NCT05021107

Brief Summary

Cervical spine pain is the one the most common musculoskeletal disorder and spinal overload is one of the major causes. Forward tilting of every inch of head increases load on the cervical spine and is referred as cervical spine overload. Persistent overloading and overburdening results in radiation of pain, weakness of muscles and limitation in joint range. Psychological factors are also play role in acute, sub-acute or chronic neck pain. Treatment commonly used for this pain is NSAID, physiotherapy interventions (mobilisation, manipulation, TENS, ultrasound, stretching, isometrics and FDM) and awareness about posture. FDM was established in 1991 by Stephan Typaldos and it recommends that musculoskeletal ailments are due to disruption in fascia. There are 6 diverse proposed facial distortions and diagnosis in this model i.e., trigger band, herniated trigger band, folding distortion, continuum distortion, tectonic fixation and cylinder distortion. Main purpose of this randomised clinical trial will be to find out the effects of fascial distortion model with and without neck isometrics in patients with cervical spine overload. Patients will be recruited into study by consecutive sampling technique and after that patients will be allocated to the groups by random sampling assignment. NPRS, NDI and goniometer will be used as data measuring tool. Treatment will be given to 2 groups. One group will get treatment of only FDM and other group will get treatment of FDM and neck isometrics as well. Treatment will be given two times a week for 4weeks and duration of the session will be of 30 minutes. After collecting data from defined study setting, data will be entered and analyzed by using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) for Windows software, version 25. After assessing normality of data by Shapiro-Wilk test, it will be decided either parametric or non-parametric test will be use within a group or between two groups.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
48

participants targeted

Target at P25-P50 for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Aug 2021

Shorter than P25 for not_applicable

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.

Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

August 10, 2021

Completed
13 days until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

August 23, 2021

Completed
2 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

August 25, 2021

Completed
5 months until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

January 30, 2022

Completed
2 months until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

March 20, 2022

Completed
Last Updated

April 22, 2022

Status Verified

April 1, 2022

Enrollment Period

6 months

First QC Date

August 23, 2021

Last Update Submit

April 21, 2022

Conditions

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

  • NPRS

    will be used for pain measurement. It is a unitdimensional 11 point scale (0-10) with measure of pain intensity with High test-retest reliability of r = 0.96 and validity correlations range from 0.86 to 0.95.

    4 weeks

  • NDI

    will be used to check neck disability. Item scores range from 0 to 5, and the total score is a total of the item scores (possible range 0 (no pain) - 100 (maximal pain)

    4 weeks

  • Goniometer

    to measure range

    4 weeks

Study Arms (2)

Group A

EXPERIMENTAL

Fascial Distortion Model with neck isometrics

Other: FDM with isometrics

Group B

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Fascial Distortion Model with neck isometrics

Other: FDM without isometrics

Interventions

FDM with isometrics will be done

Group A

FDM without isometrics will be done

Group B

Eligibility Criteria

Age20 Years - 30 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

  • Trigger band pain pattern
  • Age limit 20 to 30 years.
  • Male and female
  • Pain in the cervical spine
  • Limited cervical ROM
  • Uneasiness while working in a sitting posture for 4 hours but no abnormal neurological findings

You may not qualify if:

  • Progressive degeneration of spine (spondylosis)
  • Previous cervical spine injuries
  • Congenital and developed spine deformities (scoliosis)

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Sanabil Health Services hospital

Lahore, Punjab Province, 54000, Pakistan

Location

Related Publications (4)

  • Sipko T, Biec E, Demczuk-Wlodarczyk E, Ciesielska B. Mobility of cervical spine and postural equilibrium in patients with spinal overload syndrome. Ortop Traumatol Rehabil. 2007 Mar-Apr;9(2):141-8. English, Polish.

    PMID: 17514162BACKGROUND
  • Dasgupta S, Rozario JE. Troika of Posture, Occlusion and Airway. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2020 Mar;72(1):49-54. doi: 10.1007/s12070-019-01734-7. Epub 2019 Sep 11.

    PMID: 32158655BACKGROUND
  • Mysliwiec A, Saulicz E, Kuszewski M, Kokosz M, Wolny T. Assessment of the influence of Saunders traction and transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation on hand grip force in patients with neck pain. Ortop Traumatol Rehabil. 2011 Jan-Feb;13(1):37-44. doi: 10.5604/15093492.933786. English, Polish.

    PMID: 21393647BACKGROUND
  • Cohen SP. Epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment of neck pain. Mayo Clin Proc. 2015 Feb;90(2):284-99. doi: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2014.09.008.

    PMID: 25659245BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Neck Pain

Interventions

Exercise

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

PainNeurologic ManifestationsSigns and SymptomsPathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Motor ActivityMovementMusculoskeletal Physiological PhenomenaMusculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena

Study Officials

  • Muhammad Salman Bashir, PhD

    Riphah International University

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
SINGLE
Who Masked
OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

August 23, 2021

First Posted

August 25, 2021

Study Start

August 10, 2021

Primary Completion

January 30, 2022

Study Completion

March 20, 2022

Last Updated

April 22, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-04

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will not share

Locations