Latent Myofascial Trigger Points in the Craniocervical Region

Myofascial Pain Syndrome Clinical Trial

Official title:

Clinical Efficacy of Mobilization of the Nervous System Compared to Soft Tissue Techniques Intervention in Asymptomatic Subjects With Latent Myofascial Trigger Points in the Craniocervical Region: a Randomized Controlled Trial

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03327545
• Other study ID #: LMTrP
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: October 23, 2017
• Last updated: October 26, 2017
• Start date: January 2017
• Est. completion date: July 2017

Study information

• Verified date: October 2017
• Source: Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi Onlus
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Myofascial pain is a clinical problem that has generated interest, debate and confusion for decades. According to studies anywhere between 33 and 97 % of patients with musculoskeletal pain visiting physicians and manual therapists are diagnosed with Myofascial Trigger Points (MTrPs). MTrPs are localized, hyperirritable points that are associated with palpable nodules in taut bands (TB) of muscle fibres. MTrPs can be classified into active and latent. Latent MTrPs demonstrate the same clinical characteristics as active MTrPs but they do not provoke spontaneous pain. The myofascial trigger points (MTrPs) are common in healthy subjects and in patients with musculoskeletal pain, and could produce sensitive disturbances and motor dysfunctions

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 50
• Est. completion date: July 2017
• Est. primary completion date: February 2017
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 65 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Neck pain

Exclusion Criteria:

• myelopathy

• fracture

• infection

• dystonia

• tumor

• inflammatory disease

• fibromyalgia

• or osteoporosis

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Fibromyalgia
• Myofascial Pain Syndrome
• Myofascial Pain Syndromes

Intervention

Device:
• Neural mobilization
Neural mobilization on the right side of the craniocervical region for a total of 12 minutes.
• Soft tissue techniques and Stretching
Soft tissue techniques and Stretching on the right side of the craniocervical region for a total of 12 minutes
• Control group
Did not receive any treatment.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi Onlus

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Change from Pain intensity at 24 hours	Pressure Pain Thresholds (PPT) will be assessed bilaterally over the masseter, temporalis, trapezius and suboccipital muscles by an assessor blinded to the subjects condition.	24 hours, 5 minutes after the treatment
Primary	Maximum mouth opening without pain at 24 hours	Is the ability to open the mouth so widely as you could without pain.	24 hours, 5 minutes after the treatment
Secondary	Pain Catastrophizing Scale (PCS) at 24 hours	Will be used to measure PCS	24 hours, 5 minutes after the treatment