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cervical stabilization exercises or scapular stabilization exercises: which is effective in chronic neck pain?

Completed
Conditions
Biomechanical lesion, unspecified,
Registration Number
CTRI/2020/03/023821
Lead Sponsor
Sapna Dhiman
Brief Summary

In this randomized controlled clinical trial, all participants with chronic non-specific neck pain will be randomly allocated in to three groups. In all the groups conventional exercises will be part of exercises program. However, in group "A" along with conventional exercises scapular stabilization exercises and in group "B" along with conventional exercises scapular stabilization exercises will be done. Group "C" will receive only conventional exercises. Outcome measures such as intensity of pain, disability,  cervical Core muscle function and global rate of change will be evaluated at baseline at at 6 weeks of intervention. Data will be compared to find the effect of scapular stabilization and cervical stabilization exercises in chronic mechanical neck pain.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
45
Inclusion Criteria
  • Duration of pain ≥ 3 months 2.
  • Mechanical neck pain is characterized as pain in neck with or without referral pain up to shoulder region.
  • Non-specific neck pain(absence of any specific diagnosis).
Exclusion Criteria
  • 1.Patients with tumour or malignancy.
  • 2.Pregnant and lactating women.
  • 3.Features of radiculopathy 4.Any known neurological, cardiovascular and psychiatric abnormalities 5.
  • Any other specific causes of neck pain (spondylolisthesis, spondylolysis, ankylosing spondylitis).

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
1. Intensity of pain in VAS1. At baseline | 2. At 6 weeks
2. Neck disability index1. At baseline | 2. At 6 weeks
3. Core muscle activity by pressure biofeedback unit1. At baseline | 2. At 6 weeks
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
1. Global rate of change(GROC)1. At baseline

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Physiotherapy OPD

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South, DELHI, India

Physiotherapy OPD
🇮🇳South, DELHI, India
Sapna Dhiman
Principal investigator
8588055147
sapnadhi@gmail.com

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