Blood Flow Within Active Myofascial Trigger Points Following Massage

Completed · Not applicable · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Myofascial Pain, Tension-type Headache

In brief

The physiological response at the myofascial trigger point (MTrP) to massage is not known, yet would provide important objective evidence for a treatment effect and clarify the resolution process of a MTrP.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02389140

Run by

University of Colorado, Denver

People needed

28

Starts

2015-03-01

Expected to finish

2017-01-01

Last updated by the study team

2017-09-01

Who can join

Age: 21 and older, up to 49. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Chronic or episodic tension-type headache
• active MTrP in upper trapezius
• age 21-49
• BMI between 18.5-24.9
• either gender
• any race or ethnicity

You may not qualify if…

• No or latent MTrP in the upper trapezius
• migraine 4+/month
• cluster headache
• fibromyalgia
• neurological disease (e.g. Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, muscular dystrophy, multiple sclerosis)
• cardiovascular disease (e.g. prior heart attack or stroke)
• diabetes
• pregnancy
• a bleeding disorder (Self-report of hemophilia, known lack/deficiency of clotting factors, or presently °taking anti-coagulants (e.g. warfarin, Coumadin))
• narcotic use
• currently receiving massage
• prior trigger point injection or needling therapies
• allergy to lidocaine-type anesthetics such as lidocaine and prilocaine

Where it is running

• University of Colorado Hospital — Aurora, Colorado, United States

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