A study is to compare the effectiveness of three different treatments for muscle pain in the neck and shoulder area: ultrasound therapy, dry needling, and corticosteroid injections.

A comparative study of the efficacy of ultrasound therapy against dry needling and against corticosteroid topical injection in cervical and periscapular myofascial pain syndrome. - NIL

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 4

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2025/03/083526

Enrollment

120

Registered

2025-03-26

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: M791- Myalgia

Interventions

Intervention1: Therapeutic Ultrasound: GROUP-A Patients will receive Therapeutic Ultrasound for 2 weeks followed by therapeutic starching exercise and analgesic as paracetamol (500mg) sos. Duration

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1)Aduld Trigger point pain who had not responded to conservative treatment. 2) Recurrent pain inspite of local steroid injection at least for two epiosodes. 3) Age Group: 30-70 years 4) Both Sexes

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1] Patients who are not willing or not in a sound mental state to give consent 2] Bony deformities 3] Uncontrolled Diabetes Mellitus 4] Uncontrolled Hypertension 5] Patients with neurological deficits (motor, sensory) 6] Patients with bleeding disorders 7] Local sepsis 8] Patients with Psychiatric disorders 9] Patients with implanted pacemaker 10] Patients with skin disease 11] Known hypersensitivity to lignocaine 12] Gout 13] Rheumatoid arthritis 14] Pregnancy 15] Patients on anticoagulants 16] Previous steroid injections within past 6 months 17] Immuno suppressed patient

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1. Compare the effectiveness and results of three distinct treatment approaches, such as ultrasound therapy (UST), ,dry needling and local steroid injection to identify trigger sites in the clinical course of myofascial pain syndrome. 2. To propose early rehabilitation and identify the area needing further clinical research.Timepoint: 1stvisit (0week), 2nd (6weeks), 3rd (12weeks)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
To propose early rehabilitation & identify the area needing further clinical research.Timepoint: 1stvisit (0week), 2nd (6weeks), 3rd (12weeks)	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDR JAYANTA SAHA

SAMBHU NATH PANDIT HOSPITAL

djayantas@yahoo.com9433094843

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026