Effect of Sensory Motor Training for Neck Muscles on Hand Grip Strength in Post-menopausal Fibromyalgia Neck Pain.

NCT07624188 | Not Yet Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: P.T.REC/012/00643
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 50
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study will be conducted to investigate the effect of sensory motor training for neck muscles on hand grip strength in post-menopausal fibromyalgia neck pain.

Conditions

Neck Pain

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (4)

• Assessment of hand grip strength

  The hand-held dynamometer (Hoggan Health Industries, Salt Lake City, USA) is an enclosed hydraulic system recording the applied strength in kilograms. Hand grip strength will be measured for all participants in both groups before and after the end of the study. Each participant in both groups will be asked to place hand-held dynamometer in her hand, with her arm beside the trunk, the shoulder in a neutral position, the elbow flexed at 90° and to pull the metal bar with her fingers. This procedure will be conducted bilaterally. The mean of three trials for each side (with 3 min resting periods between repetitions to avoid fatigue) will be calculated

  4 weeks

• Assessment of Disability of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand (DASH)

  This 30-item tool evaluates symptoms along with physical function, specifically focusing on the level of disability, and offers five response options for each item. Each item offers five response options, spanning from 1, indicating "no difficulty or symptoms present," to 5, indicating "incapable of participating in an activity or experiencing very severe symptoms." Greater score on the DASH indicates increased levels of disability. The DASH score is used to assess upper limb disability, with higher scores indicating greater impairment. A score of 0 reflects no disability, 1-20 indicates mild disability, 21-40 is moderate, 41-60 is severe, and 61-100 represents very severe disability.

  4 weeks

• Assessment of neck pressure pain threshold

  The force dial FDK 20 algometer is a handheld device used to assess the pressure pain threshold (PPT), which is the minimum amount of pressure that induces a sensation of pain. It provides an objective measure of mechanical pain sensitivity in neck. Each participant will be asked to assume upright position with feet flat, arms relaxed, and neck in a neutral position. Pressure will be applied perpendicularly to the site of pain at a constant rate of 1 kg/cm² per second. Each participant will be instructed to indicate when the sensation changed from pressure to the first feeling of pain. Three readings will be taken at each site with 30-60 seconds rest between trials, and the average will be recorded as the final PPT value

  4 weeks

• Assessment of pain intensity

  The visual analogue scale will be used to assess pain intensity. It is a subjective method to determine pain intensity. The scale consists of a 10-centimeter horizontal line, with the left end marked as "no pain" (0) and the right end marked as "worst possible pain" (10).

  4 weeks

Study Arms (2)

Neuro dynamic nerve gliding exercises

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

The participants will receive neuro dynamic nerve gliding exercises in the form of median, radial and ulnar nerve gliding exercises for 50 minutes/session.

Other: Neuro dynamic nerve gliding exercises

Sensory motor neck training and neuro dynamic nerve gliding exercises

EXPERIMENTAL

The participants will receive sensory motor neck training using laser pointer technique for 15 minutes/session, 3 times/week for four weeks in addition to neuro dynamic nerve gliding exercises in the form of median, radial and ulnar nerve gliding exercises for 50 minutes/session.

Other: Neuro dynamic nerve gliding exercises; Other: Sensory motor neck training

Interventions

Neuro dynamic nerve gliding exercises OTHER

The participants will receive neuro dynamic nerve gliding exercises in the form of median, radial and ulnar nerve gliding exercises for 50 minutes/session (for 15 repetitions, each repetition held for 1-2 minutes with 30 seconds rest intervals between each repetition)

Neuro dynamic nerve gliding exercises; Sensory motor neck training and neuro dynamic nerve gliding exercises

Sensory motor neck training OTHER

The participants will perform sensory motor neck training by using laser pointer exercise for 15 minutes/session, 3times/ week for four weeks. * The laser pointer exercise will be positioned exactly in the center of the participants' forehead and parallel to the ground. * Each participant will assume sitting position on comfortable chair at 90cm (about 3 feet) away from the target board (circles shapes), their knees and hips at 90°, their pelvis and low back resting firmly against the back of a chair and their hands resting on their knees. * Therapist will be behind the patient and will give her instructions. * Align the laser so that it will point straight at the center of the target when the head is in a neutral position * at 90 cm away from the target board. * The patient will move the head (flexion/extension/rotation), then attempts to return to the starting position * Five repetitions will be performed for each movement direction

Sensory motor neck training and neuro dynamic nerve gliding exercises

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 50 Years - 60 Years
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Fifty post-menopausal women clinically diagnosed with fibromyalgia neck pain for more than 3 months.
• Their age will be ranged from 50-60 years old.
• Their body mass index (BMI) will be less than 30 kg/m².
• Their hand grip strength is less than 20 kg for dominant hand as measured by hand-held dynamometer.
• Their neck pain score is ≥ 4 as measured by the visual analogue scale (VAS).
• The right hand is the dominant for all of them.

You may not qualify if:

• Participants will be excluded from the study if they have:
• Recent cervical trauma or surgery.
• Neurological disorders.
• Diabetes mellitus.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Cairo University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Esraa Fikry Massoud

Cairo, Egypt

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Neck Pain

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

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

Study Officials

• Mohamed Kaddah, Professor

  Cairo University

  STUDY DIRECTOR

• Azza Nashed, Professor

  Cairo University

  STUDY CHAIR

Central Study Contacts

Esraa Massoud, Master

CONTACT

01555358802; fikryesraa148@gmail.com

Afaf Botla, Professor

CONTACT

01283126608; drafafmohamed@cu.edu.eg

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: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 28, 2026
• First Posted: June 3, 2026
• Study Start: June 1, 2026
• Primary Completion (Estimated): October 15, 2026
• Study Completion (Estimated): October 30, 2026
• Last Updated: June 3, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-05

Locations

EG (1)