# Comparison of the Effectiveness of Dry Needling Versus the Combination of Dry Needling and Local Anesthetic Injection in Myofascial Pain Syndrome of the Upper Trapezius Muscle: A Sham-Controlled, Randomized Clinical Trial

> **NCT07456735** · PHASE4 · NOT_YET_RECRUITING · sponsor: **Emre Ata, Assoc Prof** · enrollment: 90 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Myofascial Pain of Upper Trapezius Muscle

## Interventions

- **PROCEDURE:** Dry Needling
- **PROCEDURE:** Sham Dry Needling
- **PROCEDURE:** Local Anesthehetic Injection

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT07456735
- **Lead sponsor:** Emre Ata, Assoc Prof
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** PHASE4
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** NOT_YET_RECRUITING
- **Start date:** 2026-03-01
- **Primary completion:** 2026-04-20
- **Final completion:** 2026-06-10
- **Target enrollment:** 90 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2026-03-06


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT07456735

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT07456735, "Comparison of the Effectiveness of Dry Needling Versus the Combination of Dry Needling and Local Anesthetic Injection in Myofascial Pain Syndrome of the Upper Trapezius Muscle: A Sham-Controlled, Randomized Clinical Trial". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-08-10 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT07456735. Licensed CC0.

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