Comparative Efficacy of Magnesium Sulfate Iontophoresis and Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy on Chronic Mechanical Neck Pain

Not Applicable

Not yet recruiting

• Conditions: Mechanical Neck Pain

• Registration Number: NCT07027631
• Lead Sponsor: Beni-Suef University

Brief Summary

The purpose of the study is to investigate the Comparative Efficacy of Magnesium Sulfate Iontophoresis and Extracorporeal shockwave therapy on Chronic Mechanical Neck Pain

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2025-06
• Study First Submitted: 2025-06-11
• Study First Submitted QC: 2025-06-11
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-06-11
• Study First Posted: 2025-06-18
• Last Update Posted: 2025-06-18
• Study Start: 2025-06-20
• Primary Completion: 2025-09-20
• Study Completion: 2025-10-01

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 100

Inclusion Criteria

• 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

Exclusion Criteria

• 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

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
pain pressure threshold	0-4 weeks	pain pressure threshold will be measured by the pressure algometer
Pain intensity	0-4 weeks	pain intensity will be measured by visual analogue scale

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Neck Disability Index	0-4 Weeks	Neck Disability Index is a questionnaire to measure function