NCT05524623

Comparative Effect of MEP With or Without Current Emission in the Treatment of Cervical Pain in MTrPs of the Trapezius

Completed NA Last updated 19 April 2023

What this trial tests

NA trial testing percutaneous microelectrolysis in myofascial trigger points of the trapezius in Neck Pain, Posterior in 95 participants. Completed in 30 March 2023.

Timeline

16 August 2022

Primary endpoint
30 November 2022

30 March 2023

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	Universidad Nacional de Córdoba
Phase	NA
Status	Completed
Study type	INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation	randomized
Design	parallel
Masking	single
Primary purpose	treatment
Enrollment	95
Start date	16 August 2022
Primary completion	30 November 2022
Estimated completion	30 March 2023
Sites	1 location across Argentina

Drugs / interventions tested

• percutaneous microelectrolysis in myofascial trigger points of the trapezius

Conditions studied

• Neck Pain, Posterior — all drugs for Neck Pain, Posterior →
• Myofascial Pain Syndromes — all drugs for Myofascial Pain Syndromes →

Sponsor

Universidad Nacional de Córdoba

Who can join

Adults 20 to 60, any sex, with Neck Pain, Posterior or Myofascial Pain Syndromes. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

Myofascial pain syndrome (MPS) is initial to other pathologies such as neck pain or tension headaches; the symptoms that are located on the area of myofascial trigger points (MTrPs) of specific references in different muscles. MTrPs are palpable, tense bands found in stiff muscle that cause pain and swelling. They affect the disruptive soft tissues, resulting in deterioration of the muscle and fascia; effects that can be transferred further, through the myofascial chain to distant tissues, inducing the referred pain that is the main feature of MPS. MTrPs are treated with stretching, massage, analgesics, acupuncture, dry needling, electrical stimulation, and ultrasound. Percutaneous microelectrolysis (MEP®) is a new technique that uses galvanic current of low intensity and high density. Based on the previous reviews, the investigators consider that the use of MEP in individuals who have MTrPs in the trapezius is more effective than acupuncture treatment. Objectives: To assess the effect of MEP as a technique for treating pain in MTrPs of the trapezius muscle compared to without current emission, analyzing function, pain and strength in MTrPs before and after both treatments.

Publications & conference data

No peer-reviewed publications indexed yet for this trial. Completed trials usually publish results within 12-18 months.