Eligibility Module
The Eligibility Module contains detailed information about who can participate in the clinical trial. This includes eligibility criteria, age restrictions, gender requirements, healthy volunteer status, and study population descriptions, helping researchers understand who is eligible to participate in the study.
Eligibility Module path is as follows:
Study -> Protocol Section -> Eligibility Module
Eligibility Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-25 @ 2:40 AM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-25 @ 2:40 AM
NCT ID:
NCT06705634
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
* adults 18-65 years of age
* non-specific neck-shoulder pain (over the upper trapezius or the infraspinatus area) with an average pain ≥ 2/10 on the Numeric Pain Rating Scale (score range from 0-10, 0 = no pain, 10 = unbearable pain)
* at least one tender point in one of the 5 muscles: cervical paraspinal near C5-C6 spinal segment, rhomboids, supraspinatus, infraspinatus, and deltoid.
Exclusion Criteria:
Participants will be excluded from this study if they have a contraindication to dry needling or a medical condition affecting blood flow, including but not limited to:
* Active systemic arthritis (e.g., rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis)
* Traumatic brain injury
* Stroke Seizures/epilepsy
* Neurological disease (e.g., multiple sclerosis, muscular dystrophy, Parkinson's, spinal cord compression)
* Acute or History of Fracture of cervical spine
* Acute or History of Fracture of the shoulder
* Circulation/vascular problems (e.g., Raynaud's)
* Cancer
* Uncontrolled diabetes/high blood sugar
* Currently pregnant
* Previous neck surgery
* Previous arthroscopic shoulder surgery in the last 5 years
* Previous shoulder arthoplasty
* Taking an anticoagulant (blood thinner)
* Allergic to ultrasound gel
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
18 Years
Maximum Age:
65 Years
Study:
NCT06705634
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT06705634