Comparative Efficacy of Magnesium Sulfate Iontophoresis and Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy on Chronic Mechanical Neck Pain. A Randomized Controlled Trial
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- Enrolling By Invitation
- 入组人数
- 100
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- pain pressure threshold
研究概览
简要总结
The purpose of the study is to investigate the Comparative Efficacy of Magnesium Sulfate Iontophoresis and Extracorporeal shockwave therapy on Chronic Mechanical Neck Pain
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- Double (Participant, Outcomes Assessor)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 40 Years（Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •medically competent men and women will be included
- •They had chronic MTrPs in the upper trapezius for more than 6 months
- •Diagnostic criteria of being a tight band with a palpable nodule and distant pain when subjected to pressure
排除标准
- •subjects with previous neck or shoulder pathology (e.g., fracture, sur¬gery, inflammatory and infectious diseases),
- •cervical disc pathology, systemic disorder, fibromyalgia,
- •those who underwent physical therapy for at least the previous 3 months
研究组 & 干预措施
Magnesium Sulfate Iontophoresis group
Patients in this group will receive Magnesium Sulfate Iontophoresis, two sessions per week for four weeks
干预措施: Magnesium Sulfate Iontophoresis (Device)
Shock Wave Therapy group
Patients in this group will receive Shock Wave Therapy, one session per week for four weeks
干预措施: Shock Wave Therapy (Device)
Control group
Patients in this group will receive stretching and strengthening exercises, two sessions per week for four weeks
干预措施: stretching and strengthening (Other)
结局指标
主要结局
pain pressure threshold
时间窗: 0-4 weeks
pain pressure threshold will be measured by the pressure algometer
Pain intensity
时间窗: 0-4 weeks
pain intensity will be measured by visual analogue scale
次要结局
- Neck Disability Index(0-4 Weeks)
研究者
Dina Al-Amir Mohamed Hussein
Lecturer
Beni-Suef University