COMPARISON OF THREE TREATMENT MODALITIES IN MYOFASCIAL PAIN SYNDROME

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Conditions studied: Myofascial Pain Syndrome

In brief

This study aims to compare the effectiveness of dry needling, extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT), and pulsed radiofrequency (PRF) in patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain. The primary outcomes include pain intensity and functional status. Patients will be randomly assigned to different treatment groups, and outcomes will be evaluated before and after the interventions. The results of this study are expected to contribute to determining the most effective treatment method for pain management.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07511751

Run by

ALİEMAN

People needed

60

Starts

2026-03-10

Expected to finish

2027-03-10

Last updated by the study team

2026-05-07

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 65. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Age between 18 and 65 years
• Clinically diagnosed myofascial pain syndrome
• Back pain lasting at least 3 months
• Failure to respond to conservative treatments

You may not qualify if…

• History of cervical surgery or cervical disc pathology
• Fibromyalgia
• Shoulder pathologies
• Coagulation disorders or use of anticoagulant therapy
• Infection, malignancy, or inflammatory spinal diseases

Where it is running

• Sakarya Training and Research Hospital — Adapazarı, Sakarya, Turkey (Türkiye) (enrolling)

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