Exercise and Post-dry Needling Soreness

NCT02558686 | Completed DMC

• 1 other identifier: URJC 2015-12
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 90
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Application of trigger point dry needling can induce post-dry needling soreness. This is not a negative experience, but sometimes some patients want to reduce it as much as possible. Manual therapies and exercise strategies targeting to decrease post-dry needling soreness need to be investigated.

Conditions

Shoulder Pain

Keywords

trigger points; disability; post-dry needling soreness; eccentric exercise

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Changes in post-dry needling pain intensity before and after the intervention

  A Numerical Pain Rate Scale (NPRS, 0-10) will be used to record post-dry needling soreness and pain

  Baseline, 24 hours after, 48 hours after and 72 hours after treatment

Secondary Outcomes (3)

• Changes in spontaneous shoulder pain before and after the intervention

  Baseline and 72 hours after treatment

• Changes in disability before and after the intervention

  Baseline and 72 hours after treatment

• Changes in functionality before and after the intervention

  Baseline and 72 hours after treatment

Study Arms (3)

Eccentric Exercise

EXPERIMENTAL

Individuals will perform 3 sets of 10 repetitions of eccentric exercise of the infraspinatus muscle after the application of trigger point dry needling

Other: Eccentric Exercise

Detuned Ultrasound

SHAM COMPARATOR

Individuals will received 10 minutes of detuned ultrasound on the infraspinatus muscle after the application of trigger point dry needling

Other: Detuned Ultrasound

Placebo

PLACEBO COMPARATOR

Individuals will not perform any action after the application of trigger point dry needling

Other: Placebo

Interventions

Eccentric Exercise OTHER

Individuals will perform 3 sets of 10 repetitions of eccentric exercise of the infraspinatus muscle after the application of trigger point dry needling

Eccentric Exercise

Detuned Ultrasound OTHER

Individuals will received 10 minutes of detuned ultrasound on the infraspinatus muscle after the application of trigger point dry needling

Detuned Ultrasound

Placebo OTHER

Individuals will not perform any action after the application of trigger point dry needling

Placebo

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 65 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Unilateral non-traumatic shoulder pain
• Shoulder pain from at least 6 months
• Shoulder pain of more than 3 points on a NPRS
• Presence of active trigger point in the infraspinatus muscle

You may not qualify if:

• bilateral shoulder pain
• younger than 18 or older than 65 years
• shoulder injury
• upper extremity surgery
• fibromyalgia syndrome
• neck or shoulder surgery
• cervical radiculopathy
• whiplash
• any type of intervention for the neck-shoulder the previous year

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Universidad Rey Juan Carlos: lead

Study Sites (1)

Universidad Rey Juan Carlos

Alcorcón, Madrid, 28922, Spain

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Shoulder Pain

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Arthralgia; Joint Diseases; Musculoskeletal Diseases; Pain; Neurologic Manifestations; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Study Officials

• Cesar Fernández-de-las-Peñas, PhD

  Universidad Rey Juan Carlos

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: TRIPLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT, INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Head Division

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: September 21, 2015
• First Posted: September 24, 2015
• Study Start: October 1, 2015
• Primary Completion: January 1, 2016
• Study Completion: January 1, 2016
• Last Updated: January 21, 2016

Record last verified: 2016-01

Locations

ES (1)