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

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2020-09-03
• Study Completion: 2021-04-20
• Last Update Posted: 2021-11-06

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

Name	Time	Method
1. Intensity of pain in VAS	1. At baseline | 2. At 6 weeks
2. Neck disability index	1. At baseline | 2. At 6 weeks
3. Core muscle activity by pressure biofeedback unit	1. At baseline | 2. At 6 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Global rate of change(GROC)	1. At baseline

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Physiotherapy OPD; 🇮🇳 South, DELHI, India

Physiotherapy OPD

🇮🇳South, DELHI, India

Sapna Dhiman

Principal investigator

8588055147

sapnadhi@gmail.com