# Effectiveness of a Massage Instrument Compared to Placebo for Upper Trapezius Muscle Pain

> **NCT01167036** · NA · COMPLETED · sponsor: **Anglo-European College of Chiropractic** · enrollment: 50 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Myofascial Pain Syndrome

## Interventions

- **DEVICE:** FascialEdge instrument
- **OTHER:** Placebo electric point stimulation

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT01167036
- **Lead sponsor:** Anglo-European College of Chiropractic
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2009-09
- **Primary completion:** 2010-01
- **Final completion:** 2010-01
- **Target enrollment:** 50 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2010-07-22


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT01167036

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT01167036, "Effectiveness of a Massage Instrument Compared to Placebo for Upper Trapezius Muscle Pain". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT01167036. Licensed CC0.

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