IONTOPHORESIS Versus Ultrasound in Mechanical Neck Pain

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Trigger Point Pain, Myofascial
• Interventions: Other: Magnesium Sulphate Iontophoresis +conventional therapy; Other: High- Power Pain Threshold Ultrasound +conventional therapy; Other: conventional theapy

• Registration Number: NCT05474898
• Lead Sponsor: Cairo University

Brief Summary

to investigate the effects of Magnesium Sulphate Iontophoresis versus High Power Pain Threshold Ultrasound on pain, function and range of motion on active MTrPs found in the upper trapezius.

Detailed Description

Myofascial pain syndrome (MPS) is a musculoskeletal chronic pain disorder that affects the majority of pain population and characterized by the presence of trigger points. MPS is usually associated with tenderness, spasm, movement limitation and referred pain .

Myofascial trigger points (MTrPs) are hyperirritable taut fibers of skeletal muscle. The taut fibers within the muscle create palpable nodules that may cause local pain, and refer pain elsewhere with soft tissue examination .

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2022-07-23
• Study First Submitted QC: 2022-07-23
• Study First Posted: 2022-07-26
• Study Start: 2022-08-08
• Status Verified: 2022-09
• Last Update Submitted: 2022-09-23
• Last Update Posted: 2022-09-27
• Primary Completion: 2022-10-01
• Study Completion: 2022-11-15

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 90

Inclusion Criteria

• Subjects, with age ranged from 19-23 years (Forman et al, 2014) from both genders. The subjects had active MTrPs in the upper fibers of trapezius muscle.

Exclusion Criteria

• • History of whiplash injury.

  • History of cervical spine surgery.
  • Cervical radiculopathy or myelopathy.
  • Having undergone physical therapy within the past three months before the study.
  • Non- rheumatologic diseases as multiple sclerosis, thyroid dysfunction and chronic infection.
  • Rheumatologic condition as poly-articular osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis and advanced cervical spine degenerative diseases.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Group (A)	Magnesium Sulphate Iontophoresis +conventional therapy	-
Group (A)	conventional theapy	-
Group (B)	conventional theapy	-
Group (B)	High- Power Pain Threshold Ultrasound +conventional therapy	-
Group (c)	conventional theapy	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
pain intensity	up to four weeks	The scale that will be used the VAS ;each subject will instructed to put point on line from no pain to tolerable pain

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
range of motion	up to four weeks	will be measured by myrin gravity reference goniometer
neck disability	up to four weeks	will be measured by Arabic neck disability index
Pain pressure threshold (PPT)	up to four weeks	Pain pressure threshold (PPT) is used to measure deep muscular tissue sensitivity by Algometer.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Faculty of Physical Therapy Cairo University; 🇪🇬 Cairo, Egypt