Evaluation of Mitochondrial Function in Myofascial Trigger Points Cohort Pilot Study Using High-resolution Respirometry
CompletedNot applicableNCT03704311
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This study has no listed site in Canada in this snapshot. It is included as part of the worldwide chronic pain corpus.
Brief summary (from the registry)
This pilot study established a minimally invasive biopsy technique to obtain high-quality MTrP tissue samples to evaluate mitochondrial function via high-resolution respirometry.
Study details
- Official title
- Evaluation of Mitochondrial Function in Chronic Myofascial Trigger Points - A Prospective Cohort Pilot Study Using High-resolution Respirometry
- Conditions
- Pain, Neck
- Pain, Back
- Myofascial Trigger Point Pain
- Myofascial Pain
- Mitochondrial Pathology
- Interventions
- Procedure: Muscle biopsy
- Sponsor
- Medical University Innsbruck
- Start date
- 2013-10-01
- Primary completion
- 2014-02-01
- Sex
- Male
- Age range
- from 18 Years to 45 Years
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Total sites listed
- 0
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * Male patients aged 18-45 years * Clinical diagnosis of myofascial pain syndrome within the region of the shoulder-neck muscles or the lumbogluteal region and the presence of an MTrP, defined as a firm palpation of a hard, tender nodule resulting in a spontaneous pain complaint * with symptoms present for 1 to 12 months Exclusion Criteria: * Signs that the participant's prescriptive compliance was not expected (e.g., lack of cooperation) * Disorders of the respiratory tract * Neurological disorders, in particular neurodegenerative and neuromuscular diseases * Disorders of the cardiovascular system or the musculoskeletal system * Civil servants and military service personnel.
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03704311