Comparison of Muscle Specific and Movement Specific Muscle Energy Technique in the Management of Mechanical Neck Pain: a Randomized Controlled Trial.

NCT ID: NCT05063890

Last Updated: 2021-10-01

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

66 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2017-04-01

Study Completion Date

2019-01-30

Brief Summary

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the purpose of this study is to compare the effects of muscle-specific muscle energy technique and movement-specific muscle energy technique in terms of pain, function and cervical range of motion in persons with mechanical neck pain.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Neck Pain

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Study Groups

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Muscle Specific MET

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Muscle Specific Post Isometric Relaxation MET

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

3-5 reps of Post Isometric Relaxation MET targeted at muscles of the neck prone to get short

unilateral postero-anterior glide

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

3 sets of unilateral posteroanterior glide (10-15 oscillations) at the involved segment

Heating and TENS

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Heating and TENS for 10 minutes

Movement specific MET

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Movement Specific Post Isometric Relaxation MET

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

3-5 reps of Post Isometric Relaxation MET targeted at specific movements of the cervical spine

unilateral postero-anterior glide

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

3 sets of unilateral posteroanterior glide (10-15 oscillations) at the involved segment

Heating and TENS

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Heating and TENS for 10 minutes

Interventions

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Muscle Specific Post Isometric Relaxation MET

3-5 reps of Post Isometric Relaxation MET targeted at muscles of the neck prone to get short

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Movement Specific Post Isometric Relaxation MET

3-5 reps of Post Isometric Relaxation MET targeted at specific movements of the cervical spine

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

unilateral postero-anterior glide

3 sets of unilateral posteroanterior glide (10-15 oscillations) at the involved segment

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Heating and TENS

Heating and TENS for 10 minutes

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

Mechanical neck pain ranging from 40-80 mm on visual analogue scale (VAS) Age between 19-44 years Pain or limitation on cervical motion

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Exclusion Criteria

History of fracture, surgery or trauma in the neck Cervical radiculopathy Myelopathy Spondylosis Syringomyelia Thoracic outlet syndrome Infection Malignancy Inflammatory or rheumatic disorders Vascular syndromes
Minimum Eligible Age

19 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

44 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Foundation University Islamabad

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Locations

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Foundation University Institute of Rehabilitation Sciences.

Islamabad, Federal, Pakistan

Site Status

Countries

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Pakistan

Other Identifiers

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FUI/CTR/2021/6

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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