Comparison Of Different Physiotherapy Methods In People With Non-Specific Neck Pain

NCT ID: NCT07004491

Last Updated: 2025-06-04

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

45 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2025-05-26

Study Completion Date

2025-09-30

Brief Summary

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The study will include 45 people between the ages of 25-55 with non-specific neck pain. The patients will be randomly divided into three groups. Group 1 will receive 5 minutes of ultrasound, 20 minutes of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS), and hot pack application. Group 2 will receive 5 minutes of ultrasound, 20 minutes of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS), and hot pack application in addition to the Mulligan mobilization technique. Group 3 will receive 5 minutes of ultrasound, 20 minutes of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS), and hot pack application in addition to graston treatment for 5 minutes to the upper and lower trapezius, rhomboid major and minor muscles.

Detailed Description

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The study will include 45 people between the ages of 25-55 with non-specific neck pain. The patients will be randomly divided into three groups. Group 1 will receive 5 minutes of ultrasound, 20 minutes of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS), and hot pack application. Group 2 will receive 5 minutes of ultrasound, 20 minutes of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS), and hot pack application in addition to the Mulligan mobilization technique. Group 3 will receive 5 minutes of ultrasound, 20 minutes of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS), and hot pack application in addition to graston treatment for 5 minutes to the upper and lower trapezius, rhomboid major and minor muscles. The patients will receive treatments 3-4 times a week for 4 weeks, for a total of 10 sessions. VAS, neck joint range of motion, functional status and disability level neck pain and disability scale and SF-36 will be used as evaluation measurements.

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
Participants will be masked

Study Groups

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First Intervention

5 minutes of Ultrasound, 20 minutes of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) and hot pack application will be applied.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Conventional therapy

Intervention Type OTHER

Ultrasound, Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) and hot pack application

Second Intervention

In addition to 5 minutes of Ultrasound, 20 minutes of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) and hot pack application, Mulligan mobilization technique will be applied. Continuous apophyseal shifting technique will be applied as mobilization. Mobilization will be applied in 3 sets of 4-5 repetitions.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Conventional therapy+ Mulligan mobilization

Intervention Type OTHER

Conventional therapy+ Mulligan mobilization

Third Intervention

In addition to 5 minutes of Ultrasound, 20 minutes of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) and hot pack application, Graston treatment will be applied to the upper and lower trapezius, rhomboid major and minor muscles for 5 minutes.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Conventional therapy+ Graston

Intervention Type OTHER

Conventional therapy+ Graston application

Interventions

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Conventional therapy

Ultrasound, Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) and hot pack application

Intervention Type OTHER

Conventional therapy+ Mulligan mobilization

Conventional therapy+ Mulligan mobilization

Intervention Type OTHER

Conventional therapy+ Graston

Conventional therapy+ Graston application

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patients diagnosed with non-specific neck pain by a doctor
* aged between 25-55
* who have had pain in their neck for at least 2 weeks will be included in the study.

Exclusion Criteria

* Neurological disease
* Manual therapy contraindication such as osteoporosis, spinal infection
* Spondyloarthropathy, disc herniation
* People with contraindications to the Graston technique such as neoplastic disorders, anticoagulant drug use, uncontrolled hypertension or general infection will not be included in the study
Minimum Eligible Age

25 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

55 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Istanbul Medipol University Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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merve yilmaz menek

Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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MERVE YILMAZ MENEK, Assoc. Prof.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Medipol University

Locations

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Istanbul Medipol University

Istanbul, , Turkey (Türkiye)

Site Status

Countries

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Turkey (Türkiye)

References

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Mahmood T, Afzal W, Ahmad U, Arif MA, Ahmad A. Comparative effectiveness of routine physical therapy with and without instrument assisted soft tissue mobilization in patients with neck pain due to upper crossed syndrome. J Pak Med Assoc. 2021 Oct;71(10):2304-2308. doi: 10.47391/JPMA.03-415.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 34974559 (View on PubMed)

Related Links

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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34974559/

Comparative effectiveness of routine physical therapy with and without instrument assisted soft tissue mobilization in patients with neck pain due to upper crossed syndrome.

Other Identifiers

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E-10840098-202.3.02-3746

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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