# Short-Term Response of Thoracic Spine Manipulation With or Without Trigger Point Dry Needling for Mechanical Neck Pain

> **NCT02415660** · NA · COMPLETED · sponsor: **Brooke Army Medical Center** · enrollment: 42 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Neck Pain

## Interventions

- **PROCEDURE:** Thoracic spinal manipulation
- **PROCEDURE:** Trigger point dry needling
- **BEHAVIORAL:** Cervical range of motion exercises
- **BEHAVIORAL:** Posterior neck muscle activation exercise
- **PROCEDURE:** Trigger point dry needling sham
- **DEVICE:** Seirin J-type stainless steel needles, 0-2-0.3 x 40-50 mm

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT02415660
- **Lead sponsor:** Brooke Army Medical Center
- **Sponsor class:** FED
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2016-06-01
- **Primary completion:** 2020-03-03
- **Final completion:** 2020-08-01
- **Target enrollment:** 42 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2021-02-02


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02415660

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT02415660, "Short-Term Response of Thoracic Spine Manipulation With or Without Trigger Point Dry Needling for Mechanical Neck Pain". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-28 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT02415660. Licensed CC0.

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