Effectiveness Verification of a Smartphone-based System for Assessment and Health Care on Myofascial Pain Syndrome

NCT06379269 | Not Yet Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: CMUH112-REC3-160
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 60
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

Myofascial pain syndrome (MPS) is the most common musculoskeletal pain disorder. The pain originates from myofascial trigger points (TrPs) in skeletal muscle. The muscle that presents with TrPs would be identified through clinical diagnosis and assessment, and further treatment would be designed according to the identified muscle.With the high penetration rate of smartphones, it would be convenient to utilize smartphones as the assistive technology in the assessment and intervention of MPS. The smartphone-based MPS assessment and care system could eliminate the restrictions of the epidemic, and provide an independent usage, precisely identifying muscle with TrPs and personalized care plan application. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to 1. develop a smartphone-based assessment and health care system for patients with myofascial pain syndrome. And to 2. verify the feasibility and validity of the system assessment function. And to 3. testify the effectiveness of the system health care functions for patient intervention.

Conditions

Myofascial Pain Syndrome

Keywords

myofascial pain syndrome; smartphone

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• current pain visual analogue scale

  pain will be evaluated with visual analogue scale(VAS). 0 means no pain at all;10 means extremely painful.

  10 minutes

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• functional questionnaire

  20 minutes

Study Arms (2)

App group

EXPERIMENTAL

Device: App healthcare

Control group

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Other: Control

Interventions

App healthcare DEVICE

Self-developed app: includes home stretching and strengthening exercises, muscle release technique instruction.

App group

Control OTHER

general education and home rehab program

Control group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 20 Years - 65 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• For those diagnosed with myofascial pain syndrome by a rehabilitation physician, the diagnostic conditions meet the five major signs, including:
• Regional pain,
• Transfer pain,
• Muscle tight band,
• Tender points in the tight band. ,
• Limitation of joint mobility,
• And symptoms consistent with any of the items, including:
• Complaints of pain that appear after applying pressure on tender points,
• Local throbbing reaction,
• Pain disappears after injection or after stretching

You may not qualify if:

• Have any neurological diseases that may cause pain,
• have a history of surgery in the past six months,
• the affected area is in a state of acute inflammation,
• have open wounds, etc.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• China Medical University Hospital: lead
• National Cheng Kung University: collaborator
• National Science and Technology Council: collaborator

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Myofascial Pain Syndromes

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Muscular Diseases; Musculoskeletal Diseases

Central Study Contacts

Ya-Lan Chiu, Doc

CONTACT

+8866-6-2353535; yalanchiu@gs.ncku.edu.tw

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: INVESTIGATOR
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Doctor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 18, 2024
• First Posted: April 23, 2024
• Study Start: May 1, 2024
• Primary Completion: June 1, 2024
• Study Completion: December 1, 2024
• Last Updated: April 24, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-04