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:
2025-12-24 @ 8:01 PM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-24 @ 8:01 PM
NCT ID:
NCT04060004
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
* Patients with myofascial neck pain
* Presence of at least one active myofascial trigger point on the superficial neck musculature
* Neck pain of at least 3 months
* Age 18-70
* Pain intensity between 20 and 100 mm in the Analog Visual Scale
* Neck disability index (NDI) greater than or equal to 15 points
* Spanish speakers
* Patients who do not present contraindications for the use of dry needling (anticoagulants, nickel allergy or belenophobia)
* Patients who have not received physiotherapy or pharmacological treatment for neck pain for the last three months
Exclusion Criteria:
* History of cervical trauma
* Cervical spine surgery
* Vertebral fracture
* Cervical pain associated with whiplash
* Red flags (tumor, metabolic disorders or rheumatoid arthritis)
* Inflammatory lesion in the neck region
* Pregnancy
* Fibromyalgia diagnosis
* Neck pain associated with radiculopathy
* Patients pending legal litigation
* Psychiatric pathology diagnosis
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
18 Years
Maximum Age:
70 Years
Study:
NCT04060004
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT04060004