Bruegger's Relief Exercise in Chronic Mechanical Neck Pain
Not yet recruitingNot applicableNCT07791680
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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 randomized controlled trial is to determine the effect of Bruegger's Relief Exercise combined with conventional physical therapy on pain intensity, functional disability, cervical range of motion, and craniovertebral angle in patients with chronic mechanical neck pain
Study details
- Official title
- Effect of Bruegger's Relief Exercise on Chronic Mechanical Neck Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial
- Conditions
- Interventions
- Other: Bruegger's Relief Exercise + Conventional Physical Therapy
- Other: Conventional Treatment
- Sponsor
- Riphah International University
- Start date
- 2026-09
- Primary completion
- 2027-08-01
- 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: * • Participants falling in this category would be recruited into the study. * Age 20-50 years * Diagnosis of chronic mechanical neck pain (\>3 months) * Pain intensity ≥ 3/10 on NPRS * Neck Disability Index score ≥ 10/50 * Willing to participate and provide informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * • Participants falling in this category would be excluded from the study. * History of cervical spine fracture or surgery * Systemic musculoskeletal or neurological disease * Recent whiplash injury (within 6 months) * Botulinum toxin injection within previous 6 months * Severe structural deformity (e.g., torticollis, severe scoliosis) * Red flag signs (fever, unexplained weight loss, progressive neurological deficit) * Positive cervical instability tests (Sharp-Purser or Alar ligament test) * Clinical signs of cervical radiculopathy (positive Spurling's/ULTT/distraction test)
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT07791680