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NCT Number: NCT05078333

Dry Needling and High Intensity Laser Therapy in Treatment of Myofascial Pain Syndrome

108 myofascial pain syndrome (MPS) diagnosed patients will be randomly divided into 3 groups. To groups; exercise, exercise+high-intensity laser therapy (HILT) and exercise+dry needling will be applied. Visual anolog scale (VAS) scores and neck range of motion (ROM) of the patients before-after treatment will be recorded and will be evaluated statistically.

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Key information

Conditions

Myofascial Pain Syndrome Behavior Motor Activity Muscular Diseases Musculoskeletal Diseases Myofascial Pain Syndromes

Age range

20 year–40 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Private Medar Hospital

Kocaeli, 41650, Turkey (Türkiye)

About this study

Myofascial pain syndrome (MPS) is a very common disease in the population that seriously affects the quality of life. Although many modalities are used in its treatment, there is still no common protocol. In this study, the investigators aim to compare the effectiveness of high-intensity laser therapy (HILT), which has been popular in recent years, with exercise and dry needling options that have been used for years.

In our study 108 myofascial pain syndrome (MPS) diagnosed patients will be randomly divided into 3 groups. To groups; exercise, exercise+high-intensity laser therapy (HILT) and exercise+dry needling will be applied. Visual anolog scale (VAS) scores and neck range of motion (ROM) of the patients before-after treatment will be recorded and will be evaluated statistically.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • diagnosed with neck and / or back pain
  • diagnosed with MPS
  • had a taut band on the trapezius muscle and at least one active trigger point

Exclusion criteria

  • Diagnosed with fibromyalgia,
  • had systemic disease,
  • significant cervical disc lesion / radiculopathy / myelopathy,
  • had trigger point injection in the last 6 months,
  • had neck or shoulder surgery in the year before being included in the study,
  • was pregnant,
  • received anticoagulant therapy,
  • used aspirin in the last three days, and
  • with the cognitive dysfunction patients

Treatment and study plan

Dry needle

Other

dry needling (on 3 trigger points on the bilateral trapezius muscle) will applied to the other 36 randomly selected patients with an acupuncture needle with a size of 0.25x0.25 by the PMR specialist for a total of 6 sessions twice a week for 3 weeks.

High intensity laser therapy

Device

High intensity laser therapy (HILT), one of the physical therapy methods, was approved by the FDA in 2002. Its beneficial and versatile effect has been proven in the treatment of many musculoskeletal diseases. In addition to the exercise program, randomly selected 36 case patients + HILT (BTL brand 6000 series, United Kingdom), to the cervical area, for the a period of 3 week-weekdays, 15-minute period and 15 sessions (1.02 minutes for each 25 cm² painful area, analgesic phase, with an anergy 8.0 W, a dose 5 J / cm², a frequency of 25 Hz and total 125 joules) will be applied.

Primary outcomes

  1. Visual anolog scale (VAS)

    Time frame: 10 seconds

    A Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) is a horizontal line, 100 mm in length measurement instrument that tries to measure the amount of pain that a patient feels ranges across a continuum from none to an extreme amount of pain.

Secondary outcomes

  1. neck range of motion (ROM)

    Time frame: 3 minutes

    Range of motion (ROM) of the cervical vertebra (flexion, extansion, right-left lateral flexion, right-left rotation) will be measured with goniometre 3 times by a physiotherapist, who does not know the content of the study and mean values will be recorded.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Emine Dundar Ahi

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Comparison of Effectiveness of Dry Needling and High Intensity Laser Therapy in Treatment of Myofascial Pain Syndrome: A Randomized Single-blind Controlled Study

Important dates

Study start
2021
Primary completion
2021
Study completion
2022
First posted
Oct 14, 2021
Registry last updated
Jan 11, 2022

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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