Effects of Self-mobilization Techniques in Chronic Thoracic Pain

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Thoracic
• Interventions: Other: self-mobilization technique along with conventional therapy; Other: conventional therapy

• Registration Number: NCT05392517
• Lead Sponsor: Riphah International University

Brief Summary

A Randomized clinical trial will be conducted at Actilife physiotherapy Rehabilitation center, Horizon Hospital Lahore through a convenient sampling technique on patients who will be allocated using simple random sampling through sealed opaque enveloped into Group A and Group B. Group A will be treated with the self-mobilization technique of thoracic spine and Group B will be treated with thoracic stretching exercises at a frequency of 2 sets with 6 repetitions and thrice a week. Outcome measures will be NPRS, Goniometer, and Oswestry disability index for thoracic spine after 6 weeks. Data will be analyzed during SPSS software version 21.

Detailed Description

Chronic thoracic pain is pain that originates from the cervicothoracic junction and extends to the lower thoracic vertebrae. It is caused by strain in the thoracic spine area, sustained postures of the neck and thoracic region, sitting on the computer for a long time in slouched position, or overuse of the thoracic spine. This study aims to see the effects of the self-mobilization technique of the thoracic spine on pain, range of motion, and function in patients with chronic thoracic spine pain. A Randomized clinical trial will be conducted at Actilife physiotherapy Rehabilitation center, Horizon Hospital Lahore through a convenient sampling technique on patients who will be allocated using simple random sampling through sealed opaque enveloped into Group A and Group B. Group A will be treated with the self-mobilization technique of thoracic spine and Group B will be treated with thoracic stretching exercises at a frequency of 2 sets with 6 repetitions and thrice a week. Outcome measures will be NPRS, Goniometer, and Oswestry disability index for thoracic spine after 6 weeks. Data will be analyzed during SPSS software version 21. After assessing normality of data by Shapiro-wilk test, it will be decided either parametric or non-parametric test will be used within a group or between two groups.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2022-05-23
• Study First Submitted QC: 2022-05-23
• Study First Posted: 2022-05-26
• Study Start: 2022-05-30
• Primary Completion: 2022-12-30
• Study Completion: 2023-01-30
• Status Verified: 2023-03
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-03-31
• Last Update Posted: 2023-04-03

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 28

Inclusion Criteria

• chronic thoracic pain minimum 3 months

Exclusion Criteria

• Soft tissues disease
• Bony disease
• Surgical history of thoracic spine
• Fracture history of thoracic spine
• Tumor
• Psychological disorders
• Traumatic injury

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Group A	self-mobilization technique along with conventional therapy	self-mobilization technique
Group B	conventional therapy	: conventional treatment

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Universal Goniometer (UG)	6th Week	It will measure range of motion of thoracic spine.
Oswestry disability index	6th Week	It is a self-reported measurement tool that measures both pain and functional status and is used for evaluating disability caused by thoracic pain.
NPRS	6th Week	Patient level of pain will be assessed using this scale. This scale ranges from 0 to 10. 0 indicates "no pain" and 10 indicates "worst pain

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Actilife physiotherapy rehabilitation centre, Horizon hospital; 🇵🇰 Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan