Effectiveness of DN Versus TU Along With Routine PT in Patients With for Chronic Neck Pain RCT

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Neck Pain
• Interventions: Diagnostic Test: Dry needling; Diagnostic Test: Therapeutic ultrasound

• Registration Number: NCT05868512
• Lead Sponsor: Superior University

Brief Summary

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

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2023-03-18
• Study Start: 2023-04-01
• Status Verified: 2023-05
• Study First Submitted QC: 2023-05-17
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-05-17
• Study First Posted: 2023-05-22
• Last Update Posted: 2023-05-22
• Primary Completion: 2023-06-01
• Study Completion: 2023-08-31

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 31

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

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Dry needling	Dry needling	-
therapeutic ultrasound	Therapeutic ultrasound	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Range of Motion Scale	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	3 Months	Visual Analog Scale Ranges1-10 scaling normal to worst

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Households; 🇵🇰 Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan