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Post Dry Needling Soreness. Description and Treatment

This study is currently recruiting participants.
Verified May 2012 by CEU San Pablo University
Sponsor:
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
CEU San Pablo University
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT01608633
First received: May 27, 2012
Last updated: May 30, 2012
Last verified: May 2012
History of Changes
  Purpose

Pain after dry needling or injection in the muscle is a frequent secondary effect in the treatment of myofascial pain syndrome. In this trial spray and stretch technique is evaluated as a method to reduce this soreness. As well, the characteristics and the different factors that influence in this pain will be described.


Condition Intervention Phase
Pain After Dry Needling
 Other: Spray and stretch
 Phase 2

Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Single Blind (Investigator)
Primary Purpose: Treatment

Further study details as provided by CEU San Pablo University:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • Pain [ Time Frame: 72 hours ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
    Visual analogue scale


Secondary Outcome Measures:
  • Pain [ Time Frame: 48 hours ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
    Pressure pain threshold

  • Psychological factors [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
    Symptom check list. SCL-90


Study Start Date: March 2012
Arms Assigned Interventions
Experimental: Spray and stretch Other: Spray and stretch
Physiotherapeutic technique which consist in stretching the muscle while a cold spray is applied on the skin.
No Intervention: Control

  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years to 65 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   Yes
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Subjects presenting latent trigger points in the trapezius muscle

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Subjects with active trigger points or absence of trigger points.
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01608633

Locations
Spain
CEU San Pablo University Recruiting
Madrid, Spain, 28668
Contact: Aitor Martín-Pintado Zugasti, MSc         martinpintado@ceu.es    
Sponsors and Collaborators
CEU San Pablo University
  More Information

No publications provided

Responsible Party: CEU San Pablo University
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01608633     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: CEU-001
Study First Received: May 27, 2012
Last Updated: May 30, 2012
Health Authority: Spain: Ethics Committee

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 19, 2013