EMINEM: Efficacy of Muscoril In NEck Myofascial Syndromes

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 1969-12-31
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

Study objective:

• To demonstrate, in patients with myofascial pain syndrome in cervical region, the degree of efficacy of thiocolchicoside ointment administered to trigger point regions compared with the trigger point injection.

• Phase: Phase 4
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Sanofi
• Treatments: Colchicine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Submitted to clinic with a complaint of head and neck pain

• Be diagnosed as having myofascial pain syndrome by determining the active trigger points in trapezius and/or interscapular region according to criteria of Simons and Travel

• Have 1 to 8 active trigger point(s)

Exclusion Criteria:

• Have evident cervical discopathy and signs of osteoarthritis

• Have bleeding diathesis or using anticoagulant medication which hinders injection

• Have known malignity, being used steroids, have immunodepressive disorders and/or being taken immunodepressive drugs

• Be pregnant or have the possibility of being pregnant or not being used a regular contraceptive method

• Have known allergic reaction against Thiocolchicoside