Kinesiotaping and Post-dry Needling Soreness

Mechanical Neck Pain Clinical Trial

Official title:

Effects of Kinesiotaping on Post-Needling Soreness by Dry Needling on Active Trigger Points

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03545880
• Other study ID #: URJC 2018-12
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: June 6, 2018
• Est. completion date: August 8, 2018

Study information

• Verified date: August 2018
• Source: Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Application of trigger point dry needling can induce post-dry needling soreness. This is not a negative experience, but sometimes some patients want to reduce it as much as possible. Different therapeutic strategies targeting to decrease post-dry needling soreness need to be investigated. Since Kinesiotaping has been advocated for decreasing tone in the muscle tissues, it would be a potential intervention for this objective.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 32
• Est. completion date: August 8, 2018
• Est. primary completion date: August 5, 2018
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 65 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Generalized neck-shoulder pain with symptoms provoked by neck postures, neck movement, or palpation of the cervical musculature

Exclusion Criteria:

• any contraindication to dry needling

• whiplash injury;

• previous cervical surgery;

• cervical radiculopathy or myelopathy;

• diagnosis of fibromyalgia syndrome;

• having undergone any therapy intervention for the neck are in the previous 6 months;

• fear to needles;

• less than 18 or greater than 65 years of age.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Mechanical Neck Pain
• Neck Pain

Intervention

Other:
• Kinesiotaping
A Kinesiotaping will be provided over the upper trapezius muscle after the application of dry needling
• Placebo
Individuals will not perform any action after the application of trigger point dry needling

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Spain	Universidad Rey Juan Carlos	Alcorcon	Madrid

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Universidad Rey Juan Carlos

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Spain, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Changes in post-dry needling pain intensity before and after the intervention	A Numerical Pain Rate Scale (NPRS, 0-10) will be used to record post-dry needling soreness and pain	Baseline, immediately after, 24 hours after, 48 hours after and 72 hours after treatment
Secondary	Changes in cervical related-disability before and after the intervention	The Neck Disability Index (NDI) will be used	Baseline and 72 hours after treatment
Secondary	Changes in upper extremity related-disability before and after the intervention	The Shoulder Pain and Disability Index (SPADI) questionnaire will be used	Baseline and 72 hours after treatment
Secondary	Changes in pressure pain sensitivity	Pressure pain threshold over the Trigger Point area will be assessed	Baseline, immediately after and 72 hours after treatment