NCT05624515

Efficacy of Dry Needling in Cervical Pain

Efficacy of Dry Needling and Ischaemic Compression of the Scapula Angularis Muscle in Patients With Cervicalgia. Randomised Clinical Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 80 (actual)
• Sponsor: Universidad Católica de Ávila · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The presence of latent myofascial trigger points (MTrPs) in the angular muscle of the scapula is one of the possible causes of non-specific neck pain. Dry needling (DN) and ischaemic compression (IC) techniques may be useful for the treatment of these MTrPs. Methods: 80 participants were divided into two groups: the dry needling group, which received a single session of DN on the angular muscle plus hyperalgesia (n=40), and the IC group, which received a single session of IC on the angular muscle plus hyperalgesia (n=40). Pain intensity, pain pressure threshold (PPT), range of motion (ROM) and quality of life were assessed at baseline, immediately after, 48 hours and one week after treatment.

Conditions

• Cervical Pain

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	dry needling	Active trigger point puncture of the angularis scapulae muscle
OTHER	Ischaemic compression	Ischaemic compression at the active trigger point of the angularis scapulae muscle

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-12-01
• Primary completion: 2023-01-01
• Completion: 2023-01-15
• First posted: 2022-11-22
• Last updated: 2023-03-10

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Spain