Effects of Lower Trapezius Strengthening Versus Scapular Mobility Exercise Among Snooker Players in Unilateral Neck Pain

NCT06697002 | Active Not Recruiting DMC

• 1 other identifier: REC/RCR&AHS/24/0405
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 64
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Effects of lower trapezius strengthening versus scapular mobility exercise among snooker players in unilateral neck pain.

Conditions

Sports Physical Therapy

Keywords

Disability; Lower trapezius strength; Strengthening exercise; Mobility exercise; unilateral neck pain

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• NECK DISABILITY INDEX (NDI SCALE)

  Each section of NDI is scored on a 0 to 5 rating scale, in which zero means 'No pain' and 5 means 'Worst imaginable pain'. Points summed to a total score. The test can be interpreted as a raw score, with a maximum score of 50, or as a percentage. 0 points or 0% means : no activity limitations , 50 points or 100% means complete activity limitation. A higher score indicates more patient-rated disability. it should be noted before exercise and after 8 week of exercise in uni lateral neck pain players . BENCHMARK FOUND; 1.0-4points (0-8%) no disability, 2.5-14points ( 10 - 28%) mild disability, 3.15-24points (30-48% ) moderate disability, 4.25-34points (50- 64%) severe disability, 5.35-50points (70-100%) complete disability

  8 weeks

• NPRS

  The Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS) (an outcome measure) that is a uni-dimensional measure of pain intensity in adults with chronic pain. the 11-point numeric scale ranges from '0' representing one pain extreme (e.g. "no pain") to '10' representing the other pain extreme (e.g. "pain as bad as you can imagine" or "worst pain imaginable"). we measure snooker players pain on a scale before exercise and after exercise to find pretest and posttest pain intensity.

  8 weeks

• GONIOMETER

  we measure cervical range of motion in flexion and extension through goniometer before performing exercise and after strenghtening and mobility exercise

  8 weeks

Study Arms (2)

Group A

EXPERIMENTAL

32 participants will be in control group,they will only perform lower tapezius strenghtening excercise and will not perform scapular mobility excercises.

Other: lower trapezius strenghtening excercise

Group B

EXPERIMENTAL

32 participants will be in experimental group,they will perform scapular mobility excercise

Other: scapular mobility exercise

Interventions

lower trapezius strenghtening excercise OTHER

32 participants will be in control group who will perform strenghtening excerise of lower trapezius

Group A

scapular mobility exercise OTHER

32 participants will be in experimental group who will perform scapular mobility exercise

Group B

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 35 Years
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Age between 18 - 35 years,
• Males snooker players
• Neck pain perceived by individual as being on one side of the neck Pain 3 or more month in duration.
• Participants with 6-7 level of pain on NPRS scale
• Participants with scapular mobility limited

You may not qualify if:

• Neck pain perceived by individual as being centrally located or on both sides of neck.
• Radicular symptoms
• History of cervical spine surgery
• Traumatic neck injury
• underlying neurological condition

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Riphah International University: lead

Study Sites (1)

LDA sports complex

Lahore, Pakistan

Location

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Study Officials

• Mahnoor samad, MS-SPT

  Riphah International University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Masking Details: the participants are blind
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Model Details: randomized control design

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: November 18, 2024
• First Posted: November 20, 2024
• Study Start: April 24, 2024
• Primary Completion: November 24, 2024
• Study Completion: December 10, 2024
• Last Updated: November 20, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-11

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

PA (1)