Diaphragmatic Breathing and Electroacupuncture for Chronic Neck Pain
Enrolling by invitationNot applicableNCT07684092
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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)
Chronic non specific neck pain is a prevalent musculoskeletal disorder with significant impact on pain, forward head posture, and neck disability. Diaphragmatic breathing has been shown to improve relaxation and reduce musculoskeletal pain, while electroacupuncture has potential benefits in modulating pain pathways. However, the combined effect of these interventions in chronic neck pain remains unexplored. This randomized clinical trial aims to evaluate the effectiveness of diaphragmatic breathing and electroacupuncture, in addition to physiotherapy care, compared to simple, focused breathing, electroacupuncture, and physiotherapy care. The primary outcomes are the numeric pain rating scale (NPRS) and neck disability index (NDI), while secondary outcome include craniovertebral angle (CVA).
Study details
- Official title
- Diaphragmatic Breathing and Electroacupuncture in Patients With Chronic Neck Pain
- Conditions
- Interventions
- Other: physiotherapy care, diaphragmatic breathing, and electroacupuncture
- Other: physiotherapy care, simple focused breathing exercises, and electroacupuncture
- Sponsor
- University of Lahore
- Start date
- 2025-11-15
- Primary completion
- 2026-08-15
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 20 Years to 50 Years
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Countries
- Pakistan
- Total sites listed
- 1
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients having a history of the previous 3 months of chronic neck pain * NPRS 4-7 * Patients having paradoxical breathing * CVA less than 49 degrees Exclusion Criteria: * Congenital abnormality of the cervical spine * Post-traumatic neck pain * Hemorrhagic diseases * Radiculopathy
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT07684092