Clinical trial NCT06240975: Theragun vs Dry Needling on Neck Pain, Range of Motion and Disability Among Heavy Weightlifters
Official title: Comparative Effects of Theragun and Dry Needling on Neck Pain, Range of Motion and Disability Among Heavy Weightlifters
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: RECRUITING
Phase: NA
Conditions: Dry Needling
Neck Pain
Range of Motion
Weight Lifting
Keywords: Theragun
Dry Needling
Neck Pain
Range of Motion
Disability
Heavy weightlifters
Lead sponsor: Riphah International University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2024-02-05
Enrollment: 28
Sex: MALE
Minimum age (years): 20
Maximum age (years): 35
Standard ages: ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Intervention model description: randomized clinical trail
Primary purpose: OTHER

Brief summary: The study is randomized and single-blinded. Ethical approval is taken from ethical committee of Riphah International University, Lahore. Participants who meet the inclusion criteria will be enrolled and allocated in group A \& B through sealed envelope method by Non-probability Convenient random sampling technique. Subjects in Group A will receive Theragun technique. Group B will receive Dry Needling technique.

Detailed description: The objective of the study is to determine the Comparative effects of theragun and dry needling on neck pain, range of motion and disability among heavy weightlifters. The study is randomized and single-blinded. Ethical approval is taken from ethical committee of Riphah International University, Lahore. Participants who meet the inclusion criteria will be enrolled and allocated in group A \& B through sealed envelope method by Non-probability Convenient random sampling technique. Subjects in Group A will receive Theragun technique. Group B will receive Dry Needling technique. Neck Disability index (NDI), Universal Goniometer, Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS) will be used to assess at the baseline and after the completion of treatment at 6 weeks.

The data will be analyzed by SPSS, version 25. Statistical significance is P=0.05.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* •Male athlete,

  * 20 -35 years of age,
  * Weight lifting from 1 -2 years,
  * Cervical Flexion-Rotation Test positive

Exclusion Criteria:

* • Cerebrovascular diseases,

  * Migraine,
  * Cervicogenic Headache,
  * Musculoskeletal, cervical spondylosis, cervical spondylolisthesis,
  * Cervical post-operative,
  * Traumatic events in the past three months,
  * Presence of a physical or mental illness

Primary outcomes:
measure: Disability
timeFrame: pre and 6 weeks post interventional
measure: Range of Motion
timeFrame: pre and 6 weeks post interventional
measure: Neck Pain
timeFrame: pre and 6 weeks post interventional
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Lahore
country: Pakistan
facility: Pakistan sports board
state: Punjab
Study officials:
affiliation: Study Principal Investigator
name: Amir Chand, DPT
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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