effect of fatigue on trigger point of upper trapezius muscle

Effect of fatigue on neck joint position sense, pressure pain threshold and pain intensity in trigger point of upper trapezius muscle

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT2017011426346N2

Enrollment

Registered

2017-05-02

Start date

2016-10-22

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-02-22

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Conditions

Neck pain. Myalgia

Interventions

Intervention 1: Fatigue in control group subjects were asked to perform a dominant shoulder elevation against the force transducer with as much force as possible for at least 10 sec. This procedure wa

Fatigue in control group subjects were asked to perform a dominant shoulder elevation against the force transducer with as much force as possible for at least 10 sec. This procedure was repeated thre

Fatigue in Internationale group subjects were asked to perform a dominant shoulder elevation against the force transducer with as much force as possible for at least 10 sec. This procedure was repe

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 35 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Individuals within an age range of 18 to 35 years will be accepted for both groups to minimize any confounding effects stemming from advanced degenerative alterations in the cervical spine. History of neck pain for a period of more than three months; restricted active or passive neck movement in at least one direction and score range of three to six points on an 11-point (range: 0 to 10) numerical rating scale for perceived pain intensity. The inclusion criteria for the control group (CG) will be no self-reported history of neck pain and no positive signs of cervical spine or scapular dysfunction during the physical examination.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Pressure pain tresold. Timepoint: immediately before and after intervention. Method of measurement: algometer.;Pain intensity. Timepoint: immediately before and after intervention. Method of measurement: Visual Analoge Scale.;RMS & median frequency. Timepoint: immediately before and after intervention. Method of measurement: surface electromyography.;Position sence. Timepoint: immediately before and after intervention. Method of measurement: photography.	—

Measure

Time frame

Pressure pain tresold. Timepoint: immediately before and after intervention. Method of measurement: algometer.;Pain intensity. Timepoint: immediately before and after intervention. Method of measurement: Visual Analoge Scale.;RMS & median frequency. Timepoint: immediately before and after intervention. Method of measurement: surface electromyography.;Position sence. Timepoint: immediately before and after intervention. Method of measurement: photography.

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Pain. Timepoint: immediatly before and after fatigue. Method of measurement: algometer.;Muscle Spasm. Timepoint: immediatly before and after fatigue. Method of measurement: manual assessment.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactDr Gholamreza Olyaei

Tehran University of Medical Sciences, School of Rehabilitation

olyaeigh@sina.tums.ac.ir+98 21 7752 8469

Outcome results

None listed

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