Use of Different Electrophysical Agents in Cervical Region Flexibility Training of Healthy Individuals

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Cervical Flexibility; Electrotherapy; Stretch; Physical Therapy
• Interventions: Procedure: Traction; Procedure: Laser therapy; Procedure: Hot pack; Procedure: Stretching

• Registration Number: NCT04330313
• Lead Sponsor: Pamukkale University

Brief Summary

60 healthy participants with right / left upper trapezoidal shortness based on volunteering will be included in the study. Participants were randomly divided into 4 groups; Traction and stretching exercises to group 1 (n = 15), laser therapy and stretching exercise to group 2 (n = 15), hot pack and stretching exercises to group 3 (n = 15), and group 4 (control group) only stretching exercises will be applied.

Detailed Description

Healthy individuals without any cervical region pathology will be included in the study. Exclusion criterias are pregnancy or cancer, hypertension that cannot be controlled, having neurological symptoms, previous spinal surgery.

Demographic information of the participants will be recorded; cervical joint range of motion (CROM device), muscle shortness (acromion-earlobe and occiput-wall distance measurement), deep cervical flexor muscle strength (Stabilizer Pressure Biofeedback), cervical performance level (Cervical Performance Tests), muscle spasm (Palpable Muscle Spasm Scoring) will be evaluated. Cervical joint range of motion and muscle shortening will be repeated before and after each session, but other parameters will only be repeated at the beginning and the end.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2019-09-30
• Study First Submitted: 2020-03-27
• Study First Submitted QC: 2020-03-31
• Study First Posted: 2020-04-01
• Primary Completion: 2022-08-18
• Study Completion: 2022-08-19
• Status Verified: 2023-12
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-12-29
• Last Update Posted: 2024-01-02

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 80

Inclusion Criteria

-Healthy individuals without any cervical region pathology

Exclusion Criteria

• Pregnancy and cancer
• Uncontrolled hypertension
• Presence of neurological symptoms
• Spinal surgery history

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Traction and stretching	Traction	This grup received stretching exercises after traction therapy for 18 sessions, 3 times per week.
Traction and stretching	Stretching	This grup received stretching exercises after traction therapy for 18 sessions, 3 times per week.
Laser therapy and stretching	Laser therapy	This grup received stretching exercises after laser therapy for 18 sessions, 3 times per week.
Laser therapy and stretching	Stretching	This grup received stretching exercises after laser therapy for 18 sessions, 3 times per week.
Hot pack and stretching	Hot pack	This grup received stretching exercises after hotpack therapy for 18 sessions, 3 times per week.
Hot pack and stretching	Stretching	This grup received stretching exercises after hotpack therapy for 18 sessions, 3 times per week.
Stretching only	Stretching	This grup received only stretching exercises for 18 sessions, 3 times per week.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Cervical range of motion (ROM)	Baseline to 6 weeks after	ROM is measured by CROM device during flexion, extension, right/left lateral flexion and right/left rotation activity.
Cervical flexibility	Baseline to 6 weeks after	Cervical flexibility is measured using the standard tape measure, the distance between the occiput and the wall in the standing position of the participants, and the distance between the earlobe and the acromion.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Cervikal Muscle spasm	Baseline to 6 weeks after	The degree of muscular spasm in the upper trapezoidal muscle, sternocleudomasteudeus (SCM) muscle, and scalen muscles is evaluated by palpation over 4 points.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Pamukkale University; 🇹🇷 Denizli, Turkey