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Effects of Release and Ischemic Pressure of Trigger Points on Neck Pain. A Crossover, Controlled and Randomized Trial.

NCT04546490 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2020-09-14

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Summary

The aim of the study is to compare two manual therapy techniques. By testing if the Pressure Release of Myofascial Trigger Points technique (PRM) is more effective in treating Myofascial Trigger Points present in the upper trapezius muscle of patients with mechanical cervical pain. This will be compared mainly with another manual therapy technique that presents evidences such as Ischemic Pressure technique (IP), and a control group, through the evaluation of the Visual Analogical Scale (VAS), the Threshold of Pain at Pressure (TPP) and the Northwick Park Questionnaire (NPC) of neck disability, spanish version.

Conditions

  • Myofascial Trigger Point Pain
  • Myofascial Pain
  • Myofascial Pain Syndrome
  • Neck Pain

Interventions

OTHER

Pressure Release technique

Manual therapy technique used by the treatment of Myofsacial Trigger points. The therapist will apply it with the first and second finger on the previously marked Myofascial Trigger Point and increasing the pressure as he perceives a reduction in the resistance offered by the soft tissue under the finger

OTHER

Ischemic pressure technique

Manual therapy technique by making pressure in Myofascial Trigger Point. The therapist will apply it with the first and second finger on the previously marked Myofascial Trigger Point. This is performed until the patient's tolerance, when he refers a decrease in pain or have a correct adaptation to the perceived pain increase the pressure to a new painful barrier.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Universidad Complutense de Madrid

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2020-02-15
Primary Completion
2020-09-15
Completion
2020-09-25

Countries

  • Spain

Study Locations

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