Effectiveness of Soft Tissue Mobilization

NCT05305703 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: ECCR/ Ref No.: BI-14/DPT2019
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 30
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The aim of this study was to determine the effects of soft tissue mobilization and trigger point release verses stretching in tension-type headache among university students. Two randomized groups of participants with tension type headache will be treated with combination therapy of soft tissue mobilization and trigger point release therapy after the application of hot-pack in experimental group while control group received stretching of cervical muscles after hot-pack application .Both, male and female patients meeting the inclusion criteria will be included. Patients having malignancy and cervical tumor will be excluded.

Conditions

Tension-Type Headache

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• changes from baseline in Visual Analogue Scale

  Reliability of Visual Analogue Scale for pain measurement

  baseline and 3 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• changes from baseline in Goniometer

  baseline and 3 weeks

Study Arms (2)

Cervical muscles Stretching

EXPERIMENTAL

Stretching is applied to the effected muscles in order to increase the muscle length and flexibility by breaking adhesions. Stretching exercises considerably decrease neck pain and improve range of motion

Other: cervical stretching

Soft tissue mobilization with trigger point release.

EXPERIMENTAL

Soft tissue mobilization increases skin temperature, a rise in skin temperature indicates increase blood flow of involved area, provide relaxation and reduce muscle tension.Trigger point therapy is consisting of rubbing and pressing on trigger points.Heavy pressure must be applied to release trigger, light pressure is not effective. Pressure should be applied slowly and released slowly for best results and the pressure should be maintained until there is a change in pain

Other: soft tissue mobilization

Interventions

cervical stretching OTHER

Heating therapy for 10 minutes Passive stretching of neck muscles including Sub-occipital muscles, Trapezius upper boarder and Sternocleidomastoid muscle with 10 reps each

Cervical muscles Stretching

soft tissue mobilization OTHER

Heating therapy for 10 minutes Soft tissue mobilization for 8 minutes and trigger point release of sub-occiptal muscles with 5 repetitions each.

Soft tissue mobilization with trigger point release.

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 25 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Age between 18-25 years.
• Both Male and Female gender
• Trigger points in neck muscles

You may not qualify if:

• Patients taking pharmacologicaldrugs.
• Presence of co morbidities.
• Malignancy/ Trauma in cervical region
• Skin infections or open wound in cervical region

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Lahore: lead

Study Sites (1)

Nasir khan

Islamabad, 04403, Pakistan

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Tension-Type Headache

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Headache Disorders, Primary; Headache Disorders; Brain Diseases; Central Nervous System Diseases; Nervous System Diseases

Study Officials

• Nasir khan, DPT

  Bashir Institute of Health Sciences

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: lecturer

Model Details: RCT

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 12, 2022
• First Posted: March 31, 2022
• Study Start: March 1, 2019
• Primary Completion: July 30, 2019
• Study Completion: August 30, 2019
• Last Updated: March 31, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-03

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

PA (1)