Effect of Functional Training and Isometric Exercises on Pain, ROM, and Functional Status in Patients With Neck Pain
CompletedNot applicableNCT05624021
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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)
Work-related musculoskeletal disorders have been rising fast around the globe leading to neck pain and scapular muscle dysfunction, contributing to a decrease in neck movements and functional limitations. This study aimed to determine the efficacy of scapular functional exercise (SFE) in combination with cervical isometric exercises (CIE) on neck pain, cervical range of motion, and functional limitations among participants with chronic mechanical neck pain.The study was based on a two-arm parallel group pretest-posttest randomized control trial design. Thirty participants (females 21 and males 9; average age 28.94±3.77 years) were randomly allocated to groups A and B (n=15/group). The group's A and B participants received a common intervention, such as CIE and hot packs. However, group A received the SFE in addition to common interventions. The outcomes, such as neck pain, cervical ROM, and functional limitations, were evaluated using a numeric pain rating scale (NPRS), standard universal goniometer, and neck disability index questionnaire at baseline and 4-week post-intervention. The paired and unpaired t-test was used to analyze the intervention effects on the outcomes within-group and between-group, keeping the significance level alpha set at p\<0.05.
Study details
- Official title
- Efficacy of Scapular Functional Training Combined With Isometric Exercises on Pain, Range of Motion, and Functions Among Individual With Mechanical Neck Pian
- Conditions
- Interventions
- Other: Scapular functional training
- Other: Cervical isometric exercises
- Other: Moist heating
- Sponsor
- King Saud University
- Collaborators
- Majmaah University
- Start date
- 2019-08-23
- Primary completion
- 2019-12-11
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 22 Years to 35 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- true
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Countries
- Saudi Arabia
- Total sites listed
- 1
Eligibility criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: * Both male and female with aged range 22-35 years * Neck pain of more than 3 months in duration * Having neck pain without symptoms distal to shoulder * Participant had not received any clinical treatment for their neck pain within 1-months, and * Willingness to participate in the study. Exclusion Criteria: * Having a diagnosis of cervical spinal stenosis * Patients with serious pathology (e.g., neoplasm, fractures and inflammatory diseases, unilateral and bilateral upper extremity radicular symptoms (cervical radiculopathy) * Prior surgery of cervical spine * Evidence of nerve root compression * Pregnant women, and * Showed poor cooperation in the study
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05624021