NCT03719352

Superficial Dry Needling Versus Deep Dry Needling on the Upper Trapezius

Analysis, Comparison and Evaluation of Cervical Range of Motion and Neck Pain After Deep Dry Needling and Superficial Dry Needling in the Upper Trapezius: A Randomised Controlled Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 180 (actual)
• Sponsor: Cardenal Herrera University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 55 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This study investigates the effect of two different techniques (deep dry needling and superficial dry needling) on the latent myofascial trigger point in the upper trapezius. Subjects with latent Myofascial trigger point in this location of the muscle will be identified and will be randomly assigned to one out of the three groups: deep dry needling, superficial dry needling or sham dry needling in gastrocnemius muscle. cervical range of motion and pain pressure threshold in the upper trapezius will be registered before, immediately after the intervention, at 24 hours after the intervention, at 72 hours after the intervention and a week after the intervention

Conditions

• Neck Pain

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Experimental: Deep dry needling	Deep dry needling until achieving twitch response of the muscle
PROCEDURE	Experimental: Superficial dry needling	Superficial dry needling to achieve sensitive pain with needle rotation
PROCEDURE	Placebo Comparator: Placebo Gastrocnemius dry needling	Simulate pain with de plastic needle guard in the gastrocnemius muscle

Timeline

• Start date: 2018-10-24
• Primary completion: 2018-10-25
• Completion: 2018-11-08
• First posted: 2018-10-25
• Last updated: 2018-11-14

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Spain