High Tone Power Therapy Versus Interferential Current Therapy in Mothers With Breastfeeding-Related Neck Pain
NCT Number: NCT06573515
Acronym: BFRNP
Status: RECRUITING
Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
Phases: NA
Conditions: Breastfeeding
Interventions: DEVICE: high tone power therapy|DEVICE: interferential current therapy|DEVICE: conventional physical therapy
Sponsor: October 6 University
Sex: FEMALE
Age: ADULT
Enrollment: 45
Study Design: Allocation: RANDOMIZED|Intervention Model: PARALLEL|Masking: SINGLE (PARTICIPANT)|Primary Purpose: OTHER
Start Date: 2024-07-01
Completion Date: 2025-01-01
Locations: Heba, Cairo, Egypt

Summary:
Breastfeeding is very essential for the growth and development of an infant. World Health Organization recommends exclusive breastfeeding of the baby for the first six months. Duration of breastfeeding ranges from 15-20 minutes and is done after every 2-3 hours. The frequency of breastfeeding is approximately 8-12 times a day. So collectively 5-6 hours in an entire day are spent while feeding the baby. Breastfeeding mothers encounter various musculoskeletal problems. These problems arise due to the inappropriate positions acquired during breastfeeding the baby. Since these positions are maintained for longer durations, they can lead to long-term postural deformities by altering the normal curvature of spine. Moreover hormonal changes of pregnancy may last from 12 weeks postpartum to 6 months postpartum. All these changes will have a long-lasting effect while performing activities of daily living, hampering baby care and self-care (Dandekar et al., 2022). In addition to breast soreness, engorgement, maternal illness, blocked ducts, and mastitis, breastfeeding-related neck pain has a high prevalence among nursing women. It is commonly associated with the adoption of awkward postures during feeding sessions. One of the most common awkward positions adopted by nursing mothers is unsupported head/neck posture, resulting in sustained neck flexion to monitor the infant during feeding. Such a sustained awkward position with excessive repetition usually puts stress on the neck and back muscles

Primary Outcome Measures: Visual analogue scale, The visual analogue scale, a calibrated scale on which the patients could indicate their assessment along a 10 cm line, describes the subjective pain level. It is marked from 0 to 10, with 0 representing no pain and 10 standing for unbearable pain, 6 weeks|Neck disability index, The Neck disability index will assess functional restriction for all patients before and after the treatment. The Neck disability index will developed to measure self-perceived disability from neck pain.

It is a 10-item scaled questionnaire entitled the neck disability index, each item will recorded out of five for a maximum total score of 50 and a higher score indicates more patient-rated disability, 6 weeks|Cervical range of motion device, The cervical range of motion device is made of an unbreakable polyester material; it has a comfortable frame that adjusts to the patient's head is secured with Velcro straps and has three planes. The sagittal plane meter measures flexion and extension, while the lateral plane meter measures lateral flexion; both are fluid-damped inclinometers and work by the force of gravity as the position of the head changes. The magnetic plane meter measures rotational movement in conjugation with a magnetic yoke, 6 weeks