Immediate Effect of Dry Needling on Trigger Points

NCT04476381 | Completed DMC

• 1 other identifier: MON07
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 48
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The immediate effects (0-30 minutes) of a dry needling intervention on a trigger point on their viscoelastic properties (tone, elasticity and stiffness)

Conditions

Shoulder Pain

Keywords

myofascial trigger points,; dry needling,; stiffness

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (9)

• Tone in Hertz measured with a myotonometer on the trigger point

  Measurement of the tone in Hz with the myotonometer MyotonPro on the trigger point

  baseline

• Tone in Hertz measured with a myotonometer on the trigger point

  Measurement of the tone in Hz with the myotonometer MyotonPro on the trigger point

  immediately after the intervention

• Tone in Hertz measured with a myotonometer on the trigger point

  Measurement of the tone in Hz with the myotonometer MyotonPro on the trigger point

  30 minutes after the intervention

• Stiffness in N/m with a myotonometer on the trigger point

  Measurement of the stiffness in N/m with the myotonometer MyotonPro on the trigger point

  baseline

• Stiffness in N/m with a myotonometer on the trigger point

  Measurement of the stiffness in N/m with the myotonometer MyotonPro on the trigger point

  immediately after the intervention

• Stiffness in N/m with a myotonometer on the trigger point

  Measurement of the stiffness in N/m with the myotonometer MyotonPro on the trigger point

  30 minutes after the intervention

• Elasticity (no units: inversely proportional to the decrement of the oscillations) with a myotonometer on the trigger point

  Measurement of the elasticity with the MyotonPro

  baseline

• Elasticity (no units: inversely proportional to the decrement of the oscillations) with a myotonometer on the trigger point

  Measurement of the elasticity with the MyotonPro

  immediately after the intervention

• Elasticity (no units: inversely proportional to the decrement of the oscillations) with a myotonometer on the trigger point

  Measurement of the elasticity with the MyotonPro

  30 minutes after the intervention

Study Arms (1)

Dry needling of a trigger point in the infraspinatus muscle

EXPERIMENTAL

Insertion a a acupuncture type needle into a trigger point in the infraspinatus muscle on the painful side to decrease the stiffness and tone and increase the elasticity

Procedure: Dry needling

Interventions

Dry needling PROCEDURE

Insertion of a Optimed 40mm x 0.30 single use, sterile acupuncture needle into a active trigger point in the infraspinatus muscle

Dry needling of a trigger point in the infraspinatus muscle

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• present with chronic shoulder pain of non-traumatic origin (rated at least 2/10 on a numeric rating scale (NRS) for more than 3 months. The pain had to be located in the shoulder area or referred in the area of the infraspinatus as described by Travell and Simons (1999);
• have a hyperirritable spot within a palpable tight band that reproduced the participant's pain when compressed by palpation; and
• have a body mass index (BMI) lower than 28

You may not qualify if:

• diagnosis of capsulitis, cancer, or metastasis;
• previous shoulder or thorax surgery or a mastectomy;
• shoulder girdle bone fracture;
• C4-C5 or C6 radiculopathy;
• known osteoporotic profile (positive bone densitometry);
• apparent atrophy of the infraspinatus fossa (visual interpretation) and
• contraindications to receive a DN intervention

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Université de Sherbrooke: lead

Study Sites (1)

CRCHUS-Physius Lab

Sherbrooke, Quebec, J1H5N4, Canada

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Shoulder Pain

Interventions

Dry Needling

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

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

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Complementary Therapies; Therapeutics; Physical Therapy Modalities

Study Officials

• Nathaly Gaudreault, PhD

  Université de Sherbrooke

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator

Model Details: One group, one measurement of the viscoelastic properties with the MyotonPro of a single trigger point before the dry needle insertion, one measurement with the MyotonPro right after and 30 minutes later

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 27, 2020
• First Posted: July 20, 2020
• Study Start: February 1, 2018
• Primary Completion: June 7, 2018
• Study Completion: September 20, 2019
• Last Updated: July 20, 2020

Record last verified: 2020-07

Locations

CA (1)