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Dry Needling and Patients Treatment Expectations
Led by University of Alcala · Updated on 2026-05-01
45
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
297 weeks
Total Duration
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What this Trial Is About
Objectives The aim of this study is to compare the effects of inducing positive expectations against negative or neutral induced expectations on the activation of the Autonomic Nervous System and the analgesic response, after a dry needling technique in upper trapezius fibers in patients with unspecific neck pain. Summary Theoretical framework: Dry needling has proven its efficacy for the treatment of myofascial trigger points. Moreover, it has proven its effects over the Central Nervous System and the Autonomic Nervous System (ANS). Despite that previous studies have researched the role of patient's expectations and their relationship with the results of treatment, there is insufficient information concerning the effects of inducing expectations and the activation of the ANS during the application of widely used therapies, such as dry needling.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Dry Needling and Patients Treatment Expectations
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Neck pain
- Presence of a hyperalgesic point in the upper trapezius muscle
You will not qualify if you...
- Pain radiating toward the upper limb
- Psychological disorders
- Whiplash
- Neuropathic symptoms
- Cervical and/or shoulder spine surgery
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Clinical University
Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain, 2805
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
D
Daniel Pecos-Martín, PhD
CONTACT
D
Daniel Somkereki, Master
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
TRIPLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
3
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