The Effect of the Bridge Technique Mobilization With Movement Versus Trapezius Dry Needling in the Management of Cervical Dysfunction

NCT ID: NCT07134062

Last Updated: 2025-08-21

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 40 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2020-05-01
• Study Completion Date: 2020-12-01

Brief Summary

This study investigates the effect of the Bridge technique mobilization with movement compared to the Trapezius Dry Needling technique on physiotherapy outcome in patients with cervical dysfunction.

Conditions

Mulligan Mobilization; Dry Needling Technique; Physical Therapy

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: SINGLE

Study Groups

Group 1 Bridge technique mobilization with movement

Patient in supine, head resting on a pillow, cervical spine relaxed in a neutral position, physiotherapist sitting or standing at the head of the table. Hands support both sides of the head through the thenar eminence on each side, fingers in contact with the C7, T1or T2 articular pillar bilaterally

Group Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Bridge technique MWM

Intervention Type: OTHER

Patient in supine, head resting on a pillow, cervical spine relaxed in a neutral position, physiotherapist sitting or standing at the head of the table. Hands support both sides of the head through the thenar eminence on each side, fingers in contact with the C7, T1or T2 articular pillar bilaterally.

Group 2 Dry Needling

Participants in this group received two sessions per week of D.N. treatment for the trapezius muscle.

Group Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Dry Needling

Intervention Type: OTHER

Participants in this group received two sessions per week of D.N. treatment for the trapezius muscle.

Interventions

Bridge technique MWM

Patient in supine, head resting on a pillow, cervical spine relaxed in a neutral position, physiotherapist sitting or standing at the head of the table. Hands support both sides of the head through the thenar eminence on each side, fingers in contact with the C7, T1or T2 articular pillar bilaterally.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Dry Needling

Participants in this group received two sessions per week of D.N. treatment for the trapezius muscle.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Adult patients aged (25 - 65) years, males & females.
• Cervical dysfunction
• Orthopedic dysfunction without neurological defects
• Limitation in ROM (extension & rotation)
• VAS scale scores for neck pain must be > 4/10
• Neck pain aggravated by neck posture or movement
• Willing to give an informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

• Any known medical condition, cardio, cancer
• Manipulative treatment within the past three months
• Previous spinal surgery in the past five years
• Current use of medication
• Disc prolapse acute stage
• previous epidural injection since the onset of present symptoms
• diagnosis of any generalized neurological disorder
• medical red flags suggestive of severe pathology
• pregnancy

• Minimum Eligible Age: 25 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 65 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Al-Quds University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Locations

Al Quds University

Bethlehem, Palestine, Palestinian Territories

Countries

Palestinian Territories

Other Identifiers

117/REC/2020

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id