To test the hypothesis that the effect of either multiple deep intramuscular stimulation therapy \[(DIMMST: trigger point deep dry needling (TrP-DDN) is combined with paraspinal deep intramuscular stimulation (PDIMS) and needle rotation (NR)\] would be more effective than a placebo-sham for the treatment of MPS and that DIMMST would be more effective than LTrP-I for improving pain relief, sleep quality, and physical and mental state of the patient.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
75
Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre
Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
RECRUITINGHospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre
Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
RECRUITINGHospital de Clínicas E Porto Alegre
Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
RECRUITINGPain severity
a) The intensity of pain was measured by a 10-cm VAS \[30\]. VAS scores ranged from no pain (zero) to the worst possible pain (10 cm).
Time frame: A cumulative mean of each week during the treatmetn period (four weeks - the pain diary begin in the first of treatment to the last session)
Pain threshold
Pain pressure threshold (PPT)
Time frame: A cumulative mean of each week during the treatmetn period (four weeks - the pain diary begin in the first of treatment to the last session)
Sleep quality - how did you feel when you woke up
Sleep quality was recorded daily by the 10-cm visual analog sleep quality scale (VASQS) in the sleep diary using VASQS: In general, how did you feel when you woke up?
Time frame: A cumulative mean of each week during the treatmetn period (four weeks - the pain diary begin in the first of treatment to the last session)
Sleep quality - compared to your habitual sleep
Sleep quality was recorded daily by the 10-cm visual analog sleep quality scale (VASQS) in the sleep diary using VASQS: Assess the sleep quality of the previous night compared to your habitual sleep?
Time frame: A cumulative mean of each week during the treatmetn period (four weeks - the pain diary begin in the first of treatment to the last session)
Sleep quality -last night
Sleep quality was recorded daily by the 10-cm visual analog sleep quality scale (VASQS) in the sleep diary using VASQS: How well did you sleep last night?
Time frame: A cumulative mean of each week during the treatmetn period (four weeks - the pain diary begin in the first of treatment to the last session)
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