Neck Pain
Conditions
Interventions
Single intervention. A total of 84 subjects will be evenly and randomized into 3 groups and will receive 1 single session of Traditional Acupuncture (28 subjects will receive needle acupuncture treatm
H02.004
E02.594.540
Sponsors
Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCar).
Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCar).
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 60 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Volunteers of both sexes aged between 18 and 60 years old and neck pain of at least 3 months; obtain a score greater than or equal to 3 points for pain intensity on the Numerical Pain Scale; have completed elementary school, consent to random allocation.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Volunteers with spinal injuries; spondylolisthesis; spinal canal stenosis; ankylosing spondylitis; signs of radiculopathy; cancer; acute infections; hemorrhagic diseases; rheumatological diseases; systemic inflammatory diseases; rheumatoid arthritis; in conditions of pregnancy, puerperium and breastfeeding. Individuals who have started or undergone another treatment in the past 3 months.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Evaluate the intensity of chronic cervical pain before and after therapies. It will be checked using the Numerical Rating Scale (NRS). It is expected to find a lower value in the NRS immediately after the end of the therapies. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Assess changes in pain intensity. Pain will be checked using: Numerical Pain Scale; Pressure Pain Threshold (algometry); Temporal Summation Test; Conditioned Modulation of Pain; Perception of the Global Effect and reduction in the consumption of analgesic medications. It is expected to find lower values ??in pain, and reduction in analgesic consumption after therapies. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactRafaela Cardoso
Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCar).
Outcome results
None listed