Cervicothoracic Junction Mobilization Versus Autogenic Muscle Energy Technique in Patients With Chronic Mechanical Neck Pain
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 60
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- change in neck pain
研究概览
简要总结
This study will be conducted to identify the difference between the effect of of cervicothoracic junction mobilization and autogenic Muscle Energy Technique. on neck pain, cervical range of motion, cervical proprioception and neck disability in mechanical neck pain patients with cervicothoracic junction hypomobility.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- Double (Participant, Outcomes Assessor)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 45 Years（Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Patients with a primary complaint of chronic neck pain (assessed by VAS )for more than 3 months
- •Subjects with pain provocation and reduced mobility at the CT junction segment (assessed by passive accessory intervertebral movements (PAIVMs) and reduced mobility at cervical spine (assessed by CROM device.
- •patients with age range from 18 to 45 years old.
- •patients with body mass index less than 30 kg/m
排除标准
- •previous spine surgery
- •pregnancy.
- •Diabetic patients
- •Hypertensive patients
- •Patients were excluded if neck pain was associated with cervical radiculopathy
- •whiplash injuries or severe headaches
- •cervical spine fracture
- •vertebro-basilar insufficiency.
- •red flags suggesting of cancer, infection, vascular insufficiency
- •Rheumatologic condition as mild systemic lupus erythematosus, poly-articular osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis and advanced cervical spine degenerative diseases.
研究组 & 干预措施
Group A:cervicothoracic junction mobilization
Group A: patients will receive cervicothoracic junction mobilization and conventional physical therapy program for 3 sessions/week over 4 weeks periods
干预措施: cervicothoracic junction mobilization in form of Maitland mobilization (Other)
Group A:cervicothoracic junction mobilization
Group A: patients will receive cervicothoracic junction mobilization and conventional physical therapy program for 3 sessions/week over 4 weeks periods
干预措施: conventional physical therapy (Other)
Group B:autogenic muscle Energy Technique
Group B: will receive autogenic muscle Energy Technique and conventional physical therapy program for 3 sessions/week over 4 weeks periods.
干预措施: autogenic muscle Energy Technique (Other)
Group B:autogenic muscle Energy Technique
Group B: will receive autogenic muscle Energy Technique and conventional physical therapy program for 3 sessions/week over 4 weeks periods.
干预措施: conventional physical therapy (Other)
Group C:conventional physical therapy
Group C: will receive conventional physical therapy only in form of: (superficial heat using hot pack for 10 minutes , Isometric Neck Exercises and Dynamic Neck Exercises)) for 3 sessions/week over 4 weeks periods.
干预措施: conventional physical therapy (Other)
结局指标
主要结局
change in neck pain
时间窗: Evaluation Will be performed prior to the first treatment session; as a baseline measure, and at last treatment session(after 4 weeks) as a post-treatment measure
change in neck pain will be measured by Visual analog scale for the 3 groups pre- and post treatment
次要结局
- cervical ROM and cervical prorprioception(Evaluation Will be performed prior to the first treatment session; as a baseline measure, and at last treatment session(after 4 weeks) as a post-treatment measure)
研究者
Hoda Ibrahim Abbas Mousa
principal investigator
Cairo University