The Effect of Matrix Rhythm Therapy in Patients With Chronic Neck Pain
CompletedNot applicableNCT04696341
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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)
Thirty individuals with chronic neck pain randomised into two groups. Group I (15 subjects) received a total of 10 sessions as 5 sessions a week.Hot pack to cervical and upper thoracic regions (20 minutes), conventional Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) (100 Hz for 40 μsec), therapeutic ultrasound (1 Megahertz (MHz) for 5 minutes) and conventional massage were applied. Five sessions of Matrix Rhythm Therapy (2., 5., 6., 8., 10. sessions of combined physiotherapy programme) was added at combined physiotherapy Group II. Matrix Rhythm Therapy was applied to cervical and thoracic regions using 10 Hz frequency for 30 minutes. Pain intensity was measured using by a Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) measuring 10 cm. Muscle spasm in cervical region was assessed by using a VAS measuring 10 cm. Turkish version of Neck Disability Index (NDI) was used to assess the disability caused by neck pain. Turkish version of Beck Depression Inventory was used to assess emotional status of participants.
Study details
- Official title
- The Effectiveness of a Novel Massage Method Matrix Rhythm Therapy in Chronic Neck Pain
- Conditions
- Chronic Pain
- Physical Disability
- Interventions
- Procedure: Matrix Rhythm Therapy
- Procedure: Control
- Sponsor
- Pamukkale University
- Start date
- 2011-03-25
- Primary completion
- 2011-04-08
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 18 Years to 65 Years
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Countries
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Total sites listed
- 1
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * Having neck pain for at least 3 months Exclusion Criteria: * radiculopathy with motor findings * undergoing surgical operation for neck pathologies * having a systemic , neurologic, psychiatric diseases * inflammatory or infectious diseases targeting this region * physical therapy modalities could not be used due to contraindications (individuals with sensory disorders, who use cardiac pace maker) * pregnancy * malignancy
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04696341