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NCT Number: NCT03545880

Kinesiotaping 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. Different therapeutic strategies targeting to decrease post-dry needling soreness need to be investigated. Since Kinesiotaping has been advocated for decreasing tone in the muscle tissues, it would be a potential intervention for this objective.

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Key information

Conditions

Mechanical Neck Pain

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

  • Generalized neck-shoulder pain with symptoms provoked by neck postures, neck movement, or palpation of the cervical musculature

Exclusion criteria

  • any contraindication to dry needling
  • whiplash injury;
  • previous cervical surgery;
  • cervical radiculopathy or myelopathy;
  • diagnosis of fibromyalgia syndrome;
  • having undergone any therapy intervention for the neck are in the previous 6 months;
  • fear to needles;
  • less than 18 or greater than 65 years of age.

Treatment and study plan

Kinesiotaping

Other

A Kinesiotaping will be provided over the upper trapezius muscle after the application of 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, immediately after, 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 cervical related-disability before and after the intervention

    Time frame: Baseline and 72 hours after treatment

    The Neck Disability Index (NDI) will be used

  2. Changes in upper extremity related-disability before and after the intervention

    Time frame: Baseline and 72 hours after treatment

    The Shoulder Pain and Disability Index (SPADI) questionnaire will be used

  3. Changes in pressure pain sensitivity

    Time frame: Baseline, immediately after and 72 hours after treatment

    Pressure pain threshold over the Trigger Point area will be assessed

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Universidad Rey Juan Carlos

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Effects of Kinesiotaping on Post-Needling Soreness by Dry Needling on Active Trigger Points

Important dates

Study start
2018
Primary completion
2018
Study completion
2018
First posted
Jun 4, 2018
Registry last updated
Aug 9, 2018

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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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