Status:
RECRUITING
Stripping Massage on Rhomboid Major and Minor Active Trigger Points in Upper Thoracic Pain
Lead Sponsor:
Riphah International University
Conditions:
Upper Thoracic Pain Due to Active Trigger Points
Eligibility:
FEMALE
18-40 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Aim of this randomized controlled trial is to see the effects of stripping massage on rhomboids major and minor active trigger points in patients with upper thoracic pain for reducing pain, enhancing ...
Detailed Description
Spine pain is a common condition that results in considerable levels of disability and lost work time and has a major impact on society, a lifetime prevalence ranging from 15.6% to 19.5% for thoracic ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Participants falling in this category would be recruited into the study.
- females
- Age: 18-40
- Active TrPs in the rhomboid major and minor muscles.
- Presence of atleast one trigger point in rhomboids (diagnosed by the characteristics like hyperirritable spot in a taut band, twitch response and referral pain)
- Presence of Jump sign
- Segmental hypomobility in upper thoracic region identified with positive springing test
- upper thoracic pain, defined as pain in the body region encompassing from T1 to T4) pain intensity score of ≥ 3 on the numeric pain rating scale (0-10)
- symptoms provoked by thoracic movement,or palpation of the rhomboid muscles.
Exclusion
- Participants falling in this category would be excluded from the study.
- a history of neck trauma
- previously had surgery in the neck or shoulder area or suffered from physical injury
- Fractures, Dislocations, Traumatic injuries, Adhesive capsulitis, thoracic outlet syndrome.
- any rheumatic condition, osteoporosis, cancer, spinal infection, radicular pain, or neuropathy.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 9 2024
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
January 10 2025
Estimated Enrollment :
44 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06556758
Start Date
August 9 2024
End Date
January 10 2025
Last Update
August 16 2024
Active Locations (1)
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Railway General Hospital
Rawalpindi, Punjab Province, Pakistan, 44000