Effects of Lower Trapezius Strengthening Versus Scapular Mobility Exercise Among Snooker Players in Unilateral Neck Pain

NCT ID: NCT06697002

Last Updated: 2024-11-20

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

64 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2024-04-24

Study Completion Date

2024-12-10

Brief Summary

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Effects of lower trapezius strengthening versus scapular mobility exercise among snooker players in unilateral neck pain.

Detailed Description

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Effects of lower trapezius strengthening versus scapular mobility exercise on pain, range of motion and disability among snooker players in unilateral neck pain.

Conditions

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Sports Physical Therapy

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

randomized control design
Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants
the participants are blind

Study Groups

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Group A

32 participants will be in control group,they will only perform lower tapezius strenghtening excercise and will not perform scapular mobility excercises.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

lower trapezius strenghtening excercise

Intervention Type OTHER

32 participants will be in control group who will perform strenghtening excerise of lower trapezius

Group B

32 participants will be in experimental group,they will perform scapular mobility excercise

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

scapular mobility exercise

Intervention Type OTHER

32 participants will be in experimental group who will perform scapular mobility exercise

Interventions

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lower trapezius strenghtening excercise

32 participants will be in control group who will perform strenghtening excerise of lower trapezius

Intervention Type OTHER

scapular mobility exercise

32 participants will be in experimental group who will perform scapular mobility exercise

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Age between 18 - 35 years,
* Males snooker players
* Neck pain perceived by individual as being on one side of the neck Pain 3 or more month in duration.
* Participants with 6-7 level of pain on NPRS scale
* Participants with scapular mobility limited

Exclusion Criteria

* Neck pain perceived by individual as being centrally located or on both sides of neck.
* Radicular symptoms
* History of cervical spine surgery
* Traumatic neck injury
* underlying neurological condition
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

35 Years

Eligible Sex

MALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

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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Mahnoor samad, MS-SPT

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Riphah International University

Locations

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LDA sports complex

Lahore, , Pakistan

Site Status

Countries

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Pakistan

References

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Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 37367237 (View on PubMed)

Ahmed H, Jarrar MA, Ahmed R, Alqhtani R, Alshahrani A. Effect of Post-Isometric Relaxation and Laser on Upper Trapezius Trigger Point Pain in Patients with Mechanical Neck Pain. Niger J Clin Pract. 2020 Dec;23(12):1660-1666. doi: 10.4103/njcp.njcp_6_20.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 33355818 (View on PubMed)

Alghadir AH, Iqbal A, Anwer S, Iqbal ZA, Ahmed H. Efficacy of Combination Therapies on Neck Pain and Muscle Tenderness in Male Patients with Upper Trapezius Active Myofascial Trigger Points. Biomed Res Int. 2020 Mar 10;2020:9361405. doi: 10.1155/2020/9361405. eCollection 2020.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 32258159 (View on PubMed)

Wang DM, Li C, Hatchard N, Chang Chien GC, Alm J. Lower trapezius muscle function in people with and without shoulder and neck pain: a systematic review. J Osteopath Med. 2022 Sep 13;123(2):73-89. doi: 10.1515/jom-2022-0056. eCollection 2023 Jan 1.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 36100364 (View on PubMed)

Grassini S. Virtual Reality Assisted Non-Pharmacological Treatments in Chronic Pain Management: A Systematic Review and Quantitative Meta-Analysis. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Mar 29;19(7):4071. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19074071.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Javdaneh N, Saeterbakken AH, Shams A, Barati AH. Pain Neuroscience Education Combined with Therapeutic Exercises Provides Added Benefit in the Treatment of Chronic Neck Pain. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Aug 22;18(16):8848. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18168848.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 34444594 (View on PubMed)

van de Wijdeven B, Visser B, Kuijer PPFM. Evaluating the categorisation of interventions in individual working practice aimed at preventing work-related musculoskeletal disorders: An international experts consultation. Appl Ergon. 2024 Oct;120:104338. doi: 10.1016/j.apergo.2024.104338. Epub 2024 Jul 4.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Pan JW, Mei Q, Fernandez J, Song H, Komar J, Kong PW. Computer simulation on the cueing movements in cue sports: a validation study. PeerJ. 2023 Oct 11;11:e16180. doi: 10.7717/peerj.16180. eCollection 2023.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 37842036 (View on PubMed)

Bernal-Utrera C, Gonzalez-Gerez JJ, Anarte-Lazo E, Rodriguez-Blanco C. Manual therapy versus therapeutic exercise in non-specific chronic neck pain: a randomized controlled trial. Trials. 2020 Jul 28;21(1):682. doi: 10.1186/s13063-020-04610-w.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 32723399 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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REC/RCR&AHS/24/0405

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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