Soreness After Deep Dry Needling of One Latent Myofascial Trigger Point

NCT02158104 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: CEU-004
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 60
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

Pain after dry needling or injection in the muscle is a frequent secondary effect in the treatment of myofascial pain syndrome. In this trial pain and sensitivity will be assessed during a 72 hours follow up period. Factors that may contribute to higher levels of pain or sensitivity will be evaluated.

Conditions

Pain After Dry Needling

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Pain

  Visual analogue scale

  72 hours

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Sensitivity

  72 hours

Study Arms (1)

Latent trigger point in the upper trapezius muscle

Procedure: Deep dry needling

Interventions

Deep dry needling PROCEDURE

Latent trigger point in the upper trapezius muscle

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 65 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Healthy subjetct. Community sample from university.

You may qualify if:

• The latent MTrP diagnosis was based upon the following criteria:10
• presence of a palpable taut band in the muscle
• presence of a hypersensitive tender spot in the taut band
• palpable or visible local twitch response with snapping palpation of the tout band
• referred pain elicitation in response to compression.

You may not qualify if:

• presence of coagulation disorders
• neck or facial pain
• previous application of a dry needling technique
• MTrP therapy in head or neck within the previous 3 months
• fibromyalgia
• an insurmountable fear of needles as a reason of refusing the treatment
• history of surgery in the head or neck area.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• CEU San Pablo University: lead

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 5, 2014
• First Posted: June 6, 2014
• Study Start: October 1, 2013
• Primary Completion: February 1, 2014
• Last Updated: June 6, 2014

Record last verified: 2014-01