Clinical Trials

​​​​​​Inclusion Criteria:

• Neck pain lasting greater than 3 months28,29
• Age 18-75 years
• Presence of sleep disturbance - to be defined as a score ≥ 8 on the Insomnia Severity Index30

Exclusion Criteria: 

• Previous surgery to the neck or thoracic spine
• Central nervous system disorders
• Systemic joint disease (e.g. rheumatoid arthritis)
• Evidence of red flags (e.g. fracture, infection, tumor, cauda equina syndrome)
• Cancer
• Raynaud’s disease
• Pregnancy
• Immunocompromised disease (e.g., diabetes mellitus, HIV, AIDS, lupus)
• Insufficient English-language skills to complete all questionnaires
• Contraindications to dry needling:
  • Presence of needle phobia
  • History of abnormal reaction to needling or injection
  • History of bleeding disorder (e.g., current anticoagulant therapy or known thrombocytopenia)

Note: Other protocol defined Inclusion/Exclusion Criteria may apply.

Eligibility last updated 10/10/23. Questions regarding updates should be directed to the study team contact.