Effects of Cervicothoracic Mobility Program on Low Back Pain

NCT05347251 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: REC/Lhr/22/0137 Amna
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 44
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The study will be a randomized control trial to determine the effects of the cervicothoracic mobility program on pain, range of motion, and function in patients with chronic back pain. The purposive sampling technique will be used. A sample of 44 patients will be taken and divided into two groups each with 22 patients. Group A will be the experimental group and group B will be the control group. The experimental group will receive cervical mobility and thoracic mobility along with conventional physical therapy protocols like hot packs and exercise therapy protocol. Group B will be the control group and will receive the conventional physical therapy protocol like the hot pack and exercise therapy protocol. Exercise therapy includes the strengthening and stretching exercises of both neck and back muscles. The session will be around 40 to 45 min for each patient with three sessions per week on alternate days. A total of 3-week treatment program will be given to the patients and an assessment of the patient's pain, range of motion, and function with NPRS (numeric pain rating scale), goniometer, and ODI (Oswestry disability index) will be done at the baseline and after the completion of treatment at three weeks.

Conditions

Back Pain

Keywords

Back pain; Cervical mobilization; Thoracic mobilization

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• NPRS

  Changes from base Line Numeric Pain rating scale is a scale for pain starting from 0-10. Where 0 indicate no pain and 10 indicate severe pain

  3rd Week

• ODI

  The Oswestry Disability Index is an extremely important tool that researchers and disability evaluators use tomeasure a patient's permanent functional disability. The test is considered the 'gold standard' of low back functional outcome tools

  3rd Week

• Goniometer

  A goniometer is an instrument which measures the available range of motion at a joint. (Also mention all information which ROM u want to check)

  3rd Week

Study Arms (2)

Group A

EXPERIMENTAL

Cervicothoracic mobility program

Other: Cervicothoracic mobility program

Group B

OTHER

Conventional Treatment

Other: Conventional Treatment

Interventions

Cervicothoracic mobility program OTHER

Participants in this group will receive mobilization at a cervical and thoracic level along with conventional physical therapy protocol like Hot packs and exercise therapy. At the cervical, PA glides (central) and transverse glides will be given for mobilization. At thoracic, PA glides (central) and transverse glides will be given for mobilization. Exercise therapy includes stretching and strengthening both cervical and thoracic muscles. At the cervical level, neck isometric (flexion, extension, side bending) will be given to patients to enhance strengthening, and neck stretching exercises (flexors, extensors, side benders and rotators) will perform as well. Similarly, at the thoracic level, strengthening and stretching of thoracic muscle will be performed

Group A

Conventional Treatment OTHER

It will be the control group. The participants who will be allocated in this group receive the only conventional physical therapy protocol (Hot pack and exercise therapy). Exercise therapy includes stretching and strengthening of neck and upper back muscles. At the cervical level, neck isometric (flexion, extension, side bending) will be given to patients to enhance strengthening, and neck stretching exercises (flexors, extensors, side benders, and rotators) will perform as well. Similarly at the thoracic level, strengthening and stretching of thoracic muscle will be performed.

Group B

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• Both genders.
• Age 18-50 years. NPRS between 3 and 6
• Subjects diagnosed with chronic back pain with minimum 6 months of chronicity
• ODI score 21 to 40
• There should be no radiating pain to legs of participants.

You may not qualify if:

• Patients with Systemic soft tissue disease and bony disease will be excluded from the study.
• Pregnant women will be excluded from the study.
• Patients with previous orthopedic and neurosurgical surgery will be excluded from the study.
• Patients with any Red flags (Ankylosing spondylitis, spondylolisthesis, Slipped discs, spinal tumor, spinal stenosis, cauda equine syndrome, and spine infection) will be excluded.
• Patients with a positive Faber test for SIJ dysfunction will be excluded

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Riphah International University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Physiotherapy department of Syed medical complex Sialkot

Sialkot, Pakistan

Location

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  BACKGROUND

• Naseer A, Ur Rehman SS, Fatima G, Ikram M. Effects of cervicothoracic mobility programme on pain, range of motion and function in patients with chronic back pain. J Pak Med Assoc. 2024 Jul;74(7):1291-1295. doi: 10.47391/JPMA.10939.

  PMID: 39028057 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Back Pain

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Pain; Neurologic Manifestations; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Study Officials

• Syed Shakil Ur Rehman, 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: April 21, 2022
• First Posted: April 26, 2022
• Study Start: April 25, 2022
• Primary Completion: December 30, 2022
• Study Completion: January 30, 2023
• Last Updated: April 3, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-03

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

PA (1)