Latent Myofascial Trigger Points in the Craniocervical Region
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
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interventional
50
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Brief 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
Trial Health
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participants targeted
Target at P25-P50 for not_applicable
Started Jan 2017
Shorter than P25 for not_applicable
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
January 1, 2017
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
February 1, 2017
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
July 1, 2017
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
October 23, 2017
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
October 31, 2017
CompletedOctober 31, 2017
October 1, 2017
1 month
October 23, 2017
October 26, 2017
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (2)
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
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 Outcomes (1)
Pain Catastrophizing Scale (PCS) at 24 hours
24 hours, 5 minutes after the treatment
Study Arms (3)
Experimental Group 1
EXPERIMENTALNeural mobilization for a total of 12 minutes
Experimental Group 2
EXPERIMENTALSoft tissue techniques and Stretching right side of the craniocervical for a total of 12 minutes
Control group
PLACEBO COMPARATORControl group
Interventions
Neural mobilization on the right side of the craniocervical region for a total of 12 minutes.
Soft tissue techniques and Stretching on the right side of the craniocervical region for a total of 12 minutes
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Neck pain
You may not qualify if:
- myelopathy
- fracture
- infection
- dystonia
- tumor
- inflammatory disease
- fibromyalgia
- or osteoporosis
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Interventions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
JORGE H VILLAFAÑE
IRCCS Don Gnocchi Foundation
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- SINGLE
- Who Masked
- PARTICIPANT
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Researcher
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
October 23, 2017
First Posted
October 31, 2017
Study Start
January 1, 2017
Primary Completion
February 1, 2017
Study Completion
July 1, 2017
Last Updated
October 31, 2017
Record last verified: 2017-10