Immediate Effects of Dry Needling and Tens in Chronic Neck Pain

Myofascial Neck Pain Clinical Trial

Official title:

IMMEDIATE EFFECTS OF DRY NEEDLING VERSUS DRY NEEDLING AND TENS ON PAIN IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC MIOFASCIAL NECK PAIN

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02230709
• Other study ID #: 50/2012
• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 2
• First received: August 28, 2014
• Last updated: September 20, 2016
• Start date: November 2012

Study information

• Verified date: September 2016
• Source: Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Spain: Comité Ético de Investigación Clínica
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The aim of this study is to determinate the effects of percutaneous electrical nerve stimulation in the short-term for pain in patients with myofascial chronic neck pain.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 60
• Est. primary completion date: November 2012
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 18 Years to 48 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Neck pain for more than six months of evolution.

• Active Myofascial Trigger Point number 2 on Trapezius muscle.

• Score of more than 2 points in a Visual Analog Scale.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Neck pain specific.

• Radiculopathies.

• Whiplash.

• Dizziness and migraines

• Cervical surgical intervention

• Previous treatment of Dry Needling

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver), Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Myofascial Neck Pain
• Neck Pain

Intervention

Other:
• Dry Needling
Needling with acupuncture needle in a myofascial trigger point.
• "TENS" and "dry needling"
Application of TENS current after dry needling technique

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Spain	CSEU La Salle	Aravaca	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	Neck Pain	Visual analog scale. A 100mm VAS, ranging from 0mm (no pain) to 100mm (worst imaginable pain).	4 days	Yes
Primary	Post-needling pain	Visual analog scale. A 100mm VAS, ranging from 0mm (no pain) to 100mm (worst imaginable pain).	4 days	Yes
Secondary	Pressure Pain threshold	Pressure needed to evoke pain recognized by patient. Measured using an algometer in Kg/cm2	4 days	Yes
Secondary	Range of Motion	The subjects sat in a chair and a CROM goniometer was placed over the head. They were asked to perform active neck movements to the fullest extent of their mobility. Each movement was recorded three times and the average value was calculated.	4 days	Yes