Efficacy of Deep Cervical Flexor Muscles Training on Neck Pain, Functional Disability and Muscle Endurance in School Teachers
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Brief Summary
Neck pain (NP) is a common work related disorder. Teaching is one profession in which its prevalence is high. The Daily job of a school teacher involves head down posture while reading, writing, etc., exposing them to risk of developing NP. Deep cervical flexor (DCF) muscles have been shown to have lower endurance in patients with cervical impairment which has been associated with disability. There is limited evidence that reports efficacy of DCF muscles training in occupational NP. This study was done to see the effect of DCF muscles training using pressure biofeedback on pain, muscle endurance and functional disability in school teachers with NP.
Trial Health
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participants targeted
Target at P50-P75 for not_applicable
Started May 2016
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
May 21, 2016
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
January 1, 2017
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
May 1, 2017
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
May 13, 2018
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
May 25, 2018
CompletedMay 25, 2018
May 1, 2018
8 months
May 13, 2018
May 24, 2018
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (2)
Change in Pain at day 42, day 14 after intervention from baseline
Numeric pain rating scale (NPRS): NPRS. Subjects had to rate their pain on the 0-10 rating scale, where 0 means no pain while 10 is the worst possible pain.
at day 0 (before treatment), day 14 and day 42 after treatment
Change in muscle endurance at day 42, day 14 after intervention from baseline
Craniocervical flexion test (CCF) test using pressure biofeedback instrument
at day 0 (before treatment), day 14 and day 42 after treatment
Secondary Outcomes (1)
disability
at day 0 (before treatment), day 14 and day 42 after treatment
Study Arms (2)
experimental group
EXPERIMENTALcontrol group
ACTIVE COMPARATORInterventions
DCF muscles training using pressure biofeedback in addition to conventional exercises
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- experience of more than 5 years
- neck pain score of more than 5 on numeric pain rating scale (NPRS), mild to moderate disability score on neck disability index (NDI) and poor cranio-cervical flexion (CCF) test
You may not qualify if:
- any neurological sign or symptom, history of spinal surgery or if they were taking any treatment for their pain.
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Related Publications (1)
Iqbal ZA, Alghadir AH, Anwer S. Efficacy of Deep Cervical Flexor Muscle Training on Neck Pain, Functional Disability, and Muscle Endurance in School Teachers: A Clinical Trial. Biomed Res Int. 2021 Jan 13;2021:7190808. doi: 10.1155/2021/7190808. eCollection 2021.
PMID: 33521131DERIVED
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Principal investigator
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
May 13, 2018
First Posted
May 25, 2018
Study Start
May 21, 2016
Primary Completion
January 1, 2017
Study Completion
May 1, 2017
Last Updated
May 25, 2018
Record last verified: 2018-05