Effects of Dry Needling on Neck and Shoulder Pain in Orchestral Musicians: a Prospective Case Series

Musculoskeletal Pain Clinical Trial

Official title:

Effects of Myofascial Trigger Point Dry Needling on Neck Pain in Orchestral Musicians

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03402867
• Other study ID #: CEU-012
• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 1/Phase 2
• Start date: February 1, 2018
• Est. completion date: March 5, 2018

Study information

• Verified date: July 2018
• Source: CEU San Pablo University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This study evaluates the effectiveness of Deep dry needling of active myofascial trigger points present in muscles of the neck and shoulder region in orchestral musicians.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 8
• Est. completion date: March 5, 2018
• Est. primary completion date: March 1, 2018
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Female
• Age group: 18 Years to 40 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Orchestral musicians

• Chronic neck or shoulder pain

• Presence of active myofascial trigger points

Exclusion Criteria:

• Fear of needles

• Coagulation disorders

• Pregnancy

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Musculoskeletal Pain
• Myofascial Pain Syndromes
• Pain Syndrome
• Trigger Point Pain, Myofascial

Intervention

Procedure:
• Deep dry needling
Insertion of a filiform needle in the active trigger point of musculoskeletal muscle

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Spain	CEU San Pablo University	Madrid	Comunidad De Madrid

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
CEU San Pablo University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Spain, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Visual analogue scale for pain	Pain measurement. 100-mm visual analog scale (VAS), horizontal line ranging from 0mm (no pain) to 100mm (worst imaginable pain).	2 weeks
Secondary	Pressure pain threshold	Analogic algometer	2 weeks
Secondary	Neck disability index (NDI)	10-item, 50-point index that assesses different aspects of daily functioning in patients with neck pain. It assesses four items regarding subjective symptoms (pain intensity, headache, concentration, sleeping), four items regarding activities of daily living (lifting, work, driving, recreation), and two items regarding discretionary activities of daily living (personal care, reading). Each item is scored 0 to 5, with the total reported as either a raw score (0-50) or as a percentage score. Higher values represent a worse outcome.	2 weeks
Secondary	Shoulder pain disability index (SPADI)	Self-administered questionnaire, grouping 13 questions, 5 of which measure the severity of pain caused by various arm movements involving the shoulder, the pain being assessed on a numeric pain scale ranging from 0 to 10. Eight additional questions related to functional impairments of the shoulder are assessed with a numeric scale. Higher values represent a worse outcome.	2 weeks