Efficacy of High and Low Intensity Percutaneous Electrolysis for the Treatment of Myofascial Pain Syndrome
CompletedNot applicableNCT04390438
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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)
Muscle pain is frequently attributed to myofascial pain syndrome (MPS) in which myofascial trigger points (MTrP) are a characteristic feature. Dry needling is a frequent clinical practice to manage MPS but few evidence is published about percutaneous electrolysis effects for the treatment of MPS. This is a randomized clinical trial with 3 parallel groups: 1) High intensity-short time percutaneous electrolysis; 2) Low intensity-long time percutaneous electrolysis; 3) dry needling control group.
Study details
- Official title
- Efficacy of High and Low Intensity Percutaneous Electrolysis for the Treatment of Myofascial Pain Syndrome: A Pilot Study
- Conditions
- Knee Pain Chronic
- Muscle Pain
- Interventions
- Procedure: Percutaneous Electrolysis
- Procedure: Dry needling
- Sponsor
- Universidad Francisco de Vitoria
- Start date
- 2020-02-17
- Primary completion
- 2020-03-30
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 18 Years to 45 Years
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Countries
- Spain
- Total sites listed
- 1
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * Athletes with knee pain * Presence of at least one active Trigger point Exclusion Criteria: * Farmacologic treatment * Surgery or traumas * Skin alterations or infections * Prior 6 weeks DN nor PT treatment
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04390438