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Short Term Effect of Cervical Mobilization vs Manipulation on Blood Pressure in Hypertensive Subjects

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Hypertension
Interventions
Other: cervical manipulation
Other: cervical mobilization
Registration Number
NCT05420298
Lead Sponsor
Cairo University
Brief Summary

Spinal pain or misalignment is a very common disorder affecting a significant number of populations resulting in substantial disability and economic burden. Various manual therapeutic techniques such as spinal manipulations and mobilizations can be used to treat and manage pain and movement dysfunctions such as spinal malalignments and associated complications. These manual therapeutic techniques can affect the cardiovascular parameters .

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Detailed Description

Group A group (n=20). All participants will receive only single session of neck mobilization. Grade IV unilateral posteroanterior pressure and sustained extension to be applied restricted joints and muscle energy technique.

- Group B (n=20) will receive single session of neck manipulation with high-velocity, low-amplitude thrust over restricted joints (one at a time) with the goal of restoring normal range of motion in the joint.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
40
Inclusion Criteria
  • SBP ranging from 135 to 159 mm Hg or DBP ranging from 85 to 99 mm Hg over 3 qualifying BP screening visits
  • The age of participants will range from 27 to 60 years old.
  • Body mass index of participants will range between < 39 kg/m².
Exclusion Criteria
  • cardiovascular diseases or surgery, including second- or third-degree heart block, angina pectoris, defibrillator, valvular disease, recent myocardial infarction, cardiac surgery in the past 12 months.
  • history of stroke.
  • body mass index (BMI) greater than 39 kg/m2.
  • pregnancy.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
cervical manipulationcervical manipulationpatients will receive high velocity low amplitude thrust
cervical mobilizationcervical mobilizationsession will include3-5 repetitions of muscle energy technique in combination of facet joint mobilization of unilateral antro-posterior glide and extension repetitions
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
systolic blood pressure measurementit will be measured immediately before and after single session treatment

systolic pressure - the pressure when your heart pushes blood out and is measured by Mercury sphygmomanometer and stethoscope

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
diastolic blood pressureit will be measured immediately before and after single session treatment

the pressure when your heart rests between beats is measured by Mercury sphygmomanometer and stethoscope

perfusion indexit will be measured immediately before and after single session treatment

Perfusion index is an indication of the pulse strength at the sensor site. The PI's values range from 0.02% for very weak pulse to 20% for extremely strong pulse.Perfusion index is normally monitored with pulse oximeters

pain assessmentit will be measured immediately before and after single session treatment

The visual analog scale (VAS) is a tool widely used to measure pain

oxygen saturationit will be measured immediately before and after single session treatment

Oxygen saturation is a vital parameter to define blood oxygen content and oxygen delivery and is measured by pulse oximetry

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Cairo University

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Cairo, Egypt

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