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Clinical application of surface electromyography in evaluating myofascial trigger points

Clinical application of surface electromyography in evaluating myofascial trigger points

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2400081086
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2024-02-22
Start date
2024-02-29
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-02-26

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

Conditions

Myofascial Pain Syndrome

Interventions

Gold Standard:Manual palpation is currently recognized as the diagnostic method of MPS by clinicians. The traditional MTrP localization method is based on the diagnostic criteria of MPs. Experienced s
Index test:Surface Electromyography,sEMG Visual analogous scale, VAS Neck Disability Index, NDI Myoton Muscle hardness test

Sponsors

West China Hospital, Sichuan University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
20 Years to 70 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: MPs patients: (1) 20-70 years old; (2) Meet the diagnostic criteria of MPs in diagnosis and treatment of myofascial pain syndrome: meet the following five main criteria and at least one secondary criteria: main criteria: ? main complaint of regional pain; ? The sensory abnormality in the expected distribution area of the main complaint pain or trigger point involved pain; ? The affected muscles can touch the tension zone; ? Severe punctate tenderness at a point in the tension band; ? During measurement, there is a certain degree of motion limitation. Secondary criteria: ? clinical pain or paresthesia with repeated complaints at the tenderness point; ? Palpation of the zonal zone induced local convulsive response. Healthy subjects: (1) 20-70 years old; (2) No myofascial pain related symptoms, no history of trauma, no clear history of muscle injury.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: (1) Pregnant women; (2) In the past 3 months, he has received Acupotomy treatment, Chinese herbal medicine and other treatments; (3) She has received acupuncture, cupping and other treatments in the past two weeks; (4) Infectious diseases such as tuberculosis, HIV, hepatitis and syphilis; (5) Moderate and severe psychological diseases such as anxiety and depression; (6) Do not understand Mandarin, do not know Chinese characters.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Surface Electromyography, sEMG;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
ROC curve;Sensitivity;Specificity;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactQian Wang

Rehabilitation Medicine Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University

wangqian@wchscu.cn+86 189 8060 7035

Outcome results

None listed

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