Effects of Dry Needling on the Behavior of the Shoulder Muscles
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- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Real dry needling, Sham dry needling.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Shoulder Pain. Basic parameters: 18 years — 70 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Spain
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Official title
Effect of Dry Needling Technique on Shoulder Muscle Functionality in Subjects With and Without Shoulder Pain.
Overview
The main objective of this study will be to evaluate the effects of the application of the dry needling technique on the activity of the rotator cuff muscles in the shoulder. The evaluation of the effects of the application of the dry needling technique will be carried out in subjects with and without shoulder pain.To do this, muscle strength, possible thickness changes in the muscle and electromyographic activity will be measured before and immediately after the application of a dry needling technique. Likewise, other variables will be measured such as the pressure pain threshold (PPT), pain with a Numeric Verbal Scale, kinesiophobia and catastrophism, the shoulder pain and disability index (SPADI) and the influence of expectations about dry needling.
Interventions
- Other Real dry needling
With the subject lying supine, a dry needling technique will be applied to the infraspinatus muscle. First, the most hyperalgesic point in the muscle will be located. Subsequently, Hong's fast-in and fast-out technique will be applied. Ten incisions will be made - Other Sham dry needling
With the subject lying supine, a sham dry needling technique will be applied to the infraspinatus muscle. First, the most hyperalgesic point in the muscle will be located. Subsequently, Hong's fast-in and fast-out technique will be applied. Ten incisions will be made, simulating the real technique
Primary outcome measures
- Muscle strength [Time frame: Change from Baseline at 15 minutes.]
Secondary outcome measures (4)
- Muscle function [Time frame: Change from Baseline at 15 minutes.]
- Shoulder Pain [Time frame: Change from Baseline at 15 minutes.]
- Disability [Time frame: Change from Baseline at 15 minutes.]
- Pressure Pain Threshold (PPT) [Time frame: Change from Baseline at 15 minutes.]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Subjects of legal age
- Subjects without shoulder pain or with unilateral shoulder pain of > 3 months duration.
- Have shoulder mobility of 90º of abduction and at least 30º of glenohumeral external rotation.
Exclusion criteria
- Have neck pain.
- Whiplash
- Having had trauma to the shoulder.
- Having fibromyalgia.
- Be pregnant.
- Being afraid of needles.
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: Yes
Study design
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Model
- Parallel assignment
- Masking
- Double blind
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
Study locations
Spain · 1 center
- Clinical University Physiotherapy and pain — Alcalá de Henares
Identifiers
NCT: NCT06398574 · CEID/2024/1/004