Clinical trial NCT06031571: Effect of Dynamic Cupping Versus Myofascial Release Therapy in Patients With Mechanical Neck Pain
Official title: Effect of Dry Cupping Massage Versus Myofascial Release Therapy in Patients With Mechanical Non-specific Neck Pain: a Quasi-experimental Study
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: RECRUITING
Phase: NA
Conditions: Mechanical Neck Pain
Lead sponsor: South Valley University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2023-09-11
Enrollment: 38
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 40
Standard ages: ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Intervention model description: 38 participants will be assigned at random into 2 equal groups: group A (will receive dry cupping massage technique in addition to traditional exercises for 3 sessions per week for 12 sessions), and group B (will receive myofascial release technique in addition to traditional exercises for 3 sessions per week for 12 sessions.
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: A Quasi-experimental study will investigate the effect of dry cupping massage versus myofascial release on patients with mechanical neck pain.

Detailed description: PURPOSE: To investigate the effect of dry cupping massage versus myofascial release on pain level, range of motion, and functional level in mechanical neck pain...

BACKGROUND: Neck pain is a multivariate disease and is a leading issue in a modernized society. The economic burden of neck pain is remarkable and includes treatment costs, reduced productivity, and job-related problems (Cohen, 2015).

There is no one definitive treatment for neck pain. However, different pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments have been recommended, including laser therapy, massage, acupuncture, yoga, and aquatic therapy (Corvillo et al., 2020). However, no studies are focusing on comparing the effect of dynamic cupping and myofascial release in mechanical neck pain.

HYPOTHESES: There will be a non-significant difference between dry cupping massage and myofascial release on pain level, range of motion, and functional level in patients with mechanical neck pain...

RESEARCH QUESTION: Will there be a difference between dry cupping massage versus myofascial release on pain level, range of motion, and functional level in patients with mechanical neck pain?

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

1. Age between 18- 40 years.
2. Participants have experienced mechanical neck pain for at least the previous 3 months.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Participants aged below 18 years-old and those above 40 years old
* Mechanical neck pain due to trauma, disc protrusion, congenital deformity of the spine, spinal stenosis, and rheumatoid disease.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Cervical range of motion
timeFrame: Assessment will be done pre and post treatment sessions (3 sessions/week, total of 12 sessions in 4 weeks)
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Neck Disability index
timeFrame: Assessment will be done pre and post treatment sessions (3 sessions/week, total of 12 sessions in 4 weeks)
measure: Visual analog scale
timeFrame: Assessment will be done pre and post treatment sessions (3 sessions/week, total of 12 sessions in 4 weeks)
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Qinā
country: Egypt
facility: Faculty of physical therapy, South Valley University
state: Qena
city: Cairo
country: Egypt
facility: Faculty of physical therapy
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