Comparing the Effect of Deep Neck Flexors Versus MCkenice Exercises on Cervical Functions

NCT04793763 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: P.T.REC/012/003053
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 60
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Physical Therapy rehabilitation programs could involve Manual procedures, stretching, traction, massage, electrotherapy, thermal agents, ultrasound, education and general exercise..In the recovery of patients with neck pain, exercise is one of the most commonly used modalities to gain muscle strength, endurance, and flexibility in order to recover damaged muscles and to maintain regular life activities.. Neck pain management exercise programs vary in terms of length, training frequency, intensity, and mode of exercise. .

Conditions

Chronic Neck Pain

Keywords

Mc Kenzie; chronic neck pain; deep neck flexor

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• neck functional activity

  The Copenhagen neck capacity inability scale

  after 6 weeks

• pain disability

  VAS

  after 6 weeks

• cervical range of motion

  use Myrin goniometer

  after 6 weeks

Study Arms (3)

group A

PLACEBO COMPARATOR

placebo Comparator Group A : twenty patients were received traditional Physical Therapy agents

Other: traditional therapeutic exercises

group B

EXPERIMENTAL

experimental Group B Group B: twenty patients were received traditional Physical Therapy agents plus isometric, stretching, scapulothoracic exercises and deep neck flexors exercises;

Other: traditional therapeutic exercises and McKenize technique

group C

EXPERIMENTAL

Experimental Group C Group C: twenty patients were received traditional Physical Therapy agents plus isometric, stretching, scapulothoracic exercises and Mckenzie technique.

Other: traditional therapeutic exercises and deep neck flexor exercises

Interventions

traditional therapeutic exercises OTHER

group A will receive traditional exercises

group A

traditional therapeutic exercises and McKenize technique OTHER

Group B will receive traditional therapeutic exercises and McKenize technique

group B

traditional therapeutic exercises and deep neck flexor exercises OTHER

Group C receive traditional therapeutic exercises and deep neck flexor exercises

group C

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 30 Years - 50 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• age ranges from (30-50) years old with mean age,
• height ranges from (152-182) cm and their weight ranged from (55-90) kg
• Patients will be included if they have a localized chronic neck pain without any current arm pain or discomfort were included.

You may not qualify if:

• history of cervical spine injury or surgery, if neck pain is secondary to other conditions (including neoplasm, neurological diseases or vascular diseases),
• they have a radiculopathy presenting neurological deficit
• they had infection or inflammatory arthritis in the cervical spine,
• they have pain with any cause in or around the scapula, shoulder, upper extremities and lumbar spine that prevents stabilization of these structures.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Cairo University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Faculity of Physical Therapy

Giza, 12662, Egypt

RECRUITING

Study Officials

• Amr A Abd el aziem, professor

  Cairo University

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Central Study Contacts

Reham H Diab, profeessor

CONTACT

00201006195473; reham.diab@yahoo.com

Rania R mohammed, lecturer

CONTACT

00201273325285; raniareda22@Hotmail.com

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NON RANDOMIZED
• Masking: DOUBLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: professor of physical therapy cairo university

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: February 19, 2021
• First Posted: March 11, 2021
• Study Start: February 27, 2021
• Primary Completion: March 30, 2021
• Study Completion: March 30, 2021
• Last Updated: March 11, 2021

Record last verified: 2021-02

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

EG (1)