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to compare the effects on pain, disability and psychological factors of the combination of MTrP dry needling and pain neuroscience education to MTrPs dry needing alone and control electrotherapy usual care in patients with chronic neck pain.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dry needling | Active Comparator | Received Dry needling in the neck muscles. |
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| Conventional treatment | Active Comparator | the participants received the conventional treatment for non-specific neck pain. |
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| Dry needling and pain neuroscience education | Experimental | Received the same treatment as dry needling group and pain education. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry needling | Other | Insertion of solid filament needles in the muscle |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Pain using Visual Analogue Scale | Visual Analogue Scale: consists of a line of 100mm which represents the "no pain" on the left side of the same and the "worst pain imaginable" on the right side | 3 months |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Medication intake | Medication use: number of pills | 3 months |
| Disability using Neck Disability Index | Neck disability index: patients ability to function in daily life activities. |
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Exclusion Criteria:
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Josue Fernandez-Carnero, PhD | Universidad Rey Juan Carlos | Study Director |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Hospital Universitario Infanta Sofia | San Sebastián de los Reyes | Madrid | 28702 | Spain |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
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| 32370545 | Derived | Valiente-Castrillo P, Martin-Pintado-Zugasti A, Calvo-Lobo C, Beltran-Alacreu H, Fernandez-Carnero J. Effects of pain neuroscience education and dry needling for the management of patients with chronic myofascial neck pain: a randomized clinical trial. Acupunct Med. 2021 Apr;39(2):91-105. doi: 10.1177/0964528420920300. Epub 2020 May 5. |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D019547 | Neck Pain |
| ID | Term |
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| D010146 | Pain |
| D009461 | Neurologic Manifestations |
| D012816 | Signs and Symptoms |
| D013568 | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |
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| ID | Term |
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| D000079245 | Dry Needling |
| ID | Term |
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| D000529 | Complementary Therapies |
| D013812 | Therapeutics |
| D026741 | Physical Therapy Modalities |
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| Pain neuroscience education | Other | Explanation of the functioning of the central nervous system, the differences between acute pain and chronic pain and the importance of thoughts and beliefs in the processing and chronification of pain |
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| Conventional treatment | Other | Electrotherapy: Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation and microwaves |
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| 3 months |
| Kinesiophobia using Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia | Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia: participants pain-related fear of movement and (re)injury | 3 months |
| Catastrophizing using Pain Catastrophizing Scale | Pain Catastrophizing Scale: propensity to catastrophize about pain | 3 months |
| Pain anxiety using Pain Anxiety Symptoms Scale | Pain Anxiety Symptoms Scale: The anxiety behaviors associated with pain | 3 months |
| Beck Depression Inventory-II | Self-report measure to assess the severity of depressive symptoms | 3 months |