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 @ 10:40 PM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-24 @ 10:40 PM
NCT ID:
NCT01710735
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
* A clinically relevant MFTrP of the upper Trapezius musculature
* Self-reported pain of ≥3 on an eleven-point numerical pain rating scale (NRS-101).
* BMI less than 31
Exclusion Criteria:
* a history of chronic, systemic pathology (e.g. hemophilia)
* pre-existing neck/shoulder pathology/surgical procedures,
* clinical depression
* health-related legal action
* pregnant
* anti-inflammatory and/or chronic pain medication
* had received dry needling for a shoulder/neck disorder within 6 months prior to the study (to raise the level of patient naiveté) suffered from needle phobia
Healthy Volunteers:
True
Sex:
FEMALE
Minimum Age:
20 Years
Maximum Age:
46 Years
Study:
NCT01710735
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT01710735