[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"health-study-detail:100643724":3},{"organization":4,"armGroups":7,"interventions":19,"overallOfficials":24,"centralContacts":28,"locations":34,"responsibleParty":65,"collaborators":24,"id":69,"slug":70,"hasResults":71,"nctId":72,"briefTitle":73,"officialTitle":74,"acronym":24,"eligibilityCriteria":75,"healthyVolunteers":71,"sex":76,"minAge":77,"maxAge":78,"enrollmentInfo":79,"targetDuration":24,"studyType":82,"phases":83,"briefSummary":85,"conditions":86,"keywords":89,"overallStatus":37,"whyStopped":24,"lastUpdateSubmitDate":92,"lastUpdatePostDateStruct":93,"startDateStruct":96,"completionDateStruct":98,"leadSponsor":100,"locationsCount":101},{"fullName":5,"class":6},"University of Alcala","OTHER",[8,14],{"label":9,"type":10,"description":11,"interventionNames":12},"Upper trapezius dry needling with adduction shoulder","EXPERIMENTAL","The dry needling technique will be applied to the trapezius muscle while the subject lies prone, with the upper limb at the side of the body, shoulder lowered, in adduction and cervical region in a neutral position.\n\nThe dry needling technique will be applied using a pincer grasp, inserting the needle from the posterior to the anterior portion of the upper trapezius muscle.",[13],"Other: Dry needling technique with the shoulder in full adduction.",{"label":15,"type":10,"description":16,"interventionNames":17},"Upper trapezius dry needling with 90º abduction shoulder","The dry needling technique will be applied to the trapezius muscle while the subject lies prone, with the upper limb separated from the body, shoulder at 90 degrees of abduction and cervical region in a neutral position.\n\nThe dry needling technique will be applied using a pincer grasp, inserting the needle from the posterior to the anterior portion of the upper trapezius muscle.",[18],"Other: Dry needling technique with the shoulder in 90° abduction.",[20,25],{"type":6,"name":21,"description":22,"armGroupLabels":23,"otherNames":24},"Dry needling technique with the shoulder in full adduction.","Ten incisions will be made in a posteroanterior direction while the patient lies prone and the muscle is grasped with a pincer grip between the first three fingers. The technique will be applied to the area that is mechanically most hyperalgesic and related to the reproduction of the patient's pain.",[9],null,{"type":6,"name":26,"description":22,"armGroupLabels":27,"otherNames":24},"Dry needling technique with the shoulder in 90° abduction.",[15],[29],{"name":30,"role":31,"phone":32,"phoneExt":24,"email":33},"Daniel Pecos-Martin, PhD","CONTACT","34918855142","daniel.pecos@uah.es",[35,54],{"facility":36,"status":37,"city":38,"state":39,"zip":40,"country":41,"countryCode":42,"cosmosGeoPoint":43,"geoPoint":48,"contacts":49},"Clinical University Physiotherapy and pain","RECRUITING","Alcalá de Henares","Madrid","2805","Spain","ES",{"type":44,"coordinates":45},"Point",[46,47],-3.35996,40.48205,{"lat":47,"lon":46},[50],{"name":51,"role":31,"phone":52,"phoneExt":24,"email":53},"Patricia Martinez-Merinero, PhD","683378391","clinica.fisio@fgua.es",{"facility":55,"status":37,"city":38,"state":39,"zip":56,"country":41,"countryCode":42,"cosmosGeoPoint":57,"geoPoint":59,"contacts":60},"Physioterapy and Pain center research","28805",{"type":44,"coordinates":58},[46,47],{"lat":47,"lon":46},[61],{"name":62,"role":31,"phone":63,"phoneExt":24,"email":64},"Laura López Pérez, Mrs","+34683378391","info@institutofisioterapiaydolor.es",{"type":66,"investigatorFullName":67,"investigatorTitle":68,"investigatorAffiliation":5,"oldNameTitle":24,"oldOrganization":24},"PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR","Prof. Dr. Daniel Pecos Martín","Profesor","100643724","muscle-position-and-dry-needling-efficacy-100643724",false,"NCT07629141","Muscle Position and Dry Needling Efficacy","The Importance of Muscle Position in the Effectiveness of Dry Needling Technique","Inclusion Criteria:\n\n* Age between 18 and 65 years\n* Neck pain lasting more than 3 months\n* Current neck pain greater than 3\u002F10 on the VAS (Visual Analog Scale)\n* Presence of active trigger points in the upper trapezius muscle, meeting the following criteria: Painful point within a taut band whose palpation reproduces the patient's symptoms.\n\nExclusion Criteria:\n\n* Neck pain with a medical diagnosis (fractures, arthritis, fibromyalgia, etc.)\n* Radicular pain (paresthesia, burning, electric shocks)\n* Whiplash or any recent trauma\n* Previous surgery\n* Treatment by another physiotherapist within the last 3 months\n* Infections\n* Needle phobia\n* Use of anticoagulant medications\n* Pregnancy\n* Fibromyalgia\n* Metal allergies\n* Cognitive deficits or communication problems","ALL","18 Years","80 Years",{"count":80,"type":81},80,"ESTIMATED","INTERVENTIONAL",[84],"NA","Currently, no previous studies have investigated how the position of a muscle before dry needling may influence the outcome and effectiveness of the treatment.\n\nThis study aims to demonstrate whether the position of the upper trapezius muscle during dry needling treatment influences the outcome of that treatment in subjects with neck pain.\n\nA total of 46 participants with chronic neck pain will be recruited and randomly assigned to two groups: a dry needling group with the muscle in a stretched position and a dry needling group with the muscle in a shortened position. A total of two treatment sessions will be performed, separated by a 7-day interval. The primary outcome measure will be the intensity of neck and head pain, measured using the visual analog scale (VAS). Other variables to be measured include the cervical disability index, kinesiophobia, and catastrophizing (using a self-completion questionnaire), as well as participants' expectations and post-needling pain.",[87,88],"Neck Pain","Headache",[90,91],"dry needling","Musculoskeletal Pain","2026-06-29",{"date":94,"type":95},"2026-07-01","ACTUAL",{"date":97,"type":95},"2026-06-08",{"date":99,"type":81},"2026-12-15",{"name":5,"class":6},2]