Status:
COMPLETED
Effects of Dry Needling With a Standard Exercise Programme on Pain and Quality of Life in Patients With Chronic Mechanical Neck Pain
Lead Sponsor:
Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University
Conditions:
Neck Pain
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-60 years
Phase:
PHASE3
Brief Summary
Abstract\\sBackground Physical therapists frequently utilize dry needling (DN), which focuses on trigger points and non-trigger point structures, to treat mechanical neck pain (MNP). It is an invasiv...
Detailed Description
Procedure The lead investigator screened the participants to ensure that they met the requirements for participation in the study. The participants were randomly divided into the "control group" and...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Participants who have been given a primary care doctor's or an orthopaedic consultant's medical diagnosis of chronic mechanical neck discomfort will be screened by the lead investigator.
- 2- Participants who were diagnosed with chronic neck discomfort that was brought on by neck movements, postures, and cervical palpation 3. Neck ache that has persisted for longer than a month. 4- Participants must not be receiving any treatment for their persistent neck discomfort at the time they are recruited for the study.
Exclusion
- \- Neurologic impairments are symptoms of radiculopathy, according to participants.
- Medical diagnosis of cervical myelopathy or radiculopathy
- . Aversion to needles
- A history of shoulder, whiplash, or cervical spine injuries that was reported. Any "red flags" (malignancy, inflammatory arthritis, fracture, osteoporosis, and others).
- patient with a congenital condition
- \- Any treatment that research participants may have been receiving at the time of recruitment.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 6 2022
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
August 9 2022
Estimated Enrollment :
31 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT05220852
Start Date
February 6 2022
End Date
August 9 2022
Last Update
October 5 2022
Active Locations (1)
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Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University
Dammam, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia, 718134714