Effect Of Pressure Biofeedback on Deep Cervical Muscle Training Among University Teachers.

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Neck Pain
• Interventions: Device: Pressure biofeedback; Other: Conventional exercises for deep cervical muscle training

• Registration Number: NCT05261854
• Lead Sponsor: Riphah International University

Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of pressure biofeedback on deep cervical muscle in university teachers suffering from neck pain, Functional Disability and muscle endurance.

Detailed Description

The purpose of this study will be to determine whether training of deep cervical flexor muscles with pressure biofeedback has any significant advantage over conventional training for pain and disability experienced by university teachers with neck pain. This study will be a randomized control trial with double blinded protocol. Patient will be randomly allocated in two groups. the experimental group received deep cervical flexor muscles training with pressure biofeedback and conventional exercises. The control group received deep cervical flexor muscles training with only conventional exercises.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2021-05-01
• 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: 2022-04-05
• Status Verified: 2022-06
• Last Update Submitted: 2022-06-20
• Last Update Posted: 2022-06-22

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 100

Inclusion Criteria

• Both gender
• age between 24 to 45 years
• At least 4 years of teaching experience and average 8 hours of working per day
• Chronic Neck pain score of more than 5 on numeric pain rating scale
• Mild to moderate disability Score on neck disability index

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Exclusion Criteria

• Participants with any ongoing treatment for neck pain
• History of cervical spine surgery or reported any neurological signs.
• History of any congenital or acquired postural deformity, spinal cord compression, tumour, instability, fracture, inflammatory disease or infection.

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Deep cervical muscle training using pressure biofeedback and conventional Exercises	Pressure biofeedback	The duration of preesure biofeedback includes 3 sets in a session with 10 repetitions each with 2 minutes of rest between sets and 5 days a week for 6 weeks. Conventional exercises like Stretching and strengthening of neck flexor muscles will include 10 repetitions, each held for 10s with rest of 2 minutes between sets. The session will be conducted for 6 weeks, 5 days a week.
conventional exercises for Neck pain	Conventional exercises for deep cervical muscle training	Only conventional exercises like stretching and strengthening of neck flexor muscles will be given.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Inclinometer	8th week	It is an instrument used for measuring the angles of tilt,elevation and depression of an object with respect to gravity.
Cranio-cervical flexion test	8th week	It is a clinical test of the anatomical action of the deep cervical flexor muscles. It could be described as a test of neuromotor control. The features assessed are the activation and isometric endurance of the deep cervical flexors
Neck Disability index	8th week	This questionnaire has been designed to give us information as to how your neck pain has affected your ability to manage in everyday life.
Numeric pain rating Scale	8th week	Numeric pain rating scale used to determine pain intensity experienced by individuals. It consist of a horizontal or vertical line with total of 11 numbers,ranging from 0 to 10. Where 0 indicates no pain while 10 is the worst pain.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Riphah International University; 🇵🇰 Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan