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NCT Number: NCT03095365

Dry Needling and Pain Education in the Treatment of Chronic Neck Pain

to compare the effects on pain, disability and psychological factors of the combination of MTrP dry needling and pain neuroscience education to MTrPs dry needing alone and control electrotherapy usual care in patients with chronic neck pain.

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Key information

Conditions

Pain, Neck Neck Pain Neurologic Manifestations Pain Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms

Age range

18 year–65 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Hospital Universitario Infanta Sofia

San Sebastián de los Reyes, Madrid, 28702, Spain

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Mechanical neck pain for at least 12 weeks
  • 10% or higher on the Neck Disability Index questionnaire
  • 20mm or higher on the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) of neck pain
  • Presence of at least one active myofascial trigger point

Exclusion criteria

  • Neck pain associated with whiplash injuries
  • Medical red flag history (i.e., tumour, fracture, metabolic diseases, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoporosis)
  • Neck pain with cervical radiculopathy
  • Neck pain associated with externalized cervical disc herniation
  • Fibromyalgia syndrome
  • Previous neck surgery
  • Neck pain accompanied by vertigo caused by vertebrobasilar insufficiency or accompanied by non-cervicogenic headaches

Treatment and study plan

dry needling

Other

Insertion of solid filament needles in the muscle

Pain neuroscience education

Other

Explanation of the functioning of the central nervous system, the differences between acute pain and chronic pain and the importance of thoughts and beliefs in the processing and chronification of pain

conventional treatment

Other

Electrotherapy: Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation and microwaves

Primary outcomes

  1. Pain using Visual Analogue Scale

    Time frame: 3 months

    Visual Analogue Scale: consists of a line of 100mm which represents the "no pain" on the left side of the same and the "worst pain imaginable" on the right side

Secondary outcomes

  1. Medication intake

    Time frame: 3 months

    Medication use: number of pills

  2. Disability using Neck Disability Index

    Time frame: 3 months

    Neck disability index: patients ability to function in daily life activities.

  3. Kinesiophobia using Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia

    Time frame: 3 months

    Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia: participants pain-related fear of movement and (re)injury

  4. Catastrophizing using Pain Catastrophizing Scale

    Time frame: 3 months

    Pain Catastrophizing Scale: propensity to catastrophize about pain

  5. Pain anxiety using Pain Anxiety Symptoms Scale

    Time frame: 3 months

    Pain Anxiety Symptoms Scale: The anxiety behaviors associated with pain

  6. Beck Depression Inventory-II

    Time frame: 3 months

    Self-report measure to assess the severity of depressive symptoms

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Universidad Rey Juan Carlos

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Dry Needling and Pain Neuroscience Education in Chronic Pain Patients

Important dates

Study start
2017
Primary completion
2017
Study completion
2017
First posted
Mar 29, 2017
Registry last updated
Sep 8, 2017

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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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