Dry Needling and Therapeutic Exercise on Sleep in Individuals With Chronic Neck Pain and Sleep Disturbance

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Conditions studied: Neck Pain, Sleep Disturbance

In brief

Feasibility study investigating the effects of dry needling on individuals with chronic neck pain and sleep disturbance.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06275074

Run by

Mayo Clinic

People needed

28

Starts

2024-03-14

Expected to finish

2027-04-01

Last updated by the study team

2026-04-16

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 75. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Neck pain lasting greater than 3 months 28,29
• Age: 18-75 years
• Presence of sleep disturbance - to be defined as a score ≥ 8 on the Insomnia Severity Index
• Ability to understand study procedures and to comply with them for the entire length of the study

You may not qualify if…

• Previous surgery to the neck or thoracic spine
• Central nervous system disorders
• Systemic joint disease (e.g. rheumatoid arthritis)
• Infection
• Cancer
• Raynaud's disease
• Pregnancy
• Immunocompromised disease (e.g., diabetes mellitus, HIV, AIDS, lupus)
• Insufficient English-language skills to complete all questionnaires.
• Contraindications to dry needling:
• Presence of needle phobia
• History of abnormal reaction to needling or injection
• History of bleeding disorder (e.g., current anticoagulant therapy or known thrombocytopenia)

Where it is running

• Mayo Clinic - Motion Analysis Lab — Rochester, Minnesota, United States

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