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Administrative data

NCT number NCT03095365
Other study ID # 03/2017
Secondary ID
Status Completed
Phase N/A
First received March 14, 2017
Last updated September 5, 2017
Start date March 14, 2017
Est. completion date September 5, 2017

Study information

Verified date September 2017
Source Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

to compare the effects on pain, disability and psychological factors of the combination of MTrP dry needling and pain neuroscience education to MTrPs dry needing alone and control electrotherapy usual care in patients with chronic neck pain.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Completed
Enrollment 60
Est. completion date September 5, 2017
Est. primary completion date September 1, 2017
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender All
Age group 18 Years to 65 Years
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria:

- Mechanical neck pain for at least 12 weeks

- 10% or higher on the Neck Disability Index questionnaire

- 20mm or higher on the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) of neck pain

- Presence of at least one active myofascial trigger point

Exclusion Criteria:

- Neck pain associated with whiplash injuries

- Medical red flag history (i.e., tumour, fracture, metabolic diseases, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoporosis)

- Neck pain with cervical radiculopathy

- Neck pain associated with externalized cervical disc herniation

- Fibromyalgia syndrome

- Previous neck surgery

- Neck pain accompanied by vertigo caused by vertebrobasilar insufficiency or accompanied by non-cervicogenic headaches

Study Design


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


Intervention

Other:
Dry needling
Insertion of solid filament needles in the muscle
Pain neuroscience education
Explanation of the functioning of the central nervous system, the differences between acute pain and chronic pain and the importance of thoughts and beliefs in the processing and chronification of pain
Conventional treatment
Electrotherapy: Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation and microwaves

Locations

Country Name City State
Spain Hospital Universitario Infanta Sofia San Sebastián de los Reyes 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 Pain using Visual Analogue Scale Visual Analogue Scale: consists of a line of 100mm which represents the "no pain" on the left side of the same and the "worst pain imaginable" on the right side 3 months
Secondary Medication intake Medication use: number of pills 3 months
Secondary Disability using Neck Disability Index Neck disability index: patients ability to function in daily life activities. 3 months
Secondary Kinesiophobia using Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia: participants pain-related fear of movement and (re)injury 3 months
Secondary Catastrophizing using Pain Catastrophizing Scale Pain Catastrophizing Scale: propensity to catastrophize about pain 3 months
Secondary Pain anxiety using Pain Anxiety Symptoms Scale Pain Anxiety Symptoms Scale: The anxiety behaviors associated with pain 3 months
Secondary Beck Depression Inventory-II Self-report measure to assess the severity of depressive symptoms 3 months
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