Bowen Therapy and Foam Rolling in Patients With Text Neck Syndrome

NCT06228664 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: REC/MS-PT/01675 Kashmala Zeb
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 28
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study aims to compare the effects of both the therapies on postural changes, pain, decreased ROM, and functional disability among students suffering from Text Neck Syndrome.

Conditions

Neck Pain

Keywords

text neck syndrome; neck pain; bowen therapy; foam rolling

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Neck Disability Index

  Changes from baseline, The neck disability index is a ten item self-reported questionnaire that assesses pain and associated disability, with a total max score of 50 points

  6 week

• NPRS

  Changes from baseline.The Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS) measures the subjective intensity of pain. The NPRS is an eleven-point scale from 0 to 10. "0" = no pain and "10" = most intense pain

  6 week

Study Arms (2)

foam rolling

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

foam rolling along with conventional physical therapy treatment

Other: foam rolling

bowen therapy

EXPERIMENTAL

bowen therapy along with conventional physical therapy treatment

Other: bowen therapy

Interventions

foam rolling OTHER

Foam Rolling Technique on trapezius and suboccipital muscles.conventional therapy (15 min Hot pack, neck isometric exercises and cervical ROM exercises within pain free range). Patients will be treated 3 times per week for 6 consecutive weeks

foam rolling

bowen therapy OTHER

Bowen Therapy. conventional therapy (15 min Hot pack, neck isometric exercises and cervical ROM exercises within pain free range) will be given to both groups. Patients will be treated 3 times per week for 6 consecutive weeks

bowen therapy

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 30 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• neck-head trauma
• history of surgical intervention in the neck area
• neurological deficit
• severe neck pain which required medical treatment
• cervical disc disease with radiculopathy
• inflammatory or malignant type of pain
• systematic disease
• scoliosis
• kyphosis.

You may not qualify if:

• neck-head trauma
• history of surgical intervention in the neck area
• neurological deficit
• severe neck pain which required medical treatment
• cervical disc disease with radiculopathy
• inflammatory or malignant type of pain
• systematic disease
• scoliosis
• kyphosis.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Riphah International University: lead

Study Sites (1)

CECOS university of IT and emerging sciences

Peshawar, KPK, 25000, Pakistan

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Neck Pain

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

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

Study Officials

• Asmar Fatima, MS OMPT

  Riphah International University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: DOUBLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT, INVESTIGATOR
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 18, 2024
• First Posted: January 29, 2024
• Study Start: August 1, 2023
• Primary Completion: January 30, 2024
• Study Completion: January 30, 2024
• Last Updated: March 5, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-03

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

PA (1)