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NCT Number: NCT02558686

Exercise and Post-dry Needling Soreness

Application of trigger point dry needling can induce post-dry needling soreness. This is not a negative experience, but sometimes some patients want to reduce it as much as possible. Manual therapies and exercise strategies targeting to decrease post-dry needling soreness need to be investigated.

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Key information

Conditions

Shoulder Pain Arthralgia Joint Diseases Musculoskeletal Diseases 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

Universidad Rey Juan Carlos

Alcorcón, Madrid, 28922, Spain

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Unilateral non-traumatic shoulder pain
  • Shoulder pain from at least 6 months
  • Shoulder pain of more than 3 points on a NPRS
  • Presence of active trigger point in the infraspinatus muscle

Exclusion criteria

  • bilateral shoulder pain
  • younger than 18 or older than 65 years
  • shoulder injury
  • upper extremity surgery
  • fibromyalgia syndrome
  • neck or shoulder surgery
  • cervical radiculopathy
  • whiplash
  • any type of intervention for the neck-shoulder the previous year

Treatment and study plan

Eccentric exercise

Other

Individuals will perform 3 sets of 10 repetitions of eccentric exercise of the infraspinatus muscle after the application of trigger point dry needling

Detuned Ultrasound

Other

Individuals will received 10 minutes of detuned ultrasound on the infraspinatus muscle after the application of trigger point dry needling

Placebo

Other

Individuals will not perform any action after the application of trigger point dry needling

Primary outcomes

  1. Changes in post-dry needling pain intensity before and after the intervention

    Time frame: Baseline, 24 hours after, 48 hours after and 72 hours after treatment

    A Numerical Pain Rate Scale (NPRS, 0-10) will be used to record post-dry needling soreness and pain

Secondary outcomes

  1. Changes in spontaneous shoulder pain before and after the intervention

    Time frame: Baseline and 72 hours after treatment

    A Numerical Pain Rate Scale (NPRS, 0-10) will be used to assess spontaneous shoulder pain

  2. Changes in disability before and after the intervention

    Time frame: Baseline and 72 hours after treatment

    The Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand (DASH) questionnaire will be used to assess disability induced by shoulder pain.

  3. Changes in functionality before and after the intervention

    Time frame: Baseline and 72 hours after treatment

    The Shoulder Pain and Disability Index (SPADI) questionnaire will be used to assess function of the uppr extremity related to shoulder pain

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Universidad Rey Juan Carlos

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Effects of Eccentric Exercise, Sham or Placebo on Post-Needling Soreness by Dry Needling on Active Trigger Points

Important dates

Study start
2015
Primary completion
2016
Study completion
2016
First posted
Sep 24, 2015
Registry last updated
Jan 21, 2016

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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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