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Electrophysiological Study on Dry Needle Treatment of Patients with Neck and Shoulder Pain

Electrophysiological Study on Dry Needle Treatment of Patients with Neck and Shoulder Pain

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Early Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2000034874
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2020-07-22
Start date
2020-08-20
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2020-07-27

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

Conditions

Myofascial pain syndrome

Interventions

dry needling:Acupuncture myofascial trigger point
Physical factor treatment Treatment group:Physical factor treatment
SET group:sling training
IASTM group:IASTM treatment

Sponsors

Tongren Hospital, Shanghai JiaoTong University school of Medicine
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 69 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: (1) For patients with at least two or more MTrPs in the upper trapezius muscle, MTrPs should be diagnosed according to Simons 1990 "Clinical Diagnostic Criteria for Myofascial Pain Syndrome": a. Spontaneous pain in the neck and shoulders, which may occur when touched Induration and streak sensation; b. There are obvious symptoms of involvement pain in the local area; c. There is a local twitching reaction when stimulated. (2) Adults (aged >= 18 years); (3) Chronic neck and shoulder pain for more than 1 month; (4) No other treatments are allowed during the experiment; (5) No medication, acupuncture, or removal within a week He did not use dry or wet acupuncture for treatment of MTrPs within six months; (6) Sign informed consent and voluntarily join the study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: (1) Acute muscle injury pain; (2) Patients with other serious diseases; (3) Patients with blood diseases and blood clotting mechanism disorders; (4) At the same time other treatment measures are used, and analgesics or other analgesics are stopped. Pain treatment for less than 3 days; (5) patients with fainting needles; (6) patients with a history of allergies to indwelling objects; (7) patients for whom the investigator believes other reasons are not suitable for inclusion.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
neuromuscular junction response;sympathetic skin reaction;pressure pain threshold;sEMG;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
ROM;NPQ;SAS;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactLi Tang

Tongren Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine

tanglif405@sina.com+86 15921510912

Outcome results

None listed

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