Effects of Manual Therapy Versus Stretching Exercise Versus Routine Physical Therapy on Work-related Pain, Among Chefs

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Completed

• Conditions: Neck Pain

• Registration Number: NCT05261945
• Lead Sponsor: Riphah International University

Brief Summary

The aim of this research is to analyze the effect of Mulligan technique versus stretching techniques and versus routine physical therapy on pain, range of motion and functional disability among restaurant chefs presenting with non-specific chronic pain.

Detailed Description

A Randomized Control Trail study will be conducted, at Riphah International University Faisalabad after the approval of synopsis. Purposive sampling will be used to enroll the patients. Patients will be selected according to the pre-defined inclusion and exclusion criteria. The patients who will meet the inclusion criteria are allocated into three groups. The patients of group A will receive Routine physical therapy only. Group B will receive manual therapy and routine physical therapy while Group C will receive stretching exercises and routine physical therapy. The outcomes will be measured by the Neck Disability Index, visual analogue scale and bubble inclinometer. The data of patients will be recorded pre-treatment and post-treatment. The comparison between pre-treatment and post-treatment data will be done after 3 months. Informed consent will be taken from each patient. Data entry and analysis will be done with Statistical Package of Social Sciences Version 20 software.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2021-03-01
• Study First Submitted: 2022-02-20
• Study First Submitted QC: 2022-02-20
• Study First Posted: 2022-03-02
• Primary Completion: 2022-03-25
• Study Completion: 2022-03-31
• Status Verified: 2022-06
• Last Update Submitted: 2022-06-27
• Last Update Posted: 2022-06-28

Recruitment & Eligibility

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

Inclusion Criteria

• For at least 3 months, you've been suffering from neck pain
• Any Neurological problems
• For the previous three months, the patient has taken some analgesic drug for neck pain.
• Rheumatological issues
• Non-specific neck pain
• Age 18-60 years

Exclusion Criteria

Neck pain due to,

• Tumors
• Ankylosing Spondylitis
• Fracture
• Dislocation
• Cord compression
• Insufficiency of the vertebrobasilar artery
• Osteoprosis
• Anticoagulant or corticosteroid therapy for a long period of time
• Pain due to any congenital deformity, inflammation or any infection
• Carcinoma

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Visual analog scale	12th Week	A Visual Analogue Scale is a measurement instrument that tries to measure a characteristic or attitude that is believed to range across a continuum of values and cannot easily be directly measured.
Neck disability index	12th Week	The Neck Disability Index is a 10-item questionnaire that measures a patient's self-reported neck pain related disability. A higher Neck Disability Index score means the greater a patient's perceived disability due to neck pain
Bubble inclinometer	12th Week	The Bubble Inclinometer precisely measures, tests and evaluates the ranges of motion of neck. While using, place the Inclinometer near the joint to be measured.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Ripah International University; 🇵🇰 Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan