The Effect of the Bridge Technique Mobilization With Movement Versus Trapezius Dry Needling in the Management of Cervical Dysfunction

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Mulligan Mobilization; Dry Needling Technique; Physical Therapy

• Registration Number: NCT07134062
• Lead Sponsor: Al-Quds University

Brief Summary

This study investigates the effect of the Bridge technique mobilization with movement compared to the Trapezius Dry Needling technique on physiotherapy outcome in patients with cervical dysfunction.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2020-03
• Study Start: 2020-05-01
• Primary Completion: 2020-08-20
• Study Completion: 2020-12-01
• Study First Submitted: 2025-08-14
• Study First Submitted QC: 2025-08-14
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-08-14
• Study First Posted: 2025-08-21
• Last Update Posted: 2025-08-21

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 40

Inclusion Criteria

• Adult patients aged (25 - 65) years, males & females.
• Cervical dysfunction
• Orthopedic dysfunction without neurological defects
• Limitation in ROM (extension & rotation)
• VAS scale scores for neck pain must be > 4/10
• Neck pain aggravated by neck posture or movement
• Willing to give an informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

• Any known medical condition, cardio, cancer
• Manipulative treatment within the past three months
• Previous spinal surgery in the past five years
• Current use of medication
• Disc prolapse acute stage
• previous epidural injection since the onset of present symptoms
• diagnosis of any generalized neurological disorder
• medical red flags suggestive of severe pathology
• pregnancy

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Numeric Visual analogue scale (VAS)	pre and 1 day post treatment	Is the most commonly used method for assessing pain intensity. The leftmost value on the 10-cm horizontal line used for VAS indicates a painless condition represented by 0. The rightmost value is 10, which represents extreme pain. The subjects rated their feelings of pain on the line by themselves, thereby quantifying the pain. The validity and reliability are very high.
The Northwick Park Neck Pain Questionnaire (NPQ)	pre and 1 day post treatment	Measures neck pain and consequent patient disabilities. It is easy to complete, to score, and it gives an objective measure to assess the monitor symptoms and outcome in patients with acute or chronic neck pain over time.
Quality of life Questionnaire (QoL)	pre and 1 day post treatment	Is an instrument for measuring the Quality of an individual's life across a broad range of specific areas.; Quality of life (QoL) could be viewed as a subjective, multidimensional concept that emphasizes an individual's current state's self-perception. However, the general Quality of life includes individuals' evaluation of all aspects of life, including the safety of the environment in which they live, whether they feel they have access to health care and social services, and their current spiritual status
Neck Disability Index (NDI)	pre and 1 day post treatment	The Neck Disability Index (NDI) was grown in (1989) by Howard Vernon. The Index developed to modify the Oswestry Low Back Pain Disability Index with the original author's permission J. Fairbank, (1980). Vernon and Mior at (1991) the reliability and validity analysis finding have been published in the Manipulative and Physiologic Therapeutics Journal.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Al Quds University; 🇵🇸 Betlehem, Palestine, Palestinian Territory, occupied