Myofascial Pain Syndrome of NeckNCT04521127
Dry Needling and Kinesio Taping in the Treatment of Myofascial Pain Syndrome
A study testing Kinesio Taping and Dry needling in people with Myofascial Pain Syndrome of Neck, run by Abant Izzet Baysal University at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).
Trial summary
The aim of this study is to compare the effectiveness of kinesio tape and dry needling in the treatment of myofascial pain syndrome of the trapezius muscle. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 to 80 years
- Conditions the study is for
- Myofascial Pain Syndrome of Neck
- What is being tested?
- Kinesio Taping and Dry needling
- Type of treatment
- Injection or infusion
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 105 participants
- Where
- 1 siteTurkey (Türkiye)
- Study dates
- 27 Aug 2020to 15 Jan 2021
- 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 18 to 80 years
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Being diagnosis with MPS and having active myofascial trigger points on trapezius muscle
Who cannot join
- Fibromyalgia
- a history of myofascial trigger point injection
- acute trauma
- inflammatory joint or muscle disease
- infection or malignancy on cervical region
- neurological disorders
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- cervical radiculopathy or myelopathy
- inadequate cooperation for the treatment
- a history of neck surgery or spinal degeneration
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
Turkey (Türkiye)1 site
Abant Izzet Baysal University
Bolu, Merkez, 14100
About this study
Official title: Comparison of Dry Needling and Kinesio Taping Methods in the Treatment of Myofascial Pain Syndrome
The aim of this study is to compare the effectiveness of kinesio tape and dry needling in the treatment of myofascial pain syndrome of the trapezius muscle.
Read the detailed description
Myofascial pain syndrome (MPS) is a common problem with manifesting itself such as trigger points, taut bands, range of motion limitations and pain. One of the most common place for MPS is neck region and trapezius muscle is the common cause of these symptoms and 9 different trigger point location has been identified on trapezius muscle. Myofascial trigger points, characterized by hypersensitive nodules, can be palpated in stretched bands in the affected muscles. In order to eliminate trigger points fascial releasing, dry needling, kinesio taping and other physical therapy applications can be used.
Although there are several studies investigating the effectiveness of Kinesio taping (KT) and Dry needling(DN) methods in MPS, it is controversial which one is superior to others.
The aim of this study is to compare the effects of exercise, KT, and DN methods on pain and disability in the treatment of upper trapezoidal muscle MPS.
- Conditions
- Myofascial Pain Syndrome of Neck
- Being tested
- Kinesio Taping, Dry needling
- Keywords
- Taping, Pain, Trigger Point, Dry needling
- Medical subject headings
- Pain
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Kinesio TapingOther
Taping will be performed on sitting position with contralateral lateral flexion and flexion of the neck, using muscle technique with I strip and stretching the head at the maximum level in order to benefit from the muscle release effect. Kinesio tape was applied directly on muscle with 0% stretching.
Dry needlingOther
The trigger point on the taut band will be held with the thumb and forefinger from below and above. In the needling technique, a 0.25 * 25-mm with nickel handle, disposable sterile steel acupuncture needle will be used. The needle tip will be inserted perpendicularly into the subcutaneous tissue and inserted into the muscle until the trigger point in the taut band was found. The same point will be pinned 8-10 times with fast needle movements inside and out. Then the needle tip will pulled back so that it did not come out of the skin, and the bottom, top and sides of the first entered point were also pinned. This procedure was applied to all trigger points in the trapeze muscle.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Kinesio Taping Group | Active comparator | Kinesio taping will be applied to trapezius muscle Receives: Other: Kinesio Taping |
| Dry needling Group | Active comparator | Dry needling will be applied to trigger point on trapezius muscle Receives: Other: Dry needling |
| Control Group | No intervention | Control group will not receive any additional intervention |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Pressure Pain Threshold (PPT) Measurement
Pain pressure threshold (PPT). was assessed with an analogue algometry (Baseline, FEl Inc. White Plains, NY,USA) with 1 cm2 rubber tip was used to measure the pain pressure threshold. Algometer perpendicularly placed over spinous process of T1 on prone position and pressure progressively increased 1 kg/s until patients verbally reported pain under the tip of algometer or referring pain. Measurement repeated three times and average score recorded.
Measured: two weeks
Secondary outcomes (3)
Visual analog scale
The patient was asked to mark the severity of his or her pain with active motion on a horizontal line 100 millimeters in length. The intensity of the pain was calculated by measuring the area in which the individual marked between 0 (no pain) and 10 (the most severe pain I felt in my life).
Measured: two weeks
Neck Disability Index
Perceived disability of patients was assessed with 10-item item Neck Disability Index (NDI),which a modified from Oswestry Low Back Pain Disability Index to assess with a score range of 0 to 50.
Measured: two weeks
Global Perceived Effect Scale
Change in the perception of the symptoms after the treatment was measured by a Global Perceived Effect Scale. Patients were asked to rate change between 1 completely recovered, 4 unchanged, 7 vastly worse on a horizontal likert scale.
Measured: two weeks
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted20 Aug 2020
- Study start27 Aug 2020
- Primary completion1 Nov 2020
- Study completion15 Jan 2021
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Myofascial Pain Syndrome of NeckStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by Abant Izzet Baysal UniversityThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
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
- Three groups with a conventional therapy control group.
- Masking
- Single blind
- Who is masked
- Outcomes assessor
- Enrolment
- 105 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Abant Izzet Baysal University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Ramazan KURUL, Abant Izzet Baysal University
- Investigators
- Mustafa Fatih Yaşar, MD, Principal investigator, Bolu Abant Izzet Baylsa University
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT04521127
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- Physical Med-1
- Status last verified
- Apr 2024
- First submitted
- 18 Aug 2020
- Last updated
- 19 Apr 2024
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 19 Apr 2024. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Comparison of Dry Needling and Kinesio Taping Methods in the Treatment of Myofascial Pain Syndrome
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT04521127
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- Physical Med-1
- Conditions
- Myofascial Pain Syndrome of Neck
- Keywords
- Taping, Pain, Trigger Point, Dry needling
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 105 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Abant Izzet Baysal UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 27 Aug 2020 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 1 Nov 2020 (actual)
- Study completion
- 15 Jan 2021 (actual)
- First posted
- 20 Aug 2020 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
The aim of this study is to compare the effectiveness of kinesio tape and dry needling in the treatment of myofascial pain syndrome of the trapezius muscle.
Detailed description
Myofascial pain syndrome (MPS) is a common problem with manifesting itself such as trigger points, taut bands, range of motion limitations and pain. One of the most common place for MPS is neck region and trapezius muscle is the common cause of these symptoms and 9 different trigger point location has been identified on trapezius muscle. Myofascial trigger points, characterized by hypersensitive nodules, can be palpated in stretched bands in the affected muscles. In order to eliminate trigger points fascial releasing, dry needling, kinesio taping and other physical therapy applications can be used.
Although there are several studies investigating the effectiveness of Kinesio taping (KT) and Dry needling(DN) methods in MPS, it is controversial which one is superior to others.
The aim of this study is to compare the effects of exercise, KT, and DN methods on pain and disability in the treatment of upper trapezoidal muscle MPS.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind (outcomes assessor)
- Number of arms
- 3
- Model description
- Three groups with a conventional therapy control group.
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Kinesio Taping Group | Active comparator | Other: Kinesio TapingKinesio taping will be applied to trapezius muscle |
| Dry needling Group | Active comparator | Other: Dry needlingDry needling will be applied to trigger point on trapezius muscle |
| Control Group | No intervention | –Control group will not receive any additional intervention |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 to 80 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (1 listed)
- Being diagnosis with MPS and having active myofascial trigger points on trapezius muscle
Key exclusion criteria (9 listed)
- Fibromyalgia
- a history of myofascial trigger point injection
- acute trauma
- inflammatory joint or muscle disease
- infection or malignancy on cervical region
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Kinesio TapingTaping will be performed on sitting position with contralateral lateral flexion and flexion of the neck, using muscle technique with I strip and stretching the head at the maximum level in order to benefit from the muscle release effect. Kinesio tape was applied directly on muscle with 0% stretching. | Other | Kinesio Taping Group |
| Dry needlingThe trigger point on the taut band will be held with the thumb and forefinger from below and above. In the needling technique, a 0.25 * 25-mm with nickel handle, disposable sterile steel acupuncture needle will be used. The needle tip will be inserted perpendicularly into the subcutaneous tissue and inserted into the muscle until the trigger point in the taut band was found. The same point will be pinned 8-10 times with fast needle movements inside and out. Then the needle tip will pulled back so that it did not come out of the skin, and the bottom, top and sides of the first entered point were also pinned. This procedure was applied to all trigger points in the trapeze muscle. | Other | Dry needling Group |
Primary outcome
Pressure Pain Threshold (PPT) Measurement
Time frame: two weeks
Pain pressure threshold (PPT). was assessed with an analogue algometry (Baseline, FEl Inc. White Plains, NY,USA) with 1 cm2 rubber tip was used to measure the pain pressure threshold. Algometer perpendicularly placed over spinous process of T1 on prone position and pressure progressively increased 1 kg/s until patients verbally reported pain under the tip of algometer or referring pain. Measurement repeated three times and average score recorded.
3 secondary outcomes
Visual analog scale
Time frame: two weeks
Neck Disability Index
Time frame: two weeks
Global Perceived Effect Scale
Time frame: two weeks
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 19 Apr 2024.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Mustafa Fatih Yaşar, MD principal investigator
Bolu Abant Izzet Baylsa University
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Kinesio Taping and Dry needling in people with Myofascial Pain Syndrome of Neck, run by Abant Izzet Baysal University at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).
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 9 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 19 Apr 2024. 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 Turkey (Türkiye). 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?
Pressure Pain Threshold (PPT) Measurement (time frame: two weeks). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
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 19 Apr 2024.