NCT05265468

Noninvasive Treatment of Upper Trapezius Active Trigger Points in College Students With Neck Pain

Noninvasive Treatment of Upper Trapezius Active Trigger Points in College Students With Neck Pain. A Randomized Clinical Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 80 (actual)
• Sponsor: Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 19 Years – 40 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Hyperexcitable myofascial trigger points located within a taut band of skeletal muscle or fascia cause referred pain, local tenderness, and autonomic changes. The scientific data refer to an immediate improvement in the symptoms of these active points treated with manual therapy. Based on these factors, the objective of the study is to determine the effect of the combined therapy of the Jones, Chaitow, Lewit technique and pain-free positioning in participants with the presence of an active upper trapezius trigger point.

Detailed description

The treatment will last a total of 15 minutes accompanied by a baseline assessment and after 10 minutes of the intervention in 3 experimental groups and a placebo group, of no-pain positioning. In addition to basic indices and scales of cervical pain and functionality, it is intended to measure flexibility, range of motion, proprioception and cognition through software with sensors of the latest technology when it comes to representing reliable results in differences between techniques.

Conditions

• Neck Pain
• Trigger Point Pain, Myofascial

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Jones Group (Strain Counterstrain)	No pain positioning technique with diaphragmatic breathing
OTHER	Lewit Group	Isometric muscular exercise acompained with stretching technique
OTHER	Chaitow Group	Isometric muscular exercise acompained with stretching technique and diaphragmatic breathing
OTHER	Placebo Group	No pain positioning of participants

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-03-14
• Primary completion: 2022-03-14
• Completion: 2022-05-19
• First posted: 2022-03-03
• Last updated: 2022-05-20

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Spain