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Evaluation of the immediate effect of acupuncture on pain, cervical range of motion and electromyographic activity of the upper trapezius muscle in patients with nonspecific neck pain: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
BACKGROUND: Nonspecific neck pain can cause considerable suffering, possible disability and reductions in quality of life and productivity. The aim of the proposed study is to evaluate the immediate effect of acupuncture on pain, cervical range of motion and electromyographic activity of the upper t...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4378559/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25872667 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13063-015-0623-3 |
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author | Calamita, Simone Aparecida Penimpedo Biasotto-Gonzalez, Daniela Aparecida De Melo, Nivea Cristina dos Santos, Douglas Meira de Lassa, Roberta de Mendonça, Fabiana Sarilho Oliveira, Claudia Santos Amorim, César Ferreira Gonzalez, Tabajara Oliveira Fumagalli, Marco Antônio de Gomes, Cid André Fidelis Paula Politti, Fabiano |
author_facet | Calamita, Simone Aparecida Penimpedo Biasotto-Gonzalez, Daniela Aparecida De Melo, Nivea Cristina dos Santos, Douglas Meira de Lassa, Roberta de Mendonça, Fabiana Sarilho Oliveira, Claudia Santos Amorim, César Ferreira Gonzalez, Tabajara Oliveira Fumagalli, Marco Antônio de Gomes, Cid André Fidelis Paula Politti, Fabiano |
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description | BACKGROUND: Nonspecific neck pain can cause considerable suffering, possible disability and reductions in quality of life and productivity. The aim of the proposed study is to evaluate the immediate effect of acupuncture on pain, cervical range of motion and electromyographic activity of the upper trapezius muscle in patients with nonspecific neck pain. METHODS/DESIGN: A total of 12 patients with nonspecific neck pain and 12 healthy subjects will be enrolled in a randomized, single-blind crossover study. Each subject will receive two forms of treatment in random order: a single session of traditional acupuncture (acupoints: triple energizer 5, ‘Wai-guan’ and large intestine 11, ‘Qu-chi’) and sham acupuncture. To eliminate carry-over treatment effects, a one-week wash-out period will be respected between sessions. Surface electromyography will be used to determine motor control in the upper trapezius muscle before and after treatment. The outcome measures in the group with neck pain will be a numerical pain rating scale (range: 0 (no pain) to 10 (maximum pain)), documentation of the pain area on a body chart and cervical range of motion. Comparisons before and after acupuncture treatment will demonstrate whether acupoints affect the activity of the upper trapezius muscle, pain and cervical range of motion. DISCUSSION: The purpose of this randomized clinical trial is to evaluate the immediate effect of acupuncture on pain, cervical range of motion and electromyographic activity of the upper trapezius muscle in patients with nonspecific neck pain. Data will be published after the study is completed. The study will support the practice of evidence-based physical therapy for individuals with nonspecific neck pain. TRIAL REGISTRATION: This trial was registered with Clinicaltrials.gov (identifier: NCT0984021) on 7 November 2013 (https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01984021). |
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spelling | pubmed-43785592015-03-31 Evaluation of the immediate effect of acupuncture on pain, cervical range of motion and electromyographic activity of the upper trapezius muscle in patients with nonspecific neck pain: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial Calamita, Simone Aparecida Penimpedo Biasotto-Gonzalez, Daniela Aparecida De Melo, Nivea Cristina dos Santos, Douglas Meira de Lassa, Roberta de Mendonça, Fabiana Sarilho Oliveira, Claudia Santos Amorim, César Ferreira Gonzalez, Tabajara Oliveira Fumagalli, Marco Antônio de Gomes, Cid André Fidelis Paula Politti, Fabiano Trials Study Protocol BACKGROUND: Nonspecific neck pain can cause considerable suffering, possible disability and reductions in quality of life and productivity. The aim of the proposed study is to evaluate the immediate effect of acupuncture on pain, cervical range of motion and electromyographic activity of the upper trapezius muscle in patients with nonspecific neck pain. METHODS/DESIGN: A total of 12 patients with nonspecific neck pain and 12 healthy subjects will be enrolled in a randomized, single-blind crossover study. Each subject will receive two forms of treatment in random order: a single session of traditional acupuncture (acupoints: triple energizer 5, ‘Wai-guan’ and large intestine 11, ‘Qu-chi’) and sham acupuncture. To eliminate carry-over treatment effects, a one-week wash-out period will be respected between sessions. Surface electromyography will be used to determine motor control in the upper trapezius muscle before and after treatment. The outcome measures in the group with neck pain will be a numerical pain rating scale (range: 0 (no pain) to 10 (maximum pain)), documentation of the pain area on a body chart and cervical range of motion. Comparisons before and after acupuncture treatment will demonstrate whether acupoints affect the activity of the upper trapezius muscle, pain and cervical range of motion. DISCUSSION: The purpose of this randomized clinical trial is to evaluate the immediate effect of acupuncture on pain, cervical range of motion and electromyographic activity of the upper trapezius muscle in patients with nonspecific neck pain. Data will be published after the study is completed. The study will support the practice of evidence-based physical therapy for individuals with nonspecific neck pain. TRIAL REGISTRATION: This trial was registered with Clinicaltrials.gov (identifier: NCT0984021) on 7 November 2013 (https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01984021). BioMed Central 2015-03-19 /pmc/articles/PMC4378559/ /pubmed/25872667 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13063-015-0623-3 Text en © Calamita et al.; licensee BioMed Central. 2015 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. The Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication waiver (http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) applies to the data made available in this article, unless otherwise stated. |
spellingShingle | Study Protocol Calamita, Simone Aparecida Penimpedo Biasotto-Gonzalez, Daniela Aparecida De Melo, Nivea Cristina dos Santos, Douglas Meira de Lassa, Roberta de Mendonça, Fabiana Sarilho Oliveira, Claudia Santos Amorim, César Ferreira Gonzalez, Tabajara Oliveira Fumagalli, Marco Antônio de Gomes, Cid André Fidelis Paula Politti, Fabiano Evaluation of the immediate effect of acupuncture on pain, cervical range of motion and electromyographic activity of the upper trapezius muscle in patients with nonspecific neck pain: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial |
title | Evaluation of the immediate effect of acupuncture on pain, cervical range of motion and electromyographic activity of the upper trapezius muscle in patients with nonspecific neck pain: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial |
title_full | Evaluation of the immediate effect of acupuncture on pain, cervical range of motion and electromyographic activity of the upper trapezius muscle in patients with nonspecific neck pain: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial |
title_fullStr | Evaluation of the immediate effect of acupuncture on pain, cervical range of motion and electromyographic activity of the upper trapezius muscle in patients with nonspecific neck pain: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial |
title_full_unstemmed | Evaluation of the immediate effect of acupuncture on pain, cervical range of motion and electromyographic activity of the upper trapezius muscle in patients with nonspecific neck pain: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial |
title_short | Evaluation of the immediate effect of acupuncture on pain, cervical range of motion and electromyographic activity of the upper trapezius muscle in patients with nonspecific neck pain: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial |
title_sort | evaluation of the immediate effect of acupuncture on pain, cervical range of motion and electromyographic activity of the upper trapezius muscle in patients with nonspecific neck pain: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial |
topic | Study Protocol |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4378559/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25872667 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13063-015-0623-3 |
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