NCT03719352

Superficial Dry Needling Versus Deep Dry Needling on the Upper Trapezius

Completed NA Last updated 14 November 2018

What this trial tests

NA trial testing Experimental: Deep dry needling in Neck Pain in 180 participants. Completed in 8 November 2018.

Timeline

24 October 2018

Primary endpoint
25 October 2018

8 November 2018

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	Cardenal Herrera University
Phase	NA
Status	Completed
Study type	INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation	randomized
Design	parallel
Masking	double
Primary purpose	treatment
Enrollment	180
Start date	24 October 2018
Primary completion	25 October 2018
Estimated completion	8 November 2018
Sites	1 location across Spain

Drugs / interventions tested

• Experimental: Deep dry needling
• Experimental: Superficial dry needling
• Placebo Comparator: Placebo Gastrocnemius dry needling

Conditions studied

• Neck Pain — all drugs for Neck Pain →

Sponsor

Cardenal Herrera University

Who can join

Adults 18 to 55, any sex, with Neck Pain. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

This study investigates the effect of two different techniques (deep dry needling and superficial dry needling) on the latent myofascial trigger point in the upper trapezius. Subjects with latent Myofascial trigger point in this location of the muscle will be identified and will be randomly assigned to one out of the three groups: deep dry needling, superficial dry needling or sham dry needling in gastrocnemius muscle. cervical range of motion and pain pressure threshold in the upper trapezius will be registered before, immediately after the intervention, at 24 hours after the intervention, at 72 hours after the intervention and a week after the intervention

Publications & conference data

1 peer-reviewed publication reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):

1. Analysis and comparison of pain pressure threshold and active cervical range of motion after superficial and deep dry needling techniques of the upper trapezius muscle.
   Montero Navarro S, Del Rio Medina S, Martín Botella Rico J, Isabel Rocha Ortiz M, et al · · 2022 · cited 3× · PMID 34553614 · DOI 10.1177/09645284211039523