Effects of Cailliet and Kendall Exercises in Nonspecific Neck Pain

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Conditions studied: Nonspecific Neck Pain

In brief

Objective of study will be to compare effects of Cailliet and Kendall exercises on pain, functional movement and disability in non-specific neck pain.This randomized clinical trial will be conducted at Good Hands Physiotherapy Clinic, Shahdara Lahore. Sample size of study will be 36. Participants will be randomly divided into two groups Group A and Group B. We will include patients with age group between 25 to 40 years, both genders having localized pain or stiffness in cervical spine for more than 3 months after exclusion of upper limb radiculopathy. Group A will receive Kendall exercises regime and Group B will receive Cailliet exercises regime. Both groups will receive baseline treatment including hot pack and Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation (TENS). Short term effects would be assessed after treatment for 3 sessions per week on alternate days for 4 weeks. Patients will be assessed by Numeric pain rating scale (NPRS) for pain, Selective Functional Movement Assessment (SFMA) for functional movement and Neck Disability Index (NDI) Urdu version for Disability. Analysis will be done by statistical package for social sciences SPSS 25.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06875856

Run by

Riphah International University

People needed

32

Starts

2025-01-22

Expected to finish

2025-09-15

Last updated by the study team

2025-03-13

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 40. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Age group between 18 to 40 years
• Both gender male and female
• Individuals having localized pain or stiffness in spine or both combined between C3 and C7 without upper limb radiculopathy
• Negative Spurling's test, traction test, upper limb tension test, and shoulder abduction test.
• Pain reported on NPRS Moderate score in neck region for more than 3 months
• Neck Disability Index (NDI) score of 0-10 points out of 50 score

You may not qualify if…

• Tuberculosis, carcinoma, heart disease, and osteoporosis
• Neural disorders due to prolapsed intervertebral disc
• Any trauma, localized infection or history of surgery in cervical spine region in last 6 months
• Upper motor neuron disease, cervical stenosis, and metabolic diseases in bone and joint
• Hyper flexibility, Open sores
• Ongoing radiotherapy, chemotherapy, steroid therapy, or anticoagulants
• Psychiatric diseases such as phobia/obsession and depression
• Allergy to hot pack

Where it is running

• Good hands physiotherapy clinic — Lahore, Punjab Province, Pakistan (enrolling)

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