Active clinical trials for "Myofascial Pain Syndromes"

This study is a randomized, parallel, superiority, controlled trial. The main objective is to investigate the effects of a telehealth exercise program on pain, symptoms, and cardiopulmonary fitness level of patients with fibromyalgia compared to a home exercise program. Participants will be women with fibromyalgia, admitted to Fibromyalgia Out-patient Clinic of Ankara University, Faculty of Medicine, Physical Medicine and Rehabillitation Department. Eligible patients will be randomized to be allocated to one of the two groups, experiment or control. Both groups will be informed about the possible positive effects of exercise. The experimental group will perform an exercise program including aerobic, range of motion, stretching exercises on zoom sessions of 45 minutes each, under the supervision of the investigator, following a prerecorded exercise video. They will exercise thrice a week for 8 weeks, in groups of five. Control group will have access to the same exercise video and guided for the first session. They will be asked to do the exercises at home, exact the same duration and frequency of the experimental group but without supervision, for 8 weeks. The control group will be called first once a week, than once in two weeks to remind exercising and fill out their exercise diary. All patients will be assessed by VAS for pain, Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire (FIQ), Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), cardiopulmonary exercise test and 6 min. walking test (6MWT) before and at the end of exercise program of 8 weeks. Other symptoms related to fibromyalgia such as fatigue, sleep etc will also be recorded. Primary outcome measure is pain. Secondary outcome measures will be cardiopulmonary fitness level (VO2max), functional physical activity level (6MWT), symptom severity, disease impact (FIQ), psychological status (HADS) and subjective assessment of general well-being. The study's hypothesis suggest that improvement will be superior in the experimental group without any side effects.

Ultrasound Guided Versus Non-Guided Prolotherapy for Treatment of Internal Derangement of Temporomandibular joint. Rationale for conducting the research: The most critical cause for guided prolotherapy is to specify the accurate location of glenoid fossa and the disc space while prolotherapy procedure, and to adjust the needle insertion to according to articular eminence, mandibular condyle, and intra-articular space as anatomical variations. The vibration of ultrasound waves generates a heat so there is a thermal effective for prolotherapy effusion in the TMJ space.

Fibromyalgia is a syndrome characterized by widespread chronic pain involving all musculoskeletal systems, accompanied by chronic sleep disorders, fatigue, memory problems, and more. Despite the advancement in the understanding of pain mechanisms thanks to various innovations in neuroscience and pain medicine, the syndrome's treatments are not satisfying, even in the presence of optimal multidisciplinary therapy, and many patients continue to suffer from chronic pain and associated symptoms. Although the pathophysiology of Fibromyalgia is not fully understood, there is evidence supporting the involvement of several mechanisms, including central sensitization, descending pain modulation pathway deficiency, and autonomic dysfunction, confirmed by physiological and functional imaging studies. Following the above reasons, there is great importance in understanding the effect of new treatments on pain mechanisms in Fibromyalgia syndrome. In the past few years, more and more research is providing evidence for cannabis analgesia in chronic pain syndromes, with an emphasis on Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). However, only a little research has examined its efficacy in random double-blind experiments. Thus, testing the effect of THC in experimental clinical pain models could give a hint to our understanding of the pain regulation system in Fibromyalgia. The current research will study the effects of the cannabinoid THC component on pain regulation in Fibromyalgia in a double-blind controlled design. For that matter, the investigators will perform different peripheral physiological tests and functional magnetic resonance imaging. Additionally, the investigators aim to disclose the neural mechanisms underlying pain-autonomic interactions in Fibromyalgia patients.

The study aims to compare the effectiveness of myofascial trigger point treatment using pressure release versus a control group in patients with mechanical neck pain, randomly assigned. In both groups a protocol of therapeutic exercise and postural correction will be carried out

Myofascial pain is characterized by myofascial trigger points, considered as a major cause of neck and shoulder pain in the working population. Thread-embedding acupuncture is a new acupuncture modality that can provide long-term stimulation aimed at prolonging its therapeutic effect that is similar to conventional acupuncture, such as analgesic effects. The goal of this randomized controlled trial is to evaluate and compare the effects of thread-embedding acupuncture and sham thread-embedding acupuncture as a therapy for myofascial pain in the upper trapezius muscle. The primary aim of this study is to investigate whether thread-embedding acupuncture therapy gives better and last longer results for myofascial pain of the upper trapezius muscle than sham thread-embedding acupuncture.

the aim of the study is to determine the effect of shockwave therapy on cervical myofascial pain syndrome in lactating women

to investigate the effects of Magnesium Sulphate Iontophoresis versus High Power Pain Threshold Ultrasound on pain, function and range of motion on active MTrPs found in the upper trapezius.

The purpose of this study is to explore a potential role of nitrous oxide in treating pain associated with fibromyalgia.

This randomized controlled trials study aims, first, to determine the effectiveness of a nurse-led PNE program designed by a multidisciplinary team, compared with an active control group on pain intensity, fibromyalgia (FM) severity, pain catastrophizing, and cognitive performance in patients with FM. Second, to determine the mediator role of pain catastrophizing in the effects of PNE on outcomes of interest. Third, to explore PNE-induced changes to the brain circuitry using QEEG in patients with FM.

Fibromyalgia is a debilitating pain condition that is characterized by the chronic occurrence of pain affecting the musculoskeletal system, a sensitivity to pressure stimuli, and a low threshold to noxious stimuli. The topography of pain is widespread, although it could be more pronounced in some bodily regions. Besides pain, patients suffer from a wide range of symptoms, including fatigue, anxiety and depression manifestations, and altered quality of life. Facing these debilitating symptoms, the available therapeutic strategies for treating pain and associated manifestations are usually faced with limited efficacy and numerous side effects. For these reasons, non-invasive stimulation techniques, namely transcutaneous stimulation by means of Exopulse Mollii suit, might be of help in this context. The investigators designed a randomized sham controlled double-blind trial to demonstrate the improvement of pain, quality of life, fatigue and mood in adult patients with fibromyalgia following a 2-week intervention of "active" versus "sham" Exopulse Mollii suit. A 2-week washout period should be enough to prevent a potential carry over effect. After this phase (phase 1), a second open label phase (phase 2) will be proposed for patients to understand the effects of Exopulse Mollii suit employed for 4 weeks (7 sessions per week) on the studied outcomes.