Optimal Duration of Stretching Exercises for Chronic Non-specific Neck Pain Patients
CompletedNot applicableNCT04190784
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This study has no listed site in Canada in this snapshot. It is included as part of the worldwide chronic pain corpus.
Brief summary (from the registry)
A multitude of stretching parameters are used in the clinical setting. However, there is no convincing evidence to suggest which parameters are most effective in the management of chronic myofascial pain syndrome .In this regard, although the stretching duration is considered one of the most important variables that can affect the treatment outcome, to date there is little agreement on the most effective stretching duration.Accordingly ,we will conduct this study to investigate the effect of different stretching duration on nerve root function ,central conduction time, and chronic myofascial pain management outcomes.
Study details
- Official title
- Optimal Duration of Stretching Exercises for Chronic Non-specific Neck Pain Patients:Randomized Controlled Trial
- Conditions
- Interventions
- Other: Stretching exercises
- Other: Placebo stretching
- Sponsor
- University of Sharjah
- Start date
- 2020-05-05
- Primary completion
- 2020-05-14
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 18 Years to 30 Years
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Countries
- United Arab Emirates
- Total sites listed
- 1
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * Consecutive patients will be included if they have active, palpable Myofascial trigger points on a single side or both sides of the upper trapezius muscle. Diagnosis was made according to Simons criteria, which includes five major and three minor criteria. For inclusion, cervical myofascial pain syndrome will be diagnosed with all five major criteria and at least one minor criterion. Major criteria: 1. Regional pain complaint in the neck. 2. Pain complaint or altered sensation in the expected distribution of referred pain from a myofascial trigger point. 3. Taut band palpable in an accessible muscle. 4. Excruciating spot tenderness at one point along the length of the taut band. 5. Some degree of restricted range of motion , when measurable. Minor criteria: 1. Reproduction of clinical pain complaint, or altered sensation, by pressure on the tender spot. 2. Elicitation of a local twitch response by transverse snapping palpation at the tender spot or by needle insertion into the tender spot in the taut band. 3. Pain alleviated by elongating (stretching) the muscle or by injecting the tender spot (trigger point). Exclusion Criteria: Participants will be excluded if any signs or symptoms of medical "red flags" were present: tumor, fracture, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoporosis, and prolonged steroid use. Additionally, subjects will be excluded with previous spine surgery and any exam findings consistent with neurological diseases and vascular disorders. \-
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04190784