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Instrument-Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization Versus Muscle Energy Technique on Chronic Non-specific Neck Pain

ConditionCHRONIC NON-SPECIFIC NECK PAIN
Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-35
SponsorCairo University

About this trial

the aim of this study is to investigate if there is any difference between INSTRUMENT-ASSISTED SOFT TISSUE MOBILIZATION and Muscle Energy Technique over sternocleidomastoid on Neck pain, Range of motion and Functional disability in patients with Chronic Non-specific Neck Pain

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

The subjects are of both genders, aged between 18-35 years old .

Subjects with Neck pain continued for at least the last 12 weeks .

body mass index (18.5-24.9).

Disqualifiers

Any specific neck pathology as radiculopathy, rheumatoid arthritis, and systemic diseases

Sensory problems at the mid or upper back .

A tendency to hemorrhage or anticoagulation treatment. And nonsteroidal pain medication .

Signs of severe pathology such as malignancy, fractures of the cervical spine, cervical radiculopathy or myelopathy, or vascular syndromes such as vertebrobasilar insufficiency .

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

  • instrument-assisted soft tissue mobilization

    Other intervention

    instrument-assisted soft tissue mobilization

  • Muscle energy technique

    Other intervention

    Muscle energy technique

Treatment groups

60 Participants
are divided into 3 treatment groups
Group A: instrument-assisted soft tissue mobilizationExperimental treatment 2 interventions
Group B: Muscle energy techniqueExperimental treatment 2 interventions
Group C: conventional therapyActive comparator 2 interventions

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

pain intensity

the scale that will be used is VAS ; each subject will be instructed to put point on line from no pain to tolerable pain

Time frame
up to four weeks

Secondary outcomes

1

neck range of motion

will be measured by cervical range of motion device (CROM)

Time frame
up to four weeks
2

neck disability

will be measured by Arabic version of neck disability index

Time frame
up to four weeks

Other outcomes

Sponsors and contacts

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Cairo University

Lead sponsor

Source ClinicalTrials.gov

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