Clinical trial NCT05040477: Muscle Energy Technique and Facet Joint Mobilization in Chronic Neck Pain.
Official title: Comparison of Muscle Energy Technique and Facet Joint Mobilization in the Patient With Chronic Neck Pain.
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Chronic Neck Pain
Keywords: cervical pain
chronic neck pain,
Muscle energy technique,
Facet join mobilization,
cervical lordosis,
cervical curve
Lead sponsor: Riphah International University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2021-09-10
Enrollment: 105
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 35
Maximum age (years): 50
Standard ages: ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: The purpose of the study is to compare the muscle energy technique, facet joint mobilization and conventional physical therapy in individuals with chronic neck pain on cervical lordosis, cervical range of motions, numeric pain rating scale and NDI. A randomized control trial was conducted at physiotherapy department of HIT hospital, Taxila Cantt. The sample size was 105 calculated through open-epi tool. The participants were divided into three interventional groups, experimental group (1), experimental group (2), and control group (3) each having 35 participants. The study duration was six months. Sampling technique applied was Purposive sampling for recruitment and group randomization using sealed envelope method. Only 35 to 50 years participants with 4-8 pain intensity on NPRS in cervical region were included in the study. Goniometer, Posterior tangent method on lateral radiographs for cervical curve and Self structured Questionnaire. Data was collected at baseline then 2 and 4 weeks after the application of interventions. Data analyzed through SPSS version 21.


Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Chronic patients (more than 12 weeks)
* Male and female patients
* Patients having recurrence of neck pain at least once in the last month.
* Patients from the age group of 35-50 years.
* Patients having mechanical neck pain ranging from 4-8 on Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS).
* Cervical straightening on X-rays.
* Limited \&painful cervical Rang of motion (ROMs)

Exclusion Criteria:

* Any recent history of trauma, active inflammation, Tumor, vertebra-basilar insufficiency and cervical myelopathy \& radiculopathy.
* No history of serious underlying pathology, nerve root compromise, structural changes and deformities, genetic spinal disorders or previous spinal surgery

Primary outcomes:
measure: Cervical Lordosis Measurement (posterior tangent method)
timeFrame: 4 week
measure: Numeric pain rating scale
timeFrame: 4 week
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Neck disability index:
timeFrame: 4 week
measure: Cervical goniometry:
timeFrame: 4 week
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Rawalpindi
country: Pakistan
facility: HIT Taxila Cantt Hospital
state: Punjab
Study officials:
affiliation: Riphah International University
name: Lal Gul Khan, MS
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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