Status:
COMPLETED
Effectiveness of Dry Needling in Chronic Neck Pain.
Lead Sponsor:
University of Seville
Collaborating Sponsors:
Junta de Andalucia
Conditions:
Neck Pain
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-60 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Objectives: To investigate the effect of combining real or placebo dry needling with therapeutic exercise in self-reported pain, pressure pain sensitivity, neck disability, global rating of change (GR...
Detailed Description
All groups will be instructed by a physiotherapist in the performance of protocol of neck-shoulder exercises. This program will be carried out at home for at least three days a week during three month...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Diagnosis of non-specific mechanical neck pain.
- Pain lasting for more than 3 months of duration.
- Self-reported pain higher than 3 in the Numeric Pain Rating Scale.
- Self-reported neck disability higher than 5 in the Neck Disability Index.
Exclusion
- Absence of pain during passive neck rotation.
- Higher pain intensity in neutral position than during passive neck rotation.
- Absence of ipsilateral pain during passive neck rotation.
- Previous history of surgery of the cervical spine or upper extremity.
- Previous history of whiplash, diagnosis of fibromyalgia, or any neurological, inflammatory or rheumatological disease.
- Presence of two or more positive signs indicative of neural compression (sensitivity disorders, myotomic weakness in the upper extremities, or alteration in deep tendon reflexes).
- Radiological signs of root compression or spinal stenosis.
- Having received physical therapy treatment in the month prior to the start of the study.
- Analgesic and / or anti-inflammatory treatment in the last 72 h.
- Diagnosis of psychiatric disorders with ongoing medical treatment.
- Pregnancy or breastfeeding.
- Pending litigation in progress.
- Any contraindication to the use of dry needling.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 25 2019
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
July 30 2023
Estimated Enrollment :
58 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03844802
Start Date
March 25 2019
End Date
July 30 2023
Last Update
January 18 2024
Active Locations (1)
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University of Sevilla
Seville, Spain, 41009