Effects of compression on myofascial trigger points in patients with acute-subacute neck or low back pain: randomized controlled trials.

Effects of compression on myofascial trigger points in patients with acute-subacute neck or low back pain: randomized controlled trials. - Effects of compression on myofascial trigger points in patients with acute-subacute neck or low back pain (E-CMTP).

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000005332

Enrollment

120

Registered

2011-03-28

Start date

2011-04-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

Acute-subacute neck or low back pain

Interventions

Trigger point Non-Trigger point Superficial massage

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1)Patients who complain of neck or low back pain within 3 months from the onset. 2)Patients without drug prescription, or patients who take drugs such as those for cardiovascular and endocrinological disorders for more than 1 month, and its dosage and kinds of the drugs are constant during drug prescription. 3)Written informed consent singed by themselves on the patients' guardians should be obtained.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1) Patients with The past history of spinal surgery. 2) Patients with spinal fracture or dislocation. 3) Patients with neurological signs (positive straight leg raising test, Femoral nerve stretch test, Jackson test, Spurling test, muscle weakness, paresthesia, or abnormal reflexes). 4) Patients who need to take analgesic drugs. 5) Patients who suffer from systemic pain, rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia, tumor or infection in the spinal cord and intervertebral disc, and other diseases inducing the systemic pain. 6) Patient with neck or low back pain due to heart diseases. 7) Pregnant subjects. 8) The presence of malignant tumor, or the past history of the malignant tumor. 9) Patients with psychiatric disorders. 10) Patients with severe osteoporosis. 11) Patients who complain weight loss and fever of unknown cause. 12) Patients who received treatments such as massage, acupuncture, never block, etc, for their back pain at other hospitals or clinics within 1 month from the start of the study. 13) Patients with a history of whiplash injury due to traffic accidents. 14) Patients whom are recognized as inadequate subjects by the experimenters.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Visual Analog Scale (VAS)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Roland-Morris Disability Questioner(RDQ) Neck Disability Index (NDI) Range of Motion (ROM) Pain pressure threshold (PPT)	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactKouich Takamoto

University of Toyama Department of Judo Neurophysiotherapy

ktakamo@med.u-toyama.ac.jp076-434-7218

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026