Comparative Impact of Integrated Neuromuscular Inhibition Technique, Dry Cupping and Dry Needling on Mechanical Neck Pain; A Randomized Controlled Trial

NCT07711041 | Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: Beni-Suef005
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 80
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study ill include four treatment groups. Group A who will receive traditional physical therapy, group B who will receive INIT plus traditional physical therapy , group C who will receive dry cupping therapy plus traditional physical therapy or group D will receive Dry needling therapy plus traditional physical therapy . All groups completed 4 weeks of intervention.

Conditions

Mechanical Neck Pain; Dry Needling Technique; Dry Cupping Technique

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• pain intensity

  pain intensity will be measured by visual analogue scale

  0-4 weeks

• pain pressure threshold

  The pressure algometer will measure the pain pressure threshold

  0-4 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Neck Disability Index

  0-4 weeks

Study Arms (4)

Group A

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Other: strengthening and stretching exercises

Group B

EXPERIMENTAL

Other: Integrated neuromuscular inhibition technique

Group C

EXPERIMENTAL

Device: Dry cupping

Group D

EXPERIMENTAL

Device: Dry Needling

Interventions

Integrated neuromuscular inhibition technique OTHER

The subjects receive the Integrated Neuromuscular Inhibition Technique, which consists of ischemic compression, strain-counterstrain, and muscle energy techniques.

Group B

Dry cupping DEVICE

Patients in this group will receive Dry cupping therapy, two sessions per week for four weeks

Group C

strengthening and stretching exercises OTHER

subjects will receive strengthening and stretching exercises

Group A

Dry Needling DEVICE

subjects in this group will receive Dry needling therapy, two sessions per week for four weeks

Group D

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• Medically competent men and women will be included They had chronic MTrPs in the upper trapezius for more than 6 months Diagnostic criteria of being a tight band with a palpable nodule and distant pain when subjected to pressure

You may not qualify if:

• subjects with previous neck or shoulder pathology (e.g., fracture, sur¬gery, inflammatory and infectious diseases), cervical disc pathology, systemic disorder, fibromyalgia, those who underwent physical therapy for at least the previous 3 months

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Beni-Suef University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Faculty of Physical Therapy

Giza, Egypt

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Dry Needling

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Complementary Therapies; Therapeutics; Physical Therapy Modalities

Central Study Contacts

Dina Al-Amir Mohamed, Lecturer

CONTACT

002+01229370053; dinaalamir@pt.bsu.edu.eg

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: Lecturer of Physical Therapy

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 14, 2026
• First Posted: July 17, 2026
• Study Start: July 1, 2026
• Primary Completion (Estimated): February 1, 2027
• Study Completion (Estimated): May 1, 2027
• Last Updated: July 17, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-07

Locations

EG (1)