Status:
COMPLETED
Pain and Neck Dysfunction Following Dry Needling With and Without Intramuscular Electrical Stimulus.
Lead Sponsor:
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor
Conditions:
Neck Pain
Shoulder Pain
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-59 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Participants will be 18-59 years old who are recruited through a convenience sample from the UMHB/Belton community. There will be a randomized control trial consisting of three groups. Each participan...
Detailed Description
Interventions per group: Control: none DN: 20-30 seconds of DN per trigger point in each involved trapezius muscle, needles rest in situ 10 min, needles removed. DN-ES: 20-30 seconds of DN per trig...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- 18-59 years old
- have an active email account
- have at least one palpable active trigger point (TrP) (located in one or both upper trapezius)
- English speaking
Exclusion
- current treatment or diagnosis related to cancer
- active local or systemic infection
- neurologic deficit
- cognitive deficit
- pregnancy
- connective tissue disease and/or autoimmune disorder
- tobacco use
- received previous DN treatments within 6 weeks of the study,
- experienced unilateral or bilateral neck/shoulder pain continuously for 3 months or longer
- Neck Disability Index score \< 6
- Numerical Pain Rating Scale score \< 3
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2019
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
January 1 2020
Estimated Enrollment :
23 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04057781
Start Date
September 1 2019
End Date
January 1 2020
Last Update
November 3 2020
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University of Mary Hardin-Baylor
Belton, Texas, United States, 76513