Effects of Upper Trapezius Stretching With and Without Mid Lower Trapezius Strengthening in Trapezius Myalgia

NCT ID: NCT05856006

Last Updated: 2024-03-05

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

40 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-04-01

Study Completion Date

2023-09-15

Brief Summary

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A Randomized controlled trial will be conducted. Non-probability convnience sampling will be used to collect the data. Sample size of 42 subjects with age group between 18 to 40 years will be taken. Data will be collected by using tools Numeric Pain Rate Scale (NPRS) for pain, Neck Disability Index (NDI) for disability and SF-36 for Quality of life. An informed consent will be taken. A total of 20 subjects will be selected by following inclusion and exclusion criteria and will equally divided in to two groups by random number generator table. Both groups will come thrice per week for a total of 4 weeks.

Detailed Description

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Trapezius myalgiais the complaint of pain, stiffness, and tightness of the upper trapezius muscle. It is characterised by acute or persistent neck-shoulder pain. In today's society, due to the increased use of computers, where the neck and shoulders are maintained in static abnormal postures to look at the computer screens and become vulnerable to cause neck pain. The aim of the study is to determine effects of upper trapezius stretching with and without mid lower trapezius strengthening exercises on pain, disability and quality of life in females with work related trapezius myalgia.

A Randomized controlled trial will be conducted in physiotherapy outpatient department of Bahria International Hospital Lahore. Non-probability convnience sampling will be used to collect the data. Sample size of 42 subjects with age group between 18 to 40 years will be taken. Data will be collected by using tools Numeric Pain Rate Scale (NPRS) for pain, Neck Disability Index (NDI) for disability and SF-36 for Quality of life. An informed consent will be taken. A total of 20 subjects will be selected by following inclusion and exclusion criteria and will equally divided in to two groups by random number generator table. Both groups will come thrice per week for a total of 4 weeks. The data will be analysed using SPSS software version 25. 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.

Conditions

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Trapezius Myalgia

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Stretching Group

upper trapezius stretching plus neck isometrics

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

upper trapezius stretching plus neck isometrics

Intervention Type OTHER

upper trapezius stretching plus neck isometrics

Stretching plus strengthening Group

upper trapezius stretching with mid-lower trapezius strengthening exercises plus neck isometrics

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

upper trapezius stretching with mid-lower trapezius strengthening exercises plus neck isometrics

Intervention Type OTHER

Mid-Lower Trapezius strengthening exercise includes:

1. Latissimus pull down
2. Prone V- raise
3. Modified Prone Cobra

Interventions

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upper trapezius stretching plus neck isometrics

upper trapezius stretching plus neck isometrics

Intervention Type OTHER

upper trapezius stretching with mid-lower trapezius strengthening exercises plus neck isometrics

Mid-Lower Trapezius strengthening exercise includes:

1. Latissimus pull down
2. Prone V- raise
3. Modified Prone Cobra

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* • Females between the age range of 18-40 years

* Examination-Symptoms provoked by neck movement and palpation of Trapezius musculature.
* Positive Trapezius Strength Test

Exclusion Criteria

* Participants who present with dizziness and vertigo
* Infection or febrile state at the time of performing the test;
* Anxiety or extreme emotional tension;
* pharmacological treatment (analgesics, muscle relaxants, anxiolytics, antidepressants)
* Disc lesions
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

40 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Riphah International University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Maryam Azam, MS*

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Riphah International University

Locations

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Bahria International Hospital

Lahore, Punjab Province, Pakistan

Site Status

Countries

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Pakistan

References

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Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Other Identifiers

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REC/RCR & AHS/23/0527

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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