Instrument-assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization Versus Integrated on Mechanical Neck Pain (IASTM)

Instrument-assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization Versus Integrated Neuromuscular Inhibition Technique on Mechanical Non-specific Neck Pain

the aim of this study is to investigate the efficacy of instrumented assisted soft tissue mobilization versus integrated neuromuscular inhibition technique on mechanical non-specific neck pain

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Non-specific Chronic Mechanical Neck Pain
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: instrument assisted soft tissue mobilization; Other: conventional therapy; Other: integrated neuromuscular inhibition technique

Detailed Description

Mechanical neck pain is a prevalent condition in various populations. Neck pain occurrence is affected by several factors, involving environmental, psychological, and social aspects. Neck pain represents the fourth major disorder responsible for a person's year lived with disability and ranked eleventh as disability-adjusted life years of a person. The neck pain incidence ranges from 10.4 to 23.3% in 1-year time, while the range of prevalence was 0.4 to 86.8%. It has a high prevalence among computer users, office workers, and females, especially females aged 35 to 49 years old. Myofascial trigger point (MTrP) might play an important role in the formation of mechanical neck pain and is known as a hyperirritable spot in skeletal muscle that is accompanied with a hypersensitive palpable nodule in a taut band. IASTM and integrated play an important role in the treatment of mechanical neck pain.this trial has three groups; one will receive IASTM+ conventional, the second will receive integrated + conventional and the third will receive conventional treatment for four week

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 90
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Egypt
  • Giza, Egypt, 12511
    • Al Shaymaa Shaaban Abd El Azeim

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 35 years (ADULT)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

1. diagnosed as non-specific neck pain with upper trapezius active myofascial trigger points less than 3 months of duration and have these criteria: taut band on palpation, hyper sensible tender spot in the taut band, local twitch response referred pain pattern
2. body mass index from 18 to 25 kg/m2
3. their ages from 18-35

Exclusion Criteria:

1. if they had trigger point injections within the past 6 months
2. history of neck or upper back surgery, trauma or fracture
3. history of a whiplash injury, skin diseases and lesions, any sensory disturbances, any vascular syndromes, neck and back deformities
4. cervical radiculopathy, and diagnosis of fibromyalgia syndrome, skin diseases

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: TREATMENT
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Interventional Model: PARALLEL
• Masking: DOUBLE

Number of Arms

3

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
EXPERIMENTAL: instrument assisted soft tissue mobilization; the patients will receive instrument-assisted soft tissue mobilization+conventional therapy three times per week for four week	Other: instrument assisted soft tissue mobilization; the patients will receive instrument-assisted soft tissue mobilization:The subject was seated in a relaxed sitting position. M2T blade was used to find specific areas of restriction on RT upper trapezius. Then treatment plane 1 - 2 and 3 were used.The lubricant (Vaseline) was applied to the skin around the neck area prior to treatment and the tool was cleaned with an alcohol preparation pad. Then by using M2T blade with angle 45, we were giving long slow strokes without causing any discomfort or pain over muscle starting from its insertion up to its origin approximately for 2 to 3 min repeated two times.; Other: conventional therapy; the patients will receive hot back for 10 minutes, active range of motion exercise, chin tuck, stretches
EXPERIMENTAL: integrated neuromuscular inhibition technique; the patients will receive integrated neuromuscular inhibition technique+ conventional therapy. three times a week for four week	Other: conventional therapy; the patients will receive hot back for 10 minutes, active range of motion exercise, chin tuck, stretches; Other: integrated neuromuscular inhibition technique; will receive integrated neuromuscular inhibition technique: from supine lying position.we the patients will perform ischemic compression at trigger points then positional release technique and finally muscle energy technique.
ACTIVE_COMPARATOR: conventional therapy; the patients will receive conventional therapy three times a week for four week	Other: conventional therapy; the patients will receive hot back for 10 minutes, active range of motion exercise, chin tuck, stretches

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
pain intensity	The scale that will be used the VAS ;each subject will instructed to put point on line from no pain to tolerable pain	up to four weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
neck disability	will be measured by Arabic neck disability index	up to four weeks
muscle amplitude in the form of normalized root mean square (RMS)	muscle amplitude will be measured by surface electromyography for upper trapezius	up to four weeks
muscle fatigue in the form of median frequency	muscle fatigue will be measured by surface electromyography for upper trapezius	up to four weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Cairo University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (ACTUAL): January 1, 2021
• Primary Completion (ACTUAL): March 30, 2021
• Study Completion (ACTUAL): March 30, 2021

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: January 6, 2021
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: January 7, 2021
• First Posted (ACTUAL): January 8, 2021

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (ACTUAL): June 23, 2022
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: June 22, 2022
• Last Verified: June 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: integrated neuromuscular inhibition technique; instrument-assisted soft tissue mobilization
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Pain; Neurologic Manifestations; Neck Pain
• Other Study ID Numbers: p.t.REC/012/003038

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No