Clinical trial NCT05392517: Effects of Self-mobilization Techniques in Chronic Thoracic Pain
Official title: Effects of Self-mobilization Techniques on Pain, Range of Motion and Function in Patients With Chronic Pain
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Thoracic
Keywords: manual therapy
pain
Range of motion
Lead sponsor: Riphah International University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2022-05-26
Enrollment: 28
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 45
Standard ages: ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: A Randomized clinical trial will be conducted at Actilife physiotherapy Rehabilitation center, Horizon Hospital Lahore through a convenient sampling technique on patients who will be allocated using simple random sampling through sealed opaque enveloped into Group A and Group B. Group A will be treated with the self-mobilization technique of thoracic spine and Group B will be treated with thoracic stretching exercises at a frequency of 2 sets with 6 repetitions and thrice a week. Outcome measures will be NPRS, Goniometer, and Oswestry disability index for thoracic spine after 6 weeks. Data will be analyzed during SPSS software version 21.

Detailed description: Chronic thoracic pain is pain that originates from the cervicothoracic junction and extends to the lower thoracic vertebrae. It is caused by strain in the thoracic spine area, sustained postures of the neck and thoracic region, sitting on the computer for a long time in slouched position, or overuse of the thoracic spine. This study aims to see the effects of the self-mobilization technique of the thoracic spine on pain, range of motion, and function in patients with chronic thoracic spine pain. A Randomized clinical trial will be conducted at Actilife physiotherapy Rehabilitation center, Horizon Hospital Lahore through a convenient sampling technique on patients who will be allocated using simple random sampling through sealed opaque enveloped into Group A and Group B. Group A will be treated with the self-mobilization technique of thoracic spine and Group B will be treated with thoracic stretching exercises at a frequency of 2 sets with 6 repetitions and thrice a week. Outcome measures will be NPRS, Goniometer, and Oswestry disability index for thoracic spine after 6 weeks. Data will be analyzed during SPSS software version 21. After assessing normality of data by Shapiro-wilk test, it will be decided either parametric or non-parametric test will be used within a group or between two groups.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* chronic thoracic pain minimum 3 months

Exclusion Criteria:

* Soft tissues disease
* Bony disease
* Surgical history of thoracic spine
* Fracture history of thoracic spine
* Tumor
* Psychological disorders
* Traumatic injury

Primary outcomes:
measure: NPRS
timeFrame: 6th Week
measure: Universal Goniometer (UG)
timeFrame: 6th Week
measure: Oswestry disability index
timeFrame: 6th Week
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Lahore
country: Pakistan
facility: Actilife physiotherapy rehabilitation centre, Horizon hospital
state: Punjab
Study officials:
affiliation: Riphah International University
name: Syed Shakil-ur Rehman
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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