Noninvasive Treatment of Upper Trapezius Active Trigger Points in College Students With Neck Pain

Neck Pain Clinical Trial

Official title:

Noninvasive Treatment of Upper Trapezius Active Trigger Points in College Students With Neck Pain. A Randomized Clinical Trial

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05265468
• Other study ID #: CE112103
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: March 14, 2022
• Est. completion date: May 19, 2022

Study information

• Verified date: May 2022
• Source: Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Hyperexcitable myofascial trigger points located within a taut band of skeletal muscle or fascia cause referred pain, local tenderness, and autonomic changes. The scientific data refer to an immediate improvement in the symptoms of these active points treated with manual therapy. Based on these factors, the objective of the study is to determine the effect of the combined therapy of the Jones, Chaitow, Lewit technique and pain-free positioning in participants with the presence of an active upper trapezius trigger point.

Description:

The treatment will last a total of 15 minutes accompanied by a baseline assessment and after 10 minutes of the intervention in 3 experimental groups and a placebo group, of no-pain positioning. In addition to basic indices and scales of cervical pain and functionality, it is intended to measure flexibility, range of motion, proprioception and cognition through software with sensors of the latest technology when it comes to representing reliable results in differences between techniques.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 80
• Est. completion date: May 19, 2022
• Est. primary completion date: March 14, 2022
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 19 Years to 40 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• persistent neck pain or headache for more than 3 days

• presence of active trigger point in upper trapezius

Exclusion Criteria:

• Participants who present dizziness, vertigo and/or symptoms aggravated by the movement and/or positioning of the neck;

• who present infection or febrile state at the time of performing the test;

• with anxiety and/or extreme emotional tension;

• who are undergoing pharmacological treatment (analgesics, muscle relaxants, anxiolytics, antidepressants)

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Myofascial Pain Syndromes
• Neck Pain
• Trigger Point Pain, Myofascial

Intervention

Other:
• Jones Group (Strain Counterstrain)
No pain positioning technique with diaphragmatic breathing
• Lewit Group
Isometric muscular exercise acompained with stretching technique
• Chaitow Group
Isometric muscular exercise acompained with stretching technique and diaphragmatic breathing
• Placebo Group
No pain positioning of participants

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Spain	Universidad Católica de Murcia	Murcia

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Spain, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Neck Disability Index	Self-completed neck questionnaire wich consists in 10 sections. Each one of them (cervical pain intensity, personal care, lifting weights, reading, headache, ability to concentrate, ability to work, driving, sleep and leisure activities) offers 6 possible answers that represent 6 progressive levels of functional capacity, and is scored from 0 to 5. The total score is expressed in percentage terms with respect to the maximum possible	10 minutes
Primary	Pain intensity	Measured with Numeric Rating Scale wich consist in measure pain intensity with a score of 0-10	10 minutes
Primary	Pression algometer	Measures pressure pain thresholds	10 minutes
Secondary	Cervical Test	Measured with Baiobit Software. The range of movement will be measured in grades as per: flexion/extension; right/left rotation; and right/left inclination	10 minutes
Secondary	Proprioceptive Test	Measured with Baiobit Software o'clock test in a high/medium/low levels wich consist in a velocity and accuracy evaluation of combined cervical movements in the o'clock game test.	10 minutes