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Respiratory Exercises Versus Deep Neck Flexor Training in Chronic Mechanical Neck Pain

ConditionChronic Neck Pain
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-35
SponsorCairo University

About this trial

This study will be conducted to compare the effect of adding respiratory exercises versus deep neck flexor training to conventional program on pain, cervical ROM, cervical muscle endurance, function, and chest expansion in patients with chronic mechanical neck pain. Sixty-six (66) of both genders ranging in age from 18 to 35 years old, with a history of mechanical neck pain longer than 3 months (chronic neck pain) will be invited to participate in this study. Participants will be randomly assigned into one of the three experimental groups as follow:

Group A will receive respiratory exercises in form of diaphragmatic breathing \& respiratory muscle stretch gymnastics plus conventional program.

Group B will receive deep neck flexor training in the form of low-load craniocervical flexion using feedback from an air-filled pressure sensor placed behind the neck plus conventional program.

Group C (control group) will receive conventional program in form of TENS, infrared, isometric neck strengthening exercises and stretching exercises.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Patients have mechanical neck pain lasting longer than three months.

The ages of patients range from 18 to 35 years.

Patients are lifetime non-smoker and non-alcoholic.

Disqualifiers

History of trauma or cervical spine fractures.

Previous spinal surgery.

Any inflammatory pathology.

Any cervical disc pathology and neurological signs.

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Respiratoty exercises

    Other intervention

    respiratory exercises in form of diaphragmatic breathing \& respiratory muscle stretch gymnastics plus conventional program

  • Deep neck flexor training

    Other intervention

    deep neck flexor training in the form of low-load craniocervical flexion using feedback from an air-filled pressure sensor placed behind the neck plus conventional program

  • conventional program

    Other intervention

    conventional program in form of TENS, infrared, isometric neck strengthening exercises and stretching exercises

Treatment groups

66 Participants
are divided into 3 treatment groups
Group A: Respiratory exercises groupExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group B: Deep neck flexor training groupExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group C: control groupExperimental treatment 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Neck pain

pain will be assessed by visual analogue scale

Time frame
From enrollment to the end of treatment at 8 weeks
2

Cervical ROM

cervical ROM will be assessed by CROM device

Time frame
From enrollment to the end of treatment at 8 weeks
3

Neck muscle endurance

Neck muscle endurance will be assessed by crainiocervical flexion test using feedback from pressure sensor

Time frame
From enrollment to the end of treatment at 8 weeks
4

Chest expansion

chest expansion will be assessed by taping measurement

Time frame
From enrollment to the end of treatment at 8 weeks

Secondary outcomes

Other outcomes

Sponsors and contacts

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Cairo University

Lead sponsor

Source ClinicalTrials.gov
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