Status:
COMPLETED
Effects of Dry Needling When Applied to the Infraspinatus Muscle in People With Chronic Shoulder Pain
Lead Sponsor:
Université de Sherbrooke
Collaborating Sponsors:
Ordre Professionnel de la Physiothérapie du Québec (OPPQ)
Centre de recherche du Centre hospitalier universitaire de Sherbrooke
Conditions:
Trigger Point Pain, Myofascial
Chronic Shoulder Pain
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-65 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Up to 77% of patients with chronic shoulder pain have a trigger point (TrP) in the infraspinatus muscle. These TrPs can lead to pain, limitation of activities and reduced quality of life. Dry needling...
Detailed Description
Methodology In this randomized, double-blind, parallel-group trial, twenty adults with chronic non-traumatic shoulder pain and with a infraspinatus TrP will be recruited according to established crit...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Unilateral, chronic non-traumatic shoulder pain (VAS ≥ 2/10; \>3 months)
- Localized pain in the shoulder region or referred according to the territory of the infraspinatus (Travell and Simons, 1999)
- Presence of a palpable nodule inside a tight muscle band reproducing the patient's pain
Exclusion
- Cancer or metastasis in organs or tissues above the pelvis (\< 5 years)
- Shoulder capsulitis
- Shoulder, thorax or mastectomy surgeries
- Shoulder bone fracture (\< 6 months)
- C4-C5 or C6 radiculopathy
- Osteoporosis or excessive atrophy of the infraspinous fossa (infraspinatus \<10 mm)
- Body mass index (BMI) \> 28
- Exclusion (TMS security):
- Pregnant woman
- Neurological, psychiatric or epilepsy conditions
- Implants (e.g. Neurostimulator, pacemaker, cerebral aneurysm clip, screw or plate), metallic foreign body in the eye
- Head trauma with loss of consciousness
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 3 2019
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 20 2019
Estimated Enrollment :
21 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04316793
Start Date
March 3 2019
End Date
December 20 2019
Last Update
March 20 2020
Active Locations (1)
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Centre de Recherche sur le Vieillissement
Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada, J1H 4C4