Effectiveness Taif University P. O. Box 11099 Taif 21944 Effectiveness of Dry Needling in Management of Myofacial Trigger Point

NCT05614830 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: 44-004
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 40
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

myofascial pain syndrome is considered to be a chronic condition due to sensitive pressure points within the muscle recognized as trigger points Generally the aim of this study will be :

• To investigate the effectiveness of dry needling on trigger point in trapezius muscle
• Evaluate the pain level before and after the applications of dry needling on trigger points
• compare between the effects of dry needling and physical therapy exercise program

Conditions

Myofacial Trigger Points

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Pain level

  Will be determined using the visuals analogue scale (VAS)

  6 weeks

• Neck disability index

  questionnaire contains 10 items aiming to evaluate the limitation because of neck pain

  6 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Depression

  6 weeks

• Neck Range of motion

  6 weeks

Study Arms (2)

Intervention group

EXPERIMENTAL

Other: Dry needling ,

Control group

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Usual physical therapy protocol 4 sessions, two sessions per week each session will include a group of therapeutic exercises

Other: usual physical therapy program

Interventions

Dry needling , OTHER

The intervention group will receive sessions of dry needling to relief myofacial pain on trapezius

Intervention group

usual physical therapy program OTHER

Therapeutic exercise

Control group

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• Clinically active trigger point and expression of symptoms of neck pain in trapezius which had lasted for at least 3 months.
• Having a pain level higher than 4 and lower than 8 on Visual Analogue Scale ( VAS )
• Did not receive any other form of neck treatment during the previous month.

You may not qualify if:

• Presence of cardiopulmonary disease , the application process requires the subject to be in prone position to expose the area of treatment, this position is un-preferable for cardiopulmonary patients
• History of neck surgery
• Trigger point treatment in the last 30 days
• Any contraindications for dry needling such as local infection, skin disease ,severe postural disorder , tumor , rheumatoid arthritis, cervical spine stenosis and bilateral upper extremity symptoms
• pregnancy

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Taif University: lead

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Dry Needling

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Complementary Therapies; Therapeutics; Physical Therapy Modalities

Study Design

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

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: November 6, 2022
• First Posted: November 14, 2022
• Study Start: January 1, 2023
• Primary Completion: June 1, 2023
• Study Completion: June 1, 2023
• Last Updated: November 14, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-11