CompletedNot Applicable

Central Pain Modulatory Effects of Dry-Needling in Patients With Non-Specific Neck Pain

Belgium54 participantsStarted 2021-02-01

Plain-language summary

An experimental study will be conducted to evaluate the effect of a single dry needling session, compared to a sham needling session, on pain intensity, local and peripheral hyperalgesia, and conditioned pain modulation in patients with chronic idiopathic neck pain.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 65 Years

SexALL

See this in plain English?

AI-rewrites the medical criteria so a patient or caregiver can understand them. Always confirm with the trial site.

Inclusion Criteria: * Chronic neck pain (symptom duration \>3 months) * Mean NRS score \>3/10 * The presentation of a clinically relevant myofascial triggerpoint in the upper trapezius muscle. Exclusion Criteria: * Specific neck pain (eg.structural pathology like a cervical discus hernia, cervical nerve root compression, factures...) * Major depression or psychiatric illness * Cardiovascular, neurological, life threatening, systemic and metabolic diseases * Other transferable diseases (HIV, hepatitis...) * Coagulation disorders or use of coagulation medication * Pregnancy or given birth the last year * Traumatic injuries/surgery to neck and upper limb region * Diagnosis of fibromyalgia/chronic fatigue syndrome * BMI \> 30 kg/m2.

What they're measuring

Change in distant Pressure Pain Threshold

Timeframe: Baseline and immediately after the intervention

Trial details

NCT IDNCT04725825

SponsorUniversity Ghent

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2021-07-15

View on ClinicalTrials.gov More Neck Pain, Posterior trials