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CompletedNCT02122315

Dry Needling in Post-operative Shoulder Pain

EFFECTIVENESS OF THE INCLUSION OF TRIGGER POINT DRY NEEDLING INTO A MULTIMODAL PHYSICAL THERAPY PROGRAM FOR POST-OPERATIVE SHOULDER PAIN

Status
Completed
Phase
N/A
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
20 (actual)
Sponsor
César Fernández-de-las-Peñas · Academic / Other
Sex
All
Age
18 Years – 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted

Summary

Fractures of the proximal humerus account for between 5% and 8% off all reported fractures. Post-operative shoulder pain is highly frequent. Due to either surgical procedure, soft tissues surrounding the shoulder area can be damaged. The purpose of the current clinical trial was to compare the effects of physiotherapy versus physiotherapy plus TrP-DN on pain and function in patients who exhibit post-operative shoulder pain after a PHILOS procedure for proximal humeral fixation or rotator cuff tear repair.

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
OTHERPhysical therapy plus dry needlingBest-evidence physical therapy intervention in addition to a single session of TrP-DN targeted to active TrPs in the neck-shoulder muscles
OTHERPhysical therapyBest-evidence physical therapy intervention

Timeline

Start date
2013-02-01
Primary completion
2013-04-01
Completion
2013-04-01
First posted
2014-04-24
Last updated
2014-04-24

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Spain

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT02122315. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.