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Dry Needling Effectiveness and Post-punction Pain

NCT04148469 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 68

Last updated 2019-11-01

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Summary

The purpose of this estudy was to dertermine if the application of Transcutaneous Nerve Stimiulation (TENS) current have an hypoalgesic effect on pattientes suffering from miofascial neck pain, compared with a only dry needling treatment. Psicological varaibles were also mesured in order to determine how they change after each treatment.

Conditions

  • Neck Pain

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Dry needling

Dry needlin is a manual therapy technique used for miofascuial pain syndrom treatment. The patient will be supine, in a confortable position. The therapist localizes the trapezius trigger point number 2 and then performes the needling until 2 REL are obtenined. The patient will remain supine during 15 minutes.

PROCEDURE

Transcutaneous Nerve Stimulation.

Transcutaneous Nerve Stimulation (TENS) is a current used for pain treatment. The needle will be used as the negative pole and a adhesive patch 2 centimeters lateral will be the positive pole. The frecuency selected will have 2 Hz with pulses of 120 microseconds. The currente will be applied for 15 minutes.

PROCEDURE

Placebo needling

No active technique is performed with the placebo needling. Patient will be supine and a placebo needle willb be performed. The patient will remain supine for 15 minutes.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Universidad Rey Juan Carlos

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Jose Vicente León Hernández, PT · Universitdad Rey Juan Carlos

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-11-30
Primary Completion
2013-06-12
Completion
2013-12-10

Countries

  • Spain

Study Locations

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