Needle zap eases student neck pain?
NCT ID NCT06480851
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a procedure called percutaneous neuromodulation for neck pain in 52 university students. A fine needle was used to stimulate a nerve in the neck for 10 minutes. The goal was to see if it could reduce pain and improve pressure tolerance. The trial is complete, but results are not yet reported.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Percutaneous neuromodulation (a procedure using a fine needle to stimulate nerves near the spine)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a non-drug option for relieving neck pain in young adults.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, non-randomized study in healthy students, so results may not apply to others. The procedure is brief and may not provide lasting relief.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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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52 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Aug 2024
- Finished
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Nov 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Current Cervical Pain on a Visual Analog Scale (VAS) greater than 3. * Neck pain in the last 12 weeks, and no treatment has been performed. * Disability index of 8% or more on the Neck Disability Index. * That they have undergone treatment. Exclusion Criteria: * Neck pain associated with vertigo. * Osteoporosis (control X-ray). * Diagnosed psychological disorders. * Vertebral fractures (control X-ray). * Tumors. * Diagnosed metabolic diseases. * Neck surgery. * Belonephobia.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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San Pablo CEU University
Boadilla del Monte, Madrid, 28668, Spain
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