Comparing the Effect of Deep Neck Flexors Versus MCkenice Exercises on Cervical Functions

NCT ID: NCT04793763

Last Updated: 2021-03-11

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: UNKNOWN
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 60 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2021-02-27
• Study Completion Date: 2021-03-30

Brief Summary

Physical Therapy rehabilitation programs could involve Manual procedures, stretching, traction, massage, electrotherapy, thermal agents, ultrasound, education and general exercise..In the recovery of patients with neck pain, exercise is one of the most commonly used modalities to gain muscle strength, endurance, and flexibility in order to recover damaged muscles and to maintain regular life activities.. Neck pain management exercise programs vary in terms of length, training frequency, intensity, and mode of exercise. .

Detailed Description

This study will be a randomized controlled trial that involved sixty patients of both gender with chronic neck pain with duration of at least six weeks that will be recruited into the study. They will be recruited from the out patient clinic of Faculty of Physical Therapy, Egypt ,their age ranged from (30-50) years old with mean age, their height ranged from (152-182) cm and their weight ranged from (55-90) kg , Patients will be included if they had a localized chronic neck pain without any current arm pain or discomfort were included.Groups:

A: twenty patients will receive traditional Physical Therapy agents, Group B: twenty patients will receive traditional Physical Therapy agents plus isometric, stretching, scapulothoracic exercises and deep neck flexors exercises; and Group C: twenty patients will receive traditional Physical Therapy agents plus isometric, stretching, scapulothoracic exercises and Mckenzie technique.

Conditions

Chronic Neck Pain

Study Design

• Allocation Method: NON_RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: DOUBLE

Study Groups

group A

placebo Comparator Group A

: twenty patients were received traditional Physical Therapy agents

Group Type: PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

traditional therapeutic exercises

Intervention Type: OTHER

group A will receive traditional exercises

group B

experimental Group B Group B: twenty patients were received traditional Physical Therapy agents plus isometric, stretching, scapulothoracic exercises and deep neck flexors exercises;

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

traditional therapeutic exercises and McKenize technique

Intervention Type: OTHER

Group B will receive traditional therapeutic exercises and McKenize technique

group C

Experimental Group C

Group C: twenty patients were received traditional Physical Therapy agents plus isometric, stretching, scapulothoracic exercises and Mckenzie technique.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

traditional therapeutic exercises and deep neck flexor exercises

Intervention Type: OTHER

Group C receive traditional therapeutic exercises and deep neck flexor exercises

Interventions

traditional therapeutic exercises

group A will receive traditional exercises

Intervention Type: OTHER

traditional therapeutic exercises and McKenize technique

Group B will receive traditional therapeutic exercises and McKenize technique

Intervention Type: OTHER

traditional therapeutic exercises and deep neck flexor exercises

Group C receive traditional therapeutic exercises and deep neck flexor exercises

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

1. age ranges from (30-50) years old with mean age,

2. height ranges from (152-182) cm and their weight ranged from (55-90) kg

3. Patients will be included if they have a localized chronic neck pain without any current arm pain or discomfort were included.

Exclusion Criteria

1. history of cervical spine injury or surgery, if neck pain is secondary to other conditions (including neoplasm, neurological diseases or vascular diseases),

2. they have a radiculopathy presenting neurological deficit

3. they had infection or inflammatory arthritis in the cervical spine,

4. they have pain with any cause in or around the scapula, shoulder, upper extremities and lumbar spine that prevents stabilization of these structures.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 30 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 50 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Cairo University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Reham Diab

professor of physical therapy cairo university

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Amr A Abd el aziem, professor

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Cairo University

Locations

Faculity of Physical Therapy

Giza, , Egypt

Site Status: RECRUITING

Countries

Egypt

Central Contacts

Reham H Diab, profeessor

Role: CONTACT

reham.diab@yahoo.com

00201006195473

Rania R mohammed, lecturer

Role: CONTACT

raniareda22@Hotmail.com

00201273325285

Facility Contacts

Reham H Diab, PH.D

Role: primary

reham.diab@yahoo.com

Other Identifiers

P.T.REC/012/003053

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id