Clinical trial NCT05187468: The Effectiveness of Radial ESWT on Upper Trapezius Mtrps
Official title: The Effectiveness of Radial Extracorporeal Shockwave on Upper Trapezius Myofascial Trigger Points
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Myofascial Pain Syndrome
Myofascial Trigger Point Pain
Upper Trapezius Trigger Points
Keywords: Myofascial Trigger points
upper trapezius
Myofascial pain syndrome
Mtrps
Lead sponsor: European University Cyprus
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2022-01-11
Enrollment: 56
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 65
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: SEQUENTIAL
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: This study looked after the effectiveness of radial ESWT on upper trapezius mtrps. There were three intervention groups which recieved either ESWT or standard care. VAS, PPT, Neck ROM and Cervical functionality were the main outcomes.

Detailed description: This study was a randomized controlled trial consisted of three intervention groups. Two of them recieved ESWT with different parameters in each group, while the third one was standard care recieving Ultrasound therapy, Therapeutic massage and Heat packs Participants were divided randomly into the three groups. Participants were blind to the group allocated and also the therapist and outcome investigator were blind.

The participants recieved three weekly sessions. The evaluation took place before therapy, after each session and one month after last session.

The outcome measures was the pain intensity with VAS, the pain tolerance to pressure by an algometer device, the range of motion of neck measured by electronic goniometer and and functionality of neck measured by the Northwick Park Neck Pain

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Pain between shoulder and neck on upper trapezius muscle
* Three out of five of Travel and Simons criteria for myofascial trigger points

Exclusion Criteria:

* Fibromyalgia diagnosis
* Systemic diseases diagnosis,
* Pacemaker, under 18,
* Any kind of cervical disorder or surgery,
* Mental disorders

Primary outcomes:
measure: Pain intensity on myofascial trigger points
timeFrame: baseline
measure: Pain intensity on myofascial trigger points
timeFrame: one week
measure: Pain intensity on myofascial trigger points
timeFrame: two weeks
measure: Pain intensity on myofascial trigger points
timeFrame: three weeks
measure: Pain intensity on myofascial trigger points
timeFrame: 1 month after
measure: Pressure Pain Threshold
timeFrame: baseline
measure: Pressure Pain Threshold
timeFrame: one week
measure: Pressure Pain Threshold
timeFrame: two weeks
measure: Pressure Pain Threshold
timeFrame: three weeks
measure: Pressure Pain Threshold
timeFrame: one month after
measure: cervical range of motion
timeFrame: baseline
measure: cervical range of motion
timeFrame: one week
measure: cervical range of motion
timeFrame: two weeks
measure: cervical range of motion
timeFrame: three weeks
measure: cervical range of motion
timeFrame: one month after
measure: Northwick Park Neck Pain questionnaire
timeFrame: baseline
measure: Northwick Park Neck Pain questionnaire
timeFrame: one week
measure: Northwick Park Neck Pain questionnaire
timeFrame: two weeks
measure: Northwick Park Neck Pain questionnaire
timeFrame: three weeks
measure: Northwick Park Neck Pain questionnaire
timeFrame: one month after
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Nicosia
country: Cyprus
facility: European University Cyprus
Study officials:
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