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 @ 3:55 AM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-25 @ 3:55 AM
NCT ID:
NCT03844802
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
* Diagnosis of non-specific mechanical neck pain.
* Pain lasting for more than 3 months of duration.
* Self-reported pain higher than 3 in the Numeric Pain Rating Scale.
* Self-reported neck disability higher than 5 in the Neck Disability Index.
Exclusion Criteria:
* Absence of pain during passive neck rotation.
* Higher pain intensity in neutral position than during passive neck rotation.
* Absence of ipsilateral pain during passive neck rotation.
* Previous history of surgery of the cervical spine or upper extremity.
* Previous history of whiplash, diagnosis of fibromyalgia, or any neurological, inflammatory or rheumatological disease.
* Presence of two or more positive signs indicative of neural compression (sensitivity disorders, myotomic weakness in the upper extremities, or alteration in deep tendon reflexes).
* Radiological signs of root compression or spinal stenosis.
* Having received physical therapy treatment in the month prior to the start of the study.
* Analgesic and / or anti-inflammatory treatment in the last 72 h.
* Diagnosis of psychiatric disorders with ongoing medical treatment.
* Pregnancy or breastfeeding.
* Pending litigation in progress.
* Any contraindication to the use of dry needling.
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
18 Years
Maximum Age:
60 Years
Study:
NCT03844802
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT03844802