NCT01167036

Effectiveness of a Massage Instrument Compared to Placebo for Upper Trapezius Muscle Pain

Immediate Effectiveness of Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization Compared to Placebo on the Sensitivity of Latent Upper Trapezius Trigger Points: A Randomized Double Blind, Placebo-controlled, Parallel-group Study

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 50 (actual)
• Sponsor: Anglo-European College of Chiropractic · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 64 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study was to determine if using a specialized massage tool was more effective than a placebo treatment in relieving pain in the upper trapezius muscle along the top of the shoulder.

Detailed description

The purpose of the study was to determine if a statistically significant and clinically meaningful difference exits between the FascialEdge tool and placebo in the treatment of latent upper trapezius trigger points.

Conditions

• Myofascial Pain Syndrome

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	FascialEdge instrument	Stroking massage to patient tolerance over the muscle
OTHER	Placebo electric point stimulation	Detuned electric point stimulation over the involved muscle

Timeline

• Start date: 2009-09-01
• Primary completion: 2010-01-01
• Completion: 2010-01-01
• First posted: 2010-07-22
• Last updated: 2010-07-22

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United Kingdom