Exercise and Post-dry Needling Soreness

January 20, 2016 updated by: César Fernández-de-las-Peñas, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos

Effects of Eccentric Exercise, Sham or Placebo on Post-Needling Soreness by Dry Needling on Active Trigger Points

Application of trigger point dry needling can induce post-dry needling soreness. This is not a negative experience, but sometimes some patients want to reduce it as much as possible. Manual therapies and exercise strategies targeting to decrease post-dry needling soreness need to be investigated.

Study Overview

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

90

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

    • Madrid
      • Alcorcon, Madrid, Spain, 28922
        • Universidad Rey Juan Carlos

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:

  • Unilateral non-traumatic shoulder pain
  • Shoulder pain from at least 6 months
  • Shoulder pain of more than 3 points on a NPRS
  • Presence of active trigger point in the infraspinatus muscle

Exclusion Criteria:

  • bilateral shoulder pain
  • younger than 18 or older than 65 years
  • shoulder injury
  • upper extremity surgery
  • fibromyalgia syndrome
  • neck or shoulder surgery
  • cervical radiculopathy
  • whiplash
  • any type of intervention for the neck-shoulder the previous year

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: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Triple

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Eccentric Exercise
Individuals will perform 3 sets of 10 repetitions of eccentric exercise of the infraspinatus muscle after the application of trigger point dry needling
Individuals will perform 3 sets of 10 repetitions of eccentric exercise of the infraspinatus muscle after the application of trigger point dry needling
Sham Comparator: Detuned Ultrasound
Individuals will received 10 minutes of detuned ultrasound on the infraspinatus muscle after the application of trigger point dry needling
Individuals will received 10 minutes of detuned ultrasound on the infraspinatus muscle after the application of trigger point dry needling
Placebo Comparator: Placebo
Individuals will not perform any action after the application of trigger point dry needling
Individuals will not perform any action after the application of trigger point dry needling

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Changes in post-dry needling pain intensity before and after the intervention
Time Frame: Baseline, 24 hours after, 48 hours after and 72 hours after treatment
A Numerical Pain Rate Scale (NPRS, 0-10) will be used to record post-dry needling soreness and pain
Baseline, 24 hours after, 48 hours after and 72 hours after treatment

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Changes in spontaneous shoulder pain before and after the intervention
Time Frame: Baseline and 72 hours after treatment
A Numerical Pain Rate Scale (NPRS, 0-10) will be used to assess spontaneous shoulder pain
Baseline and 72 hours after treatment
Changes in disability before and after the intervention
Time Frame: Baseline and 72 hours after treatment
The Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand (DASH) questionnaire will be used to assess disability induced by shoulder pain.
Baseline and 72 hours after treatment
Changes in functionality before and after the intervention
Time Frame: Baseline and 72 hours after treatment
The Shoulder Pain and Disability Index (SPADI) questionnaire will be used to assess function of the uppr extremity related to shoulder pain
Baseline and 72 hours after treatment

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: César Fernández-de-las-Peñas, PhD, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

October 1, 2015

Primary Completion (Actual)

January 1, 2016

Study Completion (Actual)

January 1, 2016

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 21, 2015

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 22, 2015

First Posted (Estimate)

September 24, 2015

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

January 21, 2016

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 20, 2016

Last Verified

January 1, 2016

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