Instrument-Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization Versus Muscle Energy Technique on Chronic Non-specific Neck Pain

NCT06799130 | Not Yet Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: P.T.REC/012/005583
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 60
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

the aim of this study is to investigate if there is any difference between INSTRUMENT-ASSISTED SOFT TISSUE MOBILIZATION and Muscle Energy Technique over sternocleidomastoid on Neck pain, Range of motion and Functional disability in patients with Chronic Non-specific Neck Pain

Conditions

CHRONIC NON-SPECIFIC NECK PAIN

Keywords

instrument-assisted soft tissue mobilization; muscle energy technique

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• pain intensity

  the scale that will be used is VAS ; each subject will be instructed to put point on line from no pain to tolerable pain

  up to four weeks

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• neck range of motion

  up to four weeks

• neck disability

  up to four weeks

Study Arms (3)

instrument-assisted soft tissue mobilization

EXPERIMENTAL

the patients will receive instrument-assisted soft tissue mobilization twice a week for four weeks over sternocleidomastoid muscle bilaterally utilizing an M2T blade. The subject lay comfortably in supine position on a treatment table. After using alcohol swabs to clean the patient's skin and the blade, a lubricant (Vaseline) will be applied, and a sweeping technique will be utilized to administer a thorough yet comfortable soft tissue mobilization on the sternocleidomastoid from origin to insertion for roughly 3 minutes. conventional therapy the patients will receive hot back for 15 minutes, neck range of motion (ROM), chin tuck, stretches and strengthen exercise.

Other: instrument-assisted soft tissue mobilization; Other: Muscle energy technique

Muscle energy technique

EXPERIMENTAL

the patients will receive post-isometric muscle relaxation(PIR) treatment for the sternocleidomastoid muscle, it will be applied from supine lying position with the head free from the plinth and held by the therapist's hand, the therapist placed one hand opposite the side of involvement muscle , The other hand is placed on the involved side of muscle . The patient pushed upward against the therapist's thumb on the forehead and looked up, then the patient will be asked to stop pushing and look down. After relaxation therapist will stretch the muscle for 30 seconds. This will be repeated 3 times bilaterally for 3 sessions per week for four weeks. conventional therapy the patients will receive hot back for 15 minutes, neck range of motion, chin tuck, stretches and strengthen exercise.

Other: instrument-assisted soft tissue mobilization; Other: Muscle energy technique

conventional therapy

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

the patients will receive conventional therapy three times a week for four weeks conventional therapy the patients will receive hot back for 15 minutes, neck range of motion (ROM), chin tuck, stretches and strengthen exercise.

Other: instrument-assisted soft tissue mobilization; Other: Muscle energy technique

Interventions

instrument-assisted soft tissue mobilization OTHER

instrument-assisted soft tissue mobilization

Also known as: IASTM

Muscle energy technique; conventional therapy; instrument-assisted soft tissue mobilization

Muscle energy technique OTHER

Muscle energy technique

Muscle energy technique; conventional therapy; instrument-assisted soft tissue mobilization

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 35 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• The subjects are of both genders, aged between 18-35 years old .
• Subjects with Neck pain continued for at least the last 12 weeks .
• body mass index (18.5-24.9).

You may not qualify if:

• Any specific neck pathology as radiculopathy, rheumatoid arthritis, and systemic diseases
• Sensory problems at the mid or upper back .
• A tendency to hemorrhage or anticoagulation treatment. And nonsteroidal pain medication .
• Signs of severe pathology such as malignancy, fractures of the cervical spine, cervical radiculopathy or myelopathy, or vascular syndromes such as vertebrobasilar insufficiency .
• surgery of the cervical spine, whiplash trauma (in the past or recent, as cause of the complaint).

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Cairo University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Alaa Mohamed Hassan Saleh

Cairo, 00, Egypt

Location

Study Officials

• alaa saleh

  Cairo University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

alaa saleh

CONTACT

01121746761; alaanaqib168@gmail.com

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: DOUBLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator

Model Details: instrument assisted soft tissue mobilization and muscle energy technique

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 23, 2025
• First Posted: January 29, 2025
• Study Start: January 29, 2025
• Primary Completion: March 15, 2025
• Study Completion: March 30, 2025
• Last Updated: January 29, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-01

Locations

EG (1)