NCT03788161

Virtual Reality and Post-dry Needling Soreness

Effects of Virtual Reality on Post-Needling Soreness After Dry Needling of Trigger Points in the Extensor Carpi Radialis Brevis

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 50 (actual)
• Sponsor: Universidad Rey Juan Carlos · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 50 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Application of trigger point dry needling can induce post-dry needling soreness. This is not a negative experience, but sometimes some patients want to reduce it as much as possible. Different therapeutic strategies targeting to decrease post-dry needling soreness need to be investigated. Previous studies have investigated spray and stretch, ischemic compression or low-load eccentric exercise as post-needling intervention procedures. There is increasing evidence supporting the role of descending pain inhibition mechanisms for paon control. The application of virtual reality as a distraction technique could active brain mechanisms during dry needling. Therefore, the objective of this study will be to investigate the effects of playing virtual reality during the application of dry needling on post-needling soreness over trigger points in the extensor carpi radialis brevis muscle. A secondary aim will be to determine the prognostic role of baseline scores of pressure pain sensitivity, related-disability, anxiety and catastrophizing levels.

Conditions

• Healthy
• Epicondylitis of the Elbow

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Real Virtual Reality	Participants will receive a distraction by playing a game of virtual reality with a 3D application
OTHER	Placebo Virtual Reality	Participants will receive a placebo distraction with a game of virtual reality with a 3D application without functioning

Timeline

• Start date: 2019-01-15
• Primary completion: 2021-03-15
• Completion: 2021-04-26
• First posted: 2018-12-27
• Last updated: 2021-04-27

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Spain