Efficacy of Dry Needling in Cervical Pain

March 8, 2023 updated by: JORGE VELAZQUEZ SAORNIL, Universidad Católica de Ávila

Efficacy of Dry Needling and Ischaemic Compression of the Scapula Angularis Muscle in Patients With Cervicalgia. Randomised Clinical Trial

The presence of latent myofascial trigger points (MTrPs) in the angular muscle of the scapula is one of the possible causes of non-specific neck pain. Dry needling (DN) and ischaemic compression (IC) techniques may be useful for the treatment of these MTrPs. Methods: 80 participants were divided into two groups: the dry needling group, which received a single session of DN on the angular muscle plus hyperalgesia (n=40), and the IC group, which received a single session of IC on the angular muscle plus hyperalgesia (n=40). Pain intensity, pain pressure threshold (PPT), range of motion (ROM) and quality of life were assessed at baseline, immediately after, 48 hours and one week after treatment.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

80

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
    • Completado
      • Ávila, Completado, Spain, 05005
        • Universidad Católica de Ávila

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:

  • Patients presenting with neck pain
  • Patients presenting with trigger point activation of the angularis scapulae muscle

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients who have an absolute fear of needles (belonephobia).
  • Patients presenting with cervical pain with radiculopathy or irradiation of pain to the upper limb.

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: Health Services Research
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: dry needling group
Subjects undergoing dry needling of the angularis scapulae muscle
Device: dry needling
Active trigger point puncture of the angularis scapulae muscle
Experimental: ischaemic compression group
Subjects undergoing ischaemic compression of the angularis scapulae muscle
Other: Ischaemic compression
Ischaemic compression at the active trigger point of the angularis scapulae muscle

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Pain intensity
Time Frame: 3 months
Pain intensity measured on the VAS scale with a minimum score of 0 (no pain) and a maximum score of 10 (highest possible pain endured).
3 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
pressure pain threshold
Time Frame: 3 months
pressure on the sore spot measured by algometer and the unit is Newtons.
3 months
range of motion
Time Frame: 3 months
Joint movement in the cervical spine measured in degrees using a goniometer
3 months
quality life
Time Frame: 3 months
Measured by physical activity questionnaire. Scoring is based on patients' responses. Minimum of 0, maximum of 100 points.
3 months

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Universidad Católica de Ávila

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

December 1, 2022

Primary Completion (Actual)

January 1, 2023

Study Completion (Actual)

January 15, 2023

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

November 14, 2022

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 14, 2022

First Posted (Actual)

November 22, 2022

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

March 10, 2023

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 8, 2023

Last Verified

March 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 14/11/2022

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

UNDECIDED

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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