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Cervical SyndromeMRHNCT03184220

Treatment of Cervical Syndrome With Myofascial Therapies

A study testing Physiotherapy treatment in people with Cervical Syndrome, run by University of Cadiz at 1 site in Spain.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

This study aimed to investigate the effects of myofascial release therapy (MRT) for improving pressure pain thresholds (PPTs), range of motion and pain in patients with mechanical neck pain (NP). Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 20 to 60 years
Conditions the study is for
Cervical Syndrome
What is being tested?
Physiotherapy treatment
Type of treatment
Surgery or procedure
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
54 participants
Where
1 siteSpain
Study dates
1 Nov 2017to 1 Feb 2018
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 20 to 60 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult

Who may be able to join

  • Patients of both sexes, aged between 20 and 60 years, in an active state of pain and diagnosed with muscle breakdown

Who cannot join

  • Patients who are pregnant, have pacemakers and surgically operated in the area to be treated

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Spain1 site
  • Policlínica Santa maría

    Cadiz, Cádiz, 11008

Other trials in Spain

About this study

This study aimed to investigate the effects of myofascial release therapy (MRT) for improving pressure pain thresholds (PPTs), range of motion and pain in patients with mechanical neck pain (NP).

Read the detailed description

Fifty-four participants with NP were randomly allocated to either an MRT (five sessions) or a physical therapy (PT) groups (ten sessions) during two weeks. Multimodal PT program included: ultrasound therapy (US), transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation (TENS) and massage. Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), range of motion and (CROM) PPTs in sub-occipital and upper trapezius muscles were measured at baseline, at the end of treatment and at 1 month follow-up. T-tests and a repeated-measures multivariate analysis of variance (RM-MANOVA) were used for VAS, CROM and PPTs, respectively.

Being tested
Physiotherapy treatment
Keywords
Neck Pain, Physical Therapy Modalities, Fascia, Manual Therapy, Massage
Medical subject headings
Neck Pain

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Physiotherapy treatmentProcedure or surgery

    The MRT group was treated five times with several maneuvers. Each maneuver was performed once per session by slow and progressive application of a light force. The whole procedure lasted no more than 45 minutes. The treatment included four basic maneuvers.

    • Suboccipital induction
    • Posterior elongation of the cervical fascia in Supine position
    • Assisted cervical fascia
    • Myofascial induction of sternocleidomastoid
  • Physiotherapy treatmentProcedure or surgery

    The PT group will treated during two weeks (ten days/week) with ultrasound therapy (US), transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation (TENS) and massage, in this order. Ultrasound will applied in pulse mode at an intensity of 1 megahertz for 10 minutes in the sub-occipital region and the vicinity of the trapezius muscles. TENS will applied with a pulse duration of 250 microseconds at a frequency of 80 Hertz for 20 minutes in the sub-occipital region and the trapezoids. Deep massage was applied at a slow speed for 20 minutes using sliding neutral creams. Massage therapy included gliding and kneading techniques applied over trapezius (upper, lower and middle fibers), splenius capitis and levator scapulae muscles with a therapeutic intention.

Study groups in NCT03184220
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
EXPERIMENTAL GROUPExperimentalPatients who are pregnant, have pacemaker and those surgically operated cervical spine patients who have been treated with myofascial therapy a month earlier. Multimodal physical therapy program includes: Myofascial syndrome cervical therapy treatment.
Receives: Procedure: Physiotherapy treatment
CONTROL GROUPExperimentalMultimodal physical therapy program includes: * ultrasound therapy (US), * transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation (TENS) * massage.
Receives: Procedure: Physiotherapy treatment

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. The intensity of cervical pain

    A 10-point Numerical Pain Rating Scale (NPRS; 0: no pain, 10: maximum pain) will be used to assess the patients' current level of cervical pain, and the worst and lowest level of pain experienced in the preceding week in the cervical area.

    Measured: Baseline

Secondary outcomes (4)
  1. The intensity of cervical pain

    A 10-point Numerical Pain Rating Scale (NPRS; 0: no pain, 10: maximum pain) will be used to assess the patients' current level of cervical pain, and the worst and lowest level of pain experienced in the preceding week in the cervical area.

    Measured: Four weeks

  2. The intensity of cervical pain

    A 10-point Numerical Pain Rating Scale (NPRS; 0: no pain, 10: maximum pain) will be used to assess the patients' current level of cervical pain, and the worst and lowest level of pain experienced in the preceding week in the cervical area.

    Measured: Eight weeks

  3. Active cervical range of motion

    Measured by goniometer type crom

    Measured: Baseline, four weeks and eight weeks

  4. Pressure pain thresholds in cervical trigger points

    Pressure pain thresholds (PPTs) will be measured with a pressure algometer (Baseline, Pain TestTM, Wagner Instruments). The clinimetric properties of this instrument have been evaluated previously. The PPT will the point at which pressure elicited pain and will presented as kilograms per square centimeter. All measurements will be conducted by the same well-trained physician.

    Measured: Baseline, four weeks and eight weeks

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted12 Jun 2017
  2. Study start1 Nov 2017
  3. Primary completion20 Dec 2017
  4. Study completion1 Feb 2018

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Model description
RANDOMIZED CLINICAL TRIAL WITH BLIND EVALUATION BY THIRD PARTIES, LONGITUDINAL AND PROSPECTIVE.
Masking
Single blind
Who is masked
Investigator
Enrolment
54 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT03184220
Sponsor's protocol ID
32/16
Acronym
MRH
Status last verified
Apr 2019
First submitted
18 May 2017
Last updated
16 Apr 2019
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Publications

  • Hoy D, March L, Woolf A, Blyth F, Brooks P, Smith E, Vos T, Barendregt J, Blore J, Murray C, Burstein R, Buchbinder R. The global burden of neck pain: estimates from the global burden of disease 2010 study. Ann Rheum Dis. 2014 Jul;73(7):1309-15. doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2013-204431. Epub 2014 Jan 30.

    PubMed 24482302
  • Leaver AM, Maher CG, McAuley JH, Jull G, Latimer J, Refshauge KM. People seeking treatment for a new episode of neck pain typically have rapid improvement in symptoms: an observational study. J Physiother. 2013 Mar;59(1):31-7. doi: 10.1016/S1836-9553(13)70144-9.

    PubMed 23419913
  • Fejer R, Kyvik KO, Hartvigsen J. The prevalence of neck pain in the world population: a systematic critical review of the literature. Eur Spine J. 2006 Jun;15(6):834-48. doi: 10.1007/s00586-004-0864-4. Epub 2005 Jul 6.

    PubMed 15999284
  • Palmlof L, Skillgate E, Alfredsson L, Vingard E, Magnusson C, Lundberg M, Holm LW. Does income matter for troublesome neck pain? A population-based study on risk and prognosis. J Epidemiol Community Health. 2012 Nov;66(11):1063-70. doi: 10.1136/jech-2011-200783. Epub 2012 Mar 12.

    PubMed 22412154
  • Noormohammadpour P, Mansournia MA, Koohpayehzadeh J, Asgari F, Rostami M, Rafei A, Kordi R. Prevalence of Chronic Neck Pain, Low Back Pain, and Knee Pain and Their Related Factors in Community-Dwelling Adults in Iran: A Population-based National Study. Clin J Pain. 2017 Feb;33(2):181-187. doi: 10.1097/AJP.0000000000000396.

    PubMed 27258995
  • De Pauw R, Coppieters I, Kregel J, De Meulemeester K, Danneels L, Cagnie B. Does muscle morphology change in chronic neck pain patients? - A systematic review. Man Ther. 2016 Apr;22:42-9. doi: 10.1016/j.math.2015.11.006. Epub 2015 Dec 11.

    PubMed 26724855
  • Rodriguez-Fuentes I, De Toro FJ, Rodriguez-Fuentes G, de Oliveira IM, Meijide-Failde R, Fuentes-Boquete IM. Myofascial Release Therapy in the Treatment of Occupational Mechanical Neck Pain: A Randomized Parallel Group Study. Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2016 Jul;95(7):507-15. doi: 10.1097/PHM.0000000000000425.

    PubMed 26745225
  • Tozzi P, Bongiorno D, Vitturini C. Fascial release effects on patients with non-specific cervical or lumbar pain. J Bodyw Mov Ther. 2011 Oct;15(4):405-16. doi: 10.1016/j.jbmt.2010.11.003. Epub 2011 Jan 8.

    PubMed 21943614
  • Lluch E, Nijs J, De Kooning M, Van Dyck D, Vanderstraeten R, Struyf F, Roussel NA. Prevalence, Incidence, Localization, and Pathophysiology of Myofascial Trigger Points in Patients With Spinal Pain: A Systematic Literature Review. J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2015 Oct;38(8):587-600. doi: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2015.08.004. Epub 2015 Sep 19.

    PubMed 26387860
  • Ferreira-Valente MA, Pais-Ribeiro JL, Jensen MP. Validity of four pain intensity rating scales. Pain. 2011 Oct;152(10):2399-2404. doi: 10.1016/j.pain.2011.07.005.

    PubMed 21856077
  • Munoz-Munoz S, Munoz-Garcia MT, Alburquerque-Sendin F, Arroyo-Morales M, Fernandez-de-las-Penas C. Myofascial trigger points, pain, disability, and sleep quality in individuals with mechanical neck pain. J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2012 Oct;35(8):608-13. doi: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2012.09.003.

    PubMed 23158466
  • Jeon JH, Jung YJ, Lee JY, Choi JS, Mun JH, Park WY, Seo CH, Jang KU. The effect of extracorporeal shock wave therapy on myofascial pain syndrome. Ann Rehabil Med. 2012 Oct;36(5):665-74. doi: 10.5535/arm.2012.36.5.665. Epub 2012 Oct 31.

    PubMed 23185731
  • Cook AJ, Wellman RD, Cherkin DC, Kahn JR, Sherman KJ. Randomized clinical trial assessing whether additional massage treatments for chronic neck pain improve 12- and 26-week outcomes. Spine J. 2015 Oct 1;15(10):2206-15. doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2015.06.049. Epub 2015 Jun 19.

    PubMed 26096474
  • Lopez-Lopez A, Alonso Perez JL, Gonzalez Gutierez JL, La Touche R, Lerma Lara S, Izquierdo H, Fernandez-Carnero J. Mobilization versus manipulations versus sustain apophyseal natural glide techniques and interaction with psychological factors for patients with chronic neck pain: randomized controlled trial. Eur J Phys Rehabil Med. 2015 Apr;51(2):121-32. Epub 2014 Oct 9.

    PubMed 25296741
  • Liptan G, Mist S, Wright C, Arzt A, Jones KD. A pilot study of myofascial release therapy compared to Swedish massage in fibromyalgia. J Bodyw Mov Ther. 2013 Jul;17(3):365-70. doi: 10.1016/j.jbmt.2012.11.010. Epub 2013 Jan 3.

    PubMed 23768283

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Physiotherapy treatment in people with Cervical Syndrome, run by University of Cadiz at 1 site in Spain.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 16 Apr 2019. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Spain. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

The intensity of cervical pain (time frame: Baseline). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT03184220, which also lists 24 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 16 Apr 2019.

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