Effect Of Pressure Biofeedback on Deep Cervical Muscle Training Among University Teachers.

Effects of Pressure Biofeedback on Deep Cervical Flexor Muscle Training for Neck Pain, Functional Disability and Muscle Endurance Among University Teachers. A Randomized Control Trail

The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of pressure biofeedback on deep cervical muscle in university teachers suffering from neck pain, Functional Disability and muscle endurance.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Neck Pain
• Intervention / Treatment: Device: Pressure biofeedback; Other: Conventional exercises for deep cervical muscle training

Detailed Description

The purpose of this study will be to determine whether training of deep cervical flexor muscles with pressure biofeedback has any significant advantage over conventional training for pain and disability experienced by university teachers with neck pain. This study will be a randomized control trial with double blinded protocol. Patient will be randomly allocated in two groups. the experimental group received deep cervical flexor muscles training with pressure biofeedback and conventional exercises. The control group received deep cervical flexor muscles training with only conventional exercises.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 100
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Pakistan
  • Punjab
    • Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan, 38000
      • Riphah International University

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 24 years to 45 years (Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Both gender
• age between 24 to 45 years
• At least 4 years of teaching experience and average 8 hours of working per day
• Chronic Neck pain score of more than 5 on numeric pain rating scale
• Mild to moderate disability Score on neck disability index

Exclusion Criteria:

• Participants with any ongoing treatment for neck pain
• History of cervical spine surgery or reported any neurological signs.
• History of any congenital or acquired postural deformity, spinal cord compression, tumour, instability, fracture, inflammatory disease or infection.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: Double

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Deep cervical muscle training using pressure biofeedback and conventional Exercises; The duration of preesure biofeedback includes 3 sets in a session with 10 repetitions each with 2 minutes of rest between sets and 5 days a week for 6 weeks. Conventional exercises like Stretching and strengthening of neck flexor muscles will include 10 repetitions, each held for 10s with rest of 2 minutes between sets. The session will be conducted for 6 weeks, 5 days a week.	Device: Pressure biofeedback; Deep cervical flexor training by using preesure biofeedback will be given 5 days a week for 6 week Conventional exercise for deep cervical muscle training will be given 5 days a week for 6 weeks
Experimental: conventional exercises for Neck pain; Only conventional exercises like stretching and strengthening of neck flexor muscles will be given.	Other: Conventional exercises for deep cervical muscle training; Conventional exercise for deep cervical muscle training will be given 4 days a week for 6 weeks

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Numeric pain rating Scale	Numeric pain rating scale used to determine pain intensity experienced by individuals. It consist of a horizontal or vertical line with total of 11 numbers,ranging from 0 to 10. Where 0 indicates no pain while 10 is the worst pain.	8th week
Inclinometer	It is an instrument used for measuring the angles of tilt,elevation and depression of an object with respect to gravity.	8th week
Cranio-cervical flexion test	It is a clinical test of the anatomical action of the deep cervical flexor muscles. It could be described as a test of neuromotor control. The features assessed are the activation and isometric endurance of the deep cervical flexors	8th week
Neck Disability index	This questionnaire has been designed to give us information as to how your neck pain has affected your ability to manage in everyday life.	8th week

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Riphah International University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): May 1, 2021
• Primary Completion (Actual): March 25, 2022
• Study Completion (Actual): April 5, 2022

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: February 20, 2022
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: February 20, 2022
• First Posted (Actual): March 2, 2022

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): June 22, 2022
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: June 20, 2022
• Last Verified: June 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Neck pain; Muscle endurance; Teachers; Disabilty; Pressure biofeedback
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Pain; Neurologic Manifestations; Neck Pain
• Other Study ID Numbers: REC-FSD-00246

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: No

Drug and device information, study documents

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