Motor Control	Change in the Cervical Motor Control	Pre-intervention, immediately post-intervention, 1 day, 1 week, 1 month
Secondary	Cervical Range of Movement	Changes in grades of cervical movement	Pre-intervention, immediately post-intervention, 1 day, 1 week, 1 month
Secondary	Coordination of superficial and deep cervical flexor muscles	Changes in the coordination of cervical flexor muscles	Pre-intervention, immediately post-intervention, 1 day, 1 week, 1 month
Secondary	Cervical Disability	Changes in perceived cervical disability	Pre-intervention,1 month