Status:
RECRUITING
Effect of Upper Thoracic Manipulation on Neck Pain and Selected Muscle Activities
Lead Sponsor:
Cairo University
Conditions:
Chronic Neck Pain
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-40 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This study will investigate the immediate and short-term effects of upper thoracic manipulation versus sham upper thoracic manipulation on Pain intensity, Cervical ROM, the myoelectric activity of the...
Detailed Description
This study will investigate the immediate and short-term effects of upper thoracic manipulation versus sham upper thoracic manipulation on Pain intensity measured by the visual analogue scale, Cervica...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Male and female subjects diagnosed and classified as having chronic non-specific NP with mobility disorders based on clinical guidelines of NP:
- Having NP for at least 3 months that may be associated with referred shoulder or upper extremity pain (Blanpied et al., 2017; Erdem et al., 2021; Puntumetakul et al., 2015).
- Present with a limitation of cervical ROM and their pain can be provoked by sustained end-range spinal movements or positions will be included (Blanpied et al., 2017).
- Patients present with unilateral or bilateral symptoms will be included (Blanpied et al., 2017; Yang et al., 2015).
- Age between 18-40 (J. Dunning \& Rushton, 2009)
- Negative four tests of the Wainner cluster to exclude NP with radiating pain (Wainner et al., 2003).
- Hypomobility of at least one of the upper thoracic vertebrae (T1-T4) during segmental mobility assessment (Ssavedra-Hernández et al., 2011).
Exclusion
- Subjects diagnosed as cervical radiculopathy or myelopathy (Ssavedra-Hernández et al., 2011).
- A history of whiplash injury, past cervical or thoracic surgery, rheumatoid arthritis, spinal fracture, heart disease, a recent significant trauma, and meningitis (Joshi et al., 2020; Puntumetakul et al., 2015).
- The presence of contraindications of spinal manipulation as spinal infection and spinal osteoporosis(Ssavedra-Hernández et al., 2011).
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 15 2025
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
February 1 2026
Estimated Enrollment :
42 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06926738
Start Date
April 15 2025
End Date
February 1 2026
Last Update
May 2 2025
Active Locations (2)
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1
CairoU
Giza, Egypt, 12611
2
Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University
Giza, Egypt, 12611