Effectiveness of DN Versus TU Along With Routine PT in Patients With for Chronic Neck Pain RCT

Effectiveness of Dry Needling Versus Therapeutic Ultrasound Along With Routine Physical Therapy in Patients With for Chronic Neck Pain; a Randomized Control Trial

To determine the effectiveness of dry needling and therapeutic ultrasound for the treatment of chronic neck pain

Study Overview

• Status: Recruiting
• Conditions: Neck Pain
• Intervention / Treatment: Diagnostic test: Dry needling; Diagnostic test: Therapeutic ultrasound

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Anticipated): 31
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

• Study Contact: Name: Muhammad Sameet, DPT; Phone Number: +923452932526; Email: dptm-f18-024@superior.edu.pk

Study Locations

• Pakistan
  • Punjab
    • Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
      • Recruiting
      • Households

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• The inclusion criteria will be office workers having pain sensation at neck for at least 4 months
• pain for 3-7 on NRS and with the limited or painful ROM.
• Age of the participants will be 20-35 years.
• Only those individuals will be included who are working in the field for more than 8 months and work for 6-8 hours per day.

Exclusion Criteria:

• The exclusion criteria were any other neurological conditions of cervical vertebra, cervical radiculopathy, any vascular disease, tumors or any other local infection

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Health Services Research
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Other: Dry needling	Diagnostic test: Dry needling; Dry Needling Along With Routine Physical Therapy for Chronic Neck Pain
Experimental: therapeutic ultrasound	Diagnostic test: Therapeutic ultrasound; Therapeutic ultrasound Along With Routine Physical Therapy for Chronic Neck Pain

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Range of Motion Scale	Range of Motion is a measuring scale, specifically designed to allow patients and providers to measure the opening, movement and function of the mouth and jaw	3 Months
Visual Analog Scale for pain the lower score is better	Visual Analog Scale Ranges1-10 scaling normal to worst	3 Months

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Superior University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): April 1, 2023
• Primary Completion (Anticipated): June 1, 2023
• Study Completion (Anticipated): August 31, 2023

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: March 18, 2023
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: May 17, 2023
• First Posted (Actual): May 22, 2023

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): May 22, 2023
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: May 17, 2023
• Last Verified: May 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Pain; Neurologic Manifestations; Neck Pain
• Other Study ID Numbers: DPT/Batch-Fall18/528

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