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Comparing two drugs around nerves in patients with long term muscle pain.

A Double blinded Randomized controlled trial comparing the effectiveness of Perineural prolotherapy versus local anesthetic injections of Spinal Accessory Nerve and Dorsal Scapular Nerve in Chronic Myofascial Pain Syndrome - nil

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2023/11/059972
Enrollment
76
Registered
2023-11-17
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-02-02

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: M638- Disorders of muscle in diseases classified elsewhere

Interventions

Intervention1: Perineural Prolotherapy: Injecting 1O mL 5% Dextrose Perineurally to both nerves as two injections one month apart. Control Intervention1: Perineural Lignocaine: Injecting 1O mL 1% Lign

Sponsors

Nil
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Diagnosis of MFPS in the upper trapezius muscle in accordance with Simons and Travellâ??s essential criteria. No treatment, including injection, dry needling, and physical modalities, in the past 3 months. No h/o intake of NSAIDS in the past 7 days before injection. VAS > 5

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Bleeding tendency History of neck and shoulder trauma History of other disease affecting neck and shoulder pain, such as fibromyalgia, cervical radiculopathy, or adhesive capsulitis Allergy to lignocaine Uncontrolled diabetes mellitus Infection at injection site Patient refuse to participate

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Pain improvement using VAS-10Timepoint: At baseline and 3 months.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Quality of life using SF-12Timepoint: At baseline & 3 months.

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Nitesh Manohar Gonnade

AIIMS Jodhpur

drniteshgonnade9@gmail.com9530199967

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 7, 2026