NCT06149442

The Importance of the Number of Incisions in the Effectiveness of Dry Needling

Effectiveness of the Dry Needling Technique According to the Number of Incisions in the Treatment of Neck Pain

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 90 (estimated)
• Sponsor: University of Alcala · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 70 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The dry needling technique is a procedure increasingly used by health professionals. Dry needling consists of the use of a filiform needle to treat musculoskeletal pain. Currently, the mechanisms by which it is an effective technique are not well understood. One of the aspects not yet evaluated is the best dose in terms of the number of times it is necessary to insert the needle into the patient to achieve the best result. This research work aims to assess which treatment obtains the best results in the management of patients with chronic neck pain.

Detailed description

With the objective of demonstrating how the dose used during the application of the dry needling technique is related to the effectiveness of the treatment, we have designed a study where three different doses of the dry needling technique for the treatment of myofascial trigger points will be compared in the upper trapezius muscle in participants with neck pain. Randomly, the participants will be distributed to each of the treatment groups and we will measure how the effectiveness of each of the applied doses determines the result of the application of the dry needling technique in the treatment of neck pain.

Conditions

• Neck Pain

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Dose of five-incisions dry needling technique	Once we have assessed the existence of a myofascial trigger point in the levator scapulae muscle, and while the subject is in lateral decubitus on the same side, with a forceps palpation, we apply a rapid in /out dry needling technique (five incisions).
OTHER	Dose of ten-incisions dry needling technique	Once we have assessed the existence of a myofascial trigger point in the levator scapulae muscle, and while the subject is in lateral decubitus on the same side, with a forceps palpation, we apply a rapid in /out dry needling technique (ten incisions).
OTHER	Dose of fifteen-incisions dry needling technique	Once we have assessed the existence of a myofascial trigger point in the levator scapulae muscle, and while the subject is in lateral decubitus on the same side, with a forceps palpation, we apply a rapid in /out dry needling technique (fifteen incisions).

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-12-04
• Primary completion: 2025-09-20
• Completion: 2025-09-20
• First posted: 2023-11-29
• Last updated: 2024-10-16

Locations

2 sites across 1 country: Spain