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Evaluation of Mitochondrial Function in Myofascial Trigger Points Cohort Pilot Study Using High-resolution Respirometry

NCT03704311 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 20

Last updated 2018-10-12

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This pilot study established a minimally invasive biopsy technique to obtain high-quality MTrP tissue samples to evaluate mitochondrial function via high-resolution respirometry.

Conditions

  • Pain, Neck
  • Pain, Back
  • Myofascial Trigger Point Pain
  • Myofascial Pain
  • Mitochondrial Pathology

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Muscle biopsy

Local anesthesia was applied to the superficial skin covering the MTrP of each participant. Percutaneous biopsy sampling optimized with a suction-enhancement technique was used to obtain muscle biopsies of the m. trapezius MTrP or the m. gluteus medius MTrP from each participant using small Bergstrom muscle biopsy needle, 8 swg (4.0mm) x 100 mm (Dixons Surgical Instruments, Essex, United Kingdom).

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Medical University Innsbruck

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Michael J Fischer, MD, PhD · Medical University Innsbruck

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
45 Years
Sex
MALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-10-01
Primary Completion
2014-02-01
Completion
2014-12-01

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