Effects of Dry Needling on Spinal Mobility and Trigger Points in Patients With Fibromyalgia Syndrome.

January 19, 2016 updated by: Adelaida María Castro-Sánchez, Universidad de Almeria

Effects of Dry Needling on Posture, Spinal Mobility and Trigger Points on Spinal Muscles in Patients With Fibromyalgia Syndrome.

This study evaluates the effect of Dry Needling on Spinal Mobility and Trigger Points in Patients with Fibromyalgia Syndrome.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Dry Needling is a skilled intervention that uses a thin filiform needle to penetrate the skin and stimulate underlying myofascial trigger points, muscular, and connective tissues for the management of neuromusculoskeletal pain and movement impairments. Dry needling (DN) is a technique used to treat dysfunctions in skeletal muscle, fascia, and connective tissue, and, diminish persistent peripheral nociceptive input, and reduce or restore impairments of body structure and function leading to improved activity and participation.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

66

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Spain
      • Almería, Spain, 04120
        • Univesity of Almería

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 65 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Fibromyalgia syndrome diagnosis.
  • Aged from 18 to 65 years.
  • No regular physical activity.
  • Limitation of usual activities due to pain on at least 1 day in the previous 30 days.
  • Agreement to attend evening therapy sessions.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Severe physical disability.
  • Comorbid conditions (eg, morbid obesity, inflammatory diseases, irritable bowel syndrome, interstitial cystitis).
  • Uncontrolled endocrine disorders (eg, hyperthyroidism or hypothyroidism, diabetes).
  • Malignancy.
  • Psychiatric.
  • Illnesses (eg, schizophrenia or substance abuse).
  • Medication usage other than as-needed analgesics (excluding long-term narcotics).
  • History of surgery.
  • History of whiplash injury.
  • Presence of a score >9 points in the Beck Depression Inventory.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Dry Needling Therapy
Dry Needly Therapy will be assesses in trigger points on latissimus dorsi, iliocostalis muscle, multifidus muscles, and quadratus lumbourum muscle.
Device: Dry Needling
Dry needling is the use of either solid filiform needles or hollow-core hypodermic needles for therapy of muscle pain, sometimes also known as intramuscular stimulation (IMS). Although dry needling originally utilized only hypodermic needles due to the concern that solid filiform needles had neither the strength or tactile feedback that hypodermic needles provided and that the solid filiform needle could be deflected by "dense contraction knots".
Active Comparator: Cross Tape Therapy
Cross Tape is a grid-shaped bandage easy aplicacionen different parts of the body that regulates the tension.
Other: Cross Tape Therapy
The tape consists of cross bands or strips mesh cross, nonelastic and without any medication, forming a grid-shaped patch. The cross tape will be applied on trigger points.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Pain Intensity
Time Frame: up to Four Weeks
A 10-point Numerical Pain Scale (0: no pain, 10: maximum pain) assesses the intensity of pain.
up to Four Weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Number of participants with Trigger Points
Time Frame: up to Four Weeks
Dry Needly Therapy will be assesses in trigger points on trapezius muscle, supraspinatus muscle, infraspinatus muscle, latissimus dorsi, iliocostalis muscle, multifidus muscles, and quadratus lumbourum muscle.
up to Four Weeks
Posture and Spinal Mobility
Time Frame: up to Four Weeks
Spinal Mouse is a device that, combined with a computer program (PC), assesses the curvatures of the vertebral column without applying harmful radiation. Spinal Mouse checks: spine alignment, measuring segmental and global angles in the sagittal and frontal planes; posture and spinal mobility; and spine functions and performance.
up to Four Weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Universidad de Almeria

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

March 1, 2015

Primary Completion (Actual)

March 1, 2015

Study Completion (Actual)

July 1, 2015

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

February 28, 2015

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 4, 2015

First Posted (Estimate)

March 5, 2015

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

January 20, 2016

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 19, 2016

Last Verified

January 1, 2016

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Keywords

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • UAL- 423

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