Exercise and Chronic Mechanical Neck Pain

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Conditions studied: Neck Pain Chronic

In brief

This Randomized Clinical Trial will be conducted at Riphah Rehabilitation and Research Center and spans 4 weeks. Non-probability Convenient sampling will be used to collect the data. A sample size of 40 subjects with age group between 18-45 years will be taken. Data will be collected from patients who use electronic gadgets and have present complaints of mechanical neck pain. Outcome measures will be taken using the Numeric pain rating scale (NPRS) for pain, Neck Disability Index (NDI) for disability, Goniometer for Range of motion, and Kinovea software for shoulder, eye, and craniovertebral angle measurement. Subjects will be selected based on inclusion and exclusion criteria and will be equally divided into two groups by random number generator table. The first assessment will be conducted physically and after that, both groups will receive treatment via MS teams under the supervision of a physiotherapist. Both the Groups will receive Hot Pack, and baseline treatment (neck isometrics, upper trapezius and scalene stretches), while Group A will receive multimodal exercises (chin tucks, bilateral pectoral stretching, scapular region strengthening exercises, and Wand exercises) and Group B will receive Bruegger's relief exercise. Outcome measures will be measured at baseline and after 4 weeks. Data analysis will be done by SPSS version 25.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07026019

Run by

Riphah International University

People needed

40

Starts

2025-05-01

Expected to finish

2025-09-30

Last updated by the study team

2025-06-18

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 45. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Age group between 18-45 years (10).
• Both gender
• Neck pain associated with degenerative changes and myofascial pain syndromes
• Individuals having localized pain or stiffness in the cervical spine (C3-C7) without upper limb radiculopathy
• People with a disability and therefore cannot come to the clinic
• People living in highly populated cities where the healthcare system is overcrowded
• People who use electronic gadgets i.e. computers, and smartphones for more than 4 hours

You may not qualify if…

• Tuberculosis, carcinoma, heart disease, and osteoporosis
• Previous surgery related to the cervical spine
• Having radical symptoms such as paresis, tingling, or numbness
• Any trauma or localized infection in the neck region
• Having inflammatory rheumatologic diseases, or structural deformity
• Ongoing radiotherapy, chemotherapy, steroid therapy, or anticoagulants
• Positive Spurling's test, traction test, upper limb tension test, and shoulder abduction test

Where it is running

• Riphah Rehabilitation Clinic — Lahore, Punjab Province, Pakistan (enrolling)

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