Status:

COMPLETED

Myofascial Pain:Acupuncture Versus Trigger Point Injection Combined With Dipyrone and Cyclobenzaprine

Lead Sponsor:

Federal University of São Paulo

Conditions:

Myofascial Pain Syndromes

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-65 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Myofascial syndrome is the most frequent condition of chronic pain. The objective of the present study was to compare the analgesic action of acupuncture and trigger point injec...

Detailed Description

Among the 39 patients selected, nine (3 in group 1 and 6 in group 2) were excluded from the study because they did not attend the visits scheduled for the procedures and assessment or because they did...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • patients of both genders
  • chronic myofascial syndrome (duration of more than three months),
  • ranging in age from 18 to 65 year,
  • pain intensity score of 3 or higher (rated on a numerical scale ranging from 0 to 10)

Exclusion

  • patients with disc herniation,
  • osteoarthritis,
  • vertebral collapse,
  • temporomandibular joint dysfunction,
  • infection, -
  • tumors,
  • coagulopathy, -
  • psychiatric disease,
  • cognitive disorders.
  • Patients who had used any type of analgesic or muscle relaxant agent 15 days before the study and those taking anticoagulants

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

June 1 2004

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

November 1 2006

Estimated Enrollment :

30 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00635037

Start Date

June 1 2004

End Date

November 1 2006

Last Update

March 13 2008

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Pain Setor of Federal University of Sao Paulo

São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil