# Dry Needling and Patients Treatment Expectations

> **NCT04636879** · NA · RECRUITING · sponsor: **University of Alcala** · enrollment: 45 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Neck Pain; Dry Needling; Motivation

## Interventions

- **OTHER:** Positive expectation AND dry needling in the upper trapezius fibers, at the most painful point
- **OTHER:** Neutral expectation AND dry needling in the upper trapezius fibers, at the most painful point
- **OTHER:** Negative expectation AND dry needling in the upper trapezius fibers, at the most painful point

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT04636879
- **Lead sponsor:** University of Alcala
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** RECRUITING
- **Start date:** 2021-02-23
- **Primary completion:** 2026-09-05
- **Final completion:** 2026-11-05
- **Target enrollment:** 45 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2026-05-01


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04636879

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT04636879, "Dry Needling and Patients Treatment Expectations". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-04 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT04636879. Licensed CC0.

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