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Dry Needling Versus Magnesium Sulphate Iontophoresis in Subjects With Chronic Mechanical Neck Pain

CompletedNot applicableNCT04809038
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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)

the aim of this trial is to compare dry needling and magnesium sulphate iontophoresis in subjects with mechanical neck pain

Study details

Official title
Dry Needling Versus Magnesium Sulphate Iontophoresis in Chronic Mechanical Neck Pain
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsor
Cairo University
Start date
2021-04-01
Primary completion
2021-08-30
Sex
All
Age range
from 18 Years to 35 Years
Healthy volunteers
true
Results posted
No results posted in this snapshot
Countries
Egypt
Total sites listed
1

Eligibility criteria

Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: All patients had active trigger myofascial trigger points (MTrPs) in upper trapeziues muscle in the dominant side with mechanical neck pain. The patients age ranged from 18-35years The patients had been choosen from both sexes . patient agrees not to receive additional treatment for their painful condition during the trial (apart from NSAIDs and pain killers The patients body mass index \< 30 kg/m² Exclusion Criteria: History of whiplash injury History of cervical spine surgery Cervical radiculopathy or myelopathy Having undergone physical therapy within the past 3 months before the study. Non -rheumatologic diseases as multiple sclerosis , thyroid dysfunction and chronic infection

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04809038