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Dry Needling and Patients Treatment Expectations
Sponsor: University of Alcala
Summary
Objectives The aim of this study is to compare the effects of inducing positive expectations against negative or neutral induced expectations on the activation of the Autonomic Nervous System and the analgesic response, after a dry needling technique in upper trapezius fibers in patients with unspecific neck pain. Summary Theoretical framework: Dry needling has proven its efficacy for the treatment of myofascial trigger points. Moreover, it has proven its effects over the Central Nervous System and the Autonomic Nervous System (ANS). Despite that previous studies have researched the role of patient's expectations and their relationship with the results of treatment, there is insufficient information concerning the effects of inducing expectations and the activation of the ANS during the application of widely used therapies, such as dry needling.
Official title: Influence of Induced Expectations on the Autonomic Nervous System During a Dry Needling Intervention for Patients With Neck Pain. A Randomized Clinical Trial.
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - 65 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
45
Start Date
2021-02-23
Completion Date
2025-09-05
Last Updated
2024-10-16
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Positive expectation AND dry needling in the upper trapezius fibers, at the most painful point
The subjects will received the same treatment, using dry needling in the upper trapezius fibers, at the most painful point after receiving the corresponding message.
Neutral expectation AND dry needling in the upper trapezius fibers, at the most painful point
The subjects will received the same treatment, using dry needling in the upper trapezius fibers, at the most painful point after receiving the corresponding
Negative expectation AND dry needling in the upper trapezius fibers, at the most painful point
The subjects will received the same treatment, using dry needling in the upper trapezius fibers, at the most painful point after receiving the corresponding
Locations (1)
Clinical University
Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain