Effectiveness of Manual Myofascial Release Versus Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization (IASTM) in Patients With Chronic Neck Pain"

NCT05502406 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: FUI/CTR/2022/9
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 40
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Neck pain has a global prevalence of 30%, being the fourth leading cause of disability among general population and is more prevalent among females than males, as per concluded by evidence. It is undoubtedly the need of time, to address its proper treatment and to hinder its recurrence amongst the general population. The current physical therapy management of neck pain is more focused towards achieving the short term goals for the patient rather than addressing and amending the actual cause of its relapse. Manual Myofascial Release is one of the very effective treatment used to release soft tissue and fascial adhesions over the myofascia inorder to relieve chronic neck pain. The study aims to compare this manual treatment against Instrument Assisted soft tissue mobilization in order to determine which of the two provides improved outcome in terms of pain, neck disability and cervical Range of motion.

Conditions

Chronic Neck Pain

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Pain intensity

  Pain will be measured using numeric pain rating scale which is a 10 point scale characterising 0 as no pain and 10 as worst possible pain.

  2 weeks

Study Arms (2)

IASTM

EXPERIMENTAL

The participants of the respective group will receive myofascial release using a C shaped glider, by the help of gentle horizontal strokes the targeted soft tissue restrictions will be relieved over the cervicodorsal fascia

Procedure: Instrument Assisted Soft tissue Mobilization

MMFR

EXPERIMENTAL

The participants of the respective group will recieve manual soft tissue release over the cervicodorsal fascia using velvet glove technique for a period of 5 to 7 mins inorder to set free any adhesion in the underlying myofascia

Procedure: Manual Myofascial Release

Interventions

Instrument Assisted Soft tissue Mobilization PROCEDURE

Using a C shaped IASTM tool gentle horizontal stroking at an angle of 45 degree will be given over the cervicodorsal fascia

IASTM

Manual Myofascial Release PROCEDURE

Participants will receive myofascial release through velvet glove technique on upper trapezius and sternocleidomastoid muscle using four strokes in the following fashion: * Begin superior to the clavicle with a loose fist and move the back of the hand over the upper trapezius, fastening the tissue and bringing it over the table. * The next stroke addresses the curve of the neck, again hooking the tissue while moving the bak of your fist towards the table. The last stroke goes over the entire cervical spine hooking over the sternocleidomastoid muscle bringing it into myofascial release. Stay away from the carotid pulse, and incase a pulse is felt, do not apply pressure and reposition your hand

MMFR

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 40 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Male and Female participants belonging to the age group of 18 to 40 years
• Participants suffering from neck pain for more than 3months.

You may not qualify if:

• Recent history of Whiplash Injury.
• Recent traumatic history of head, cervical spine, shoulder girdle or fractures of the cervical spine or shoulder complex.
• History of Cervical Radiculopathy, spondylosis, spondylolisthesis, disc prolapse, any other systemic disease or vascular syndrome such as vertebro-basilar Insufficiency.
• Diagnosed Fibromyalgia, myopathy or myelopathy
• Sensory/Motor dysfunction owing to any neurological pathology in the mid or upper back.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Foundation University Islamabad: lead

Study Sites (1)

Fauji Foundation Hospital

Rawalpindi, Punjab Province, 46000, Pakistan

Location

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Model Details: compare two treatment techniques the study type will be parallel experimental study.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: August 10, 2022
• First Posted: August 16, 2022
• Study Start: March 1, 2022
• Primary Completion: January 1, 2023
• Study Completion: February 1, 2023
• Last Updated: August 16, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-08

Locations

PA (1)