Physiotherapy Techniques in Adult Neck Pain

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Neckache
• Interventions: Other: muscle enegy technique; Other: thoracic manipulation

• Registration Number: NCT05308199
• Lead Sponsor: Neuro Counsel Hospital, Pakistan

Brief Summary

To compare the effectiveness of thoracic manipulation and MET on chronic mechanical neckache

Detailed Description

it is a randomized control clinical trail to compare the effectiveness of physical exercises for the management of chronical mechanical neckache .so we employed thoracic manipulation for experimental group and MET (muscle energy technique) for control group

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2021-08-16
• Primary Completion: 2022-03-15
• Study Completion: 2022-03-15
• Study First Submitted: 2022-03-18
• Study First Submitted QC: 2022-03-31
• Study First Posted: 2022-04-01
• Status Verified: 2023-03
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-03-10
• Last Update Posted: 2023-03-14

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 30

Inclusion Criteria

• Male and female patients with mechanical neck pain having age group of 18 to 60 years.
• Mechanical neck pain having activities of daily living
• Mechanical Neck pain affecting sleep

Exclusion Criteria

Patients with following conditions will be excluded

• Osteoporosis
• Radiculopathy
• Pregnancy
• Systemic inflammatory condition
• Neurological deficit
• Arthritic conditions
• Head injuries

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
control	muscle enegy technique	MET group
experimental	thoracic manipulation	thoracic manipulation group

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
NPRS	6 weeks	MINIMUM MEANS NO PAIN AND MAXIMUM SCORE MEANS WORST PAIN

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
frequency of pain	6 week	MINIMUM MEANS NO PAIN AND MAXIMUM SCORE MEANS WORST PAIN

Trial Locations

Locations (2)

Muhammad Salman; 🇵🇰 Islamabad, Fedral, Pakistan

the Neurocouncil Clinic; 🇵🇰 Islamabad, Fedral, Pakistan