Effectiveness of Dry Needling Versus Therapeutic Ultrasound Along With Routine Physical Therapy in Patients With for Chronic Neck Pain; a Randomized Control Trial

Superior University1 site in 1 country31 target enrollmentApril 1, 2023

ConditionsNeck Pain

Overview

Phase: Not Applicable
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: Neck Pain
Sponsor: Superior University
Enrollment: 31
Locations: 1
Primary Endpoint: Range of Motion Scale
Status: Recruiting
Last Updated: 2 years ago

Overview Investigators Eligibility Criteria Outcomes Sites Similar Trials

Overview

Brief Summary

To determine the effectiveness of dry needling and therapeutic ultrasound for the treatment of chronic neck pain

Registry

clinicaltrials.gov

Start Date

April 1, 2023

End Date

August 31, 2023

Last Updated

2 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Study Design

Parallel

Sex

All

Investigators

Sponsor

Superior University

Responsible Party

Principal Investigator

Muhammad Naveed Babur

Principal Investigator

Superior University

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

•The inclusion criteria will be office workers having pain sensation at neck for at least 4 months
•pain for 3-7 on NRS and with the limited or painful ROM.
•Age of the participants will be 20-35 years.
•Only those individuals will be included who are working in the field for more than 8 months and work for 6-8 hours per day.

Exclusion Criteria

•The exclusion criteria were any other neurological conditions of cervical vertebra, cervical radiculopathy, any vascular disease, tumors or any other local infection

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Range of Motion Scale

Time Frame: 3 Months

Range of Motion is a measuring scale, specifically designed to allow patients and providers to measure the opening, movement and function of the mouth and jaw

Visual Analog Scale for pain the lower score is better

Time Frame: 3 Months

Visual Analog Scale Ranges1-10 scaling normal to worst