Dry Needling and Kinesio Taping in the Treatment of Myofascial Pain Syndrome

NCT04521127 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: Physical Med-1
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 105
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to compare the effectiveness of kinesio tape and dry needling in the treatment of myofascial pain syndrome of the trapezius muscle.

Conditions

Myofascial Pain Syndrome of Neck

Keywords

Taping; Pain; Trigger Point; Dry needling

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Pressure Pain Threshold (PPT) Measurement

  Pain pressure threshold (PPT). was assessed with an analogue algometry (Baseline, FEl Inc. White Plains, NY,USA) with 1 cm2 rubber tip was used to measure the pain pressure threshold. Algometer perpendicularly placed over spinous process of T1 on prone position and pressure progressively increased 1 kg/s until patients verbally reported pain under the tip of algometer or referring pain. Measurement repeated three times and average score recorded.

  two weeks

Secondary Outcomes (3)

• Visual analog scale

  two weeks

• Neck Disability Index

  two weeks

• Global Perceived Effect Scale

  two weeks

Study Arms (3)

Kinesio Taping Group

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Kinesio taping will be applied to trapezius muscle

Other: Kinesio Taping

Dry needling Group

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Dry needling will be applied to trigger point on trapezius muscle

Other: Dry needling

Control Group

NO INTERVENTION

Control group will not receive any additional intervention

Interventions

Kinesio Taping OTHER

Taping will be performed on sitting position with contralateral lateral flexion and flexion of the neck, using muscle technique with I strip and stretching the head at the maximum level in order to benefit from the muscle release effect. Kinesio tape was applied directly on muscle with 0% stretching.

Kinesio Taping Group

Dry needling OTHER

The trigger point on the taut band will be held with the thumb and forefinger from below and above. In the needling technique, a 0.25 \* 25-mm with nickel handle, disposable sterile steel acupuncture needle will be used. The needle tip will be inserted perpendicularly into the subcutaneous tissue and inserted into the muscle until the trigger point in the taut band was found. The same point will be pinned 8-10 times with fast needle movements inside and out. Then the needle tip will pulled back so that it did not come out of the skin, and the bottom, top and sides of the first entered point were also pinned. This procedure was applied to all trigger points in the trapeze muscle.

Dry needling Group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 80 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Being diagnosis with MPS and having active myofascial trigger points on trapezius muscle

You may not qualify if:

• Fibromyalgia
• a history of myofascial trigger point injection
• acute trauma
• inflammatory joint or muscle disease
• infection or malignancy on cervical region
• neurological disorders
• cervical radiculopathy or myelopathy
• inadequate cooperation for the treatment
• a history of neck surgery or spinal degeneration

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Abant Izzet Baysal University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Abant Izzet Baysal University

Bolu, Merkez, 14100, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Pain

Interventions

Dry Needling

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Neurologic Manifestations; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Complementary Therapies; Therapeutics; Physical Therapy Modalities

Study Officials

• Mustafa Fatih Yaşar, MD

  Bolu Abant Izzet Baylsa University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Masking Details: Patients will be aware of group distribution due to the nature of the taping and DN procedures. Therefore, the only outcome assessor will be blinded
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Assistant Professor

Model Details: Three groups with a conventional therapy control group.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: August 18, 2020
• First Posted: August 20, 2020
• Study Start: August 27, 2020
• Primary Completion: November 1, 2020
• Study Completion: January 15, 2021
• Last Updated: April 19, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-04

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)