Shock therapy for stiff necks: new combo treatment tested
NCT ID NCT07015281
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether adding dry needling with mild electrical pulses to standard exercises helps people with long-term neck pain more than exercises alone. About 100 adults aged 30-65 with non-specific chronic neck pain will be followed. The goal is to see if the combined treatment improves daily function and reduces pain better than exercise by itself.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2025
- Expected to finish
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Feb 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 to 65 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Men and women aged between 30 and 65 years. * A diagnosis of non-specific neck pain, * Acceptance and signing of informed consent for voluntary participation in the research study. * Not currently receiving physiotherapy. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients undergoing rehabilitative treatment for cervical pathologies. * Patients with osteosynthesis material at the cervical level and/or cardiac, epileptic, or tumour-related complications. * Patients who have undergone radiotherapy. in the last 6 months.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Adelaida María Castro Sánchez
Almería, Almeria, 04120, Spain
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