MedTrace Logo

Dry Needling for Patients With Neck Pain

NCT02731014 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 77

Last updated 2019-12-18

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The aim of this trial will be to examine the short and long term effectiveness of dry needling on pain, disability, and patient perceived improvements in patients with neck pain attending physical therapy. The investigators hypothesize that patients who receive dry needling, manual therapy, and exercise will achieve greater reductions in pain and disability in the short (4 weeks) and long term (6 and 12 months) compared to those who receive sham dry needling, manual therapy, and exercise.

Conditions

  • Neck Pain

Interventions

OTHER

Dry Needling

Dry Needling targeting the posterior musculature of the cervical and thoracic spine.

OTHER

Sham Dry Needling

Sham Dry Needling performed with Park sham acupuncture needles (Acuprime, UK) will be used to perform sham dry-needling. The device consists of 2 plastic tubes that slide into one another and cause a pricking sensation when pushed against the skin.

OTHER

Manual Therapy

Manual Therapy(mobilization/ manipulation) to address joint mobility of the cervical and thoracic spine.

OTHER

Exercise

Exercise designed to improve performance of both the deep neck flexor musculature as well as the scapular musculature. The exercise portion will also include a stretching program targeting the cervicothoracic muscles which have been placed in a shortened position as a result of poor postures.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Newcastle University

    collaborator OTHER

  • Concord Hospital

    collaborator OTHER

  • Franklin Pierce University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-09-30
Primary Completion
2018-08-31
Completion
2019-09-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

More Related Trials

Read the full study record

This page highlights key information. For complete eligibility criteria, study locations, investigator contacts, and the full protocol, visit the original record on ClinicalTrials.gov.

View NCT02731014 on ClinicalTrials.gov