Mechanical Neck PainNCT06031571
Effect of Dynamic Cupping Versus Myofascial Release Therapy in Patients With Mechanical Neck Pain
A study testing dry cupping massage and Myofacial release in people with Mechanical Neck Pain, run by South Valley University at 2 sites in Egypt.
Trial summary
A Quasi-experimental study will investigate the effect of dry cupping massage versus myofascial release on patients with mechanical neck pain. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 to 40 years
- Conditions the study is for
- Mechanical Neck Pain
- What is being tested?
- dry cupping massage and Myofacial release
- Type of treatment
- Surgery or procedure
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 38 participants
- Where
- 2 sitesEgypt
- Study dates
- 1 Aug 2023to 20 Jul 2024
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 to 40 years
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult
Who may be able to join
- Age between 18- 40 years.
- Participants have experienced mechanical neck pain for at least the previous 3 months.
Who cannot join
- Participants aged below 18 years-old and those above 40 years old
- Mechanical neck pain due to trauma, disc protrusion, congenital deformity of the spine, spinal stenosis, and rheumatoid disease.
Trial locations and contacts
2 sites in 1 country.
Egypt2 sites, 2 recruiting
- Recruiting
Faculty of physical therapy
Cairo, 82798
Mohamed G Shehata, 01014397608, dr_m.gamal1987@svu.edu.eg
- Recruiting
Faculty of physical therapy, South Valley University
Qina, Qena Governorate, 83523
Mohamed GA Ali, Lecturer, +201014397608 ext. +201001441982, dr_m.gamal1987@svu.edu.eg
About this study
Official title: Effect of Dry Cupping Massage Versus Myofascial Release Therapy in Patients With Mechanical Non-specific Neck Pain: a Quasi-experimental Study
A Quasi-experimental study will investigate the effect of dry cupping massage versus myofascial release on patients with mechanical neck pain.
Read the detailed description
PURPOSE: To investigate the effect of dry cupping massage versus myofascial release on pain level, range of motion, and functional level in mechanical neck pain…
BACKGROUND: Neck pain is a multivariate disease and is a leading issue in a modernized society. The economic burden of neck pain is remarkable and includes treatment costs, reduced productivity, and job-related problems (Cohen, 2015).
There is no one definitive treatment for neck pain. However, different pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments have been recommended, including laser therapy, massage, acupuncture, yoga, and aquatic therapy (Corvillo et al., 2020). However, no studies are focusing on comparing the effect of dynamic cupping and myofascial release in mechanical neck pain.
HYPOTHESES: There will be a non-significant difference between dry cupping massage and myofascial release on pain level, range of motion, and functional level in patients with mechanical neck pain…
RESEARCH QUESTION: Will there be a difference between dry cupping massage versus myofascial release on pain level, range of motion, and functional level in patients with mechanical neck pain?
- Conditions
- Mechanical Neck Pain
- Being tested
- dry cupping massage, Myofacial release
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
dry cupping massageProcedure or surgery
Also called traditional exercises (neck stretching and strengthening exercises)
Dry cupping is a form of massage therapy that involves using Hijamat cups without skin injury while applying suction and then performing circular and transverse movements
Myofacial releaseProcedure or surgery
Also called traditional exercises (neck stretching and strengthening exercises)
Myofascial release is a form of manual therapy using hands-on techniques to regain tissue extensibility and elasticity
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| group A | Experimental | group A (will receive cupping massage technique in addition to traditional exercises) Receives: Procedure: dry cupping massage |
| Group B | Experimental | group B (will receive myofascial release technique in addition to traditional exercises) Receives: Procedure: Myofacial release |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Cervical range of motion
Cervical flexion and extension ranges of motion are measured by goniometer in numerical degrees
Measured: Assessment will be done pre and post treatment sessions (3 sessions/week, total of 12 sessions in 4 weeks)
Secondary outcomes (2)
Neck Disability index
The neck disability index is a questionnaire has been designed to inform how neck pain has affected different aspects in everyday life.
Measured: Assessment will be done pre and post treatment sessions (3 sessions/week, total of 12 sessions in 4 weeks)
Visual analog scale
The visual analog scale is a scale for pain severity assessment with range from 0 (o pain) to 10 (intolerable pain)
Measured: Assessment will be done pre and post treatment sessions (3 sessions/week, total of 12 sessions in 4 weeks)
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted11 Sep 2023
- Study start1 Aug 2023
- Primary completion12 Jul 2024 (estimated)
- Study completion20 Jul 2024 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Mechanical Neck PainStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Model description
- 38 participants will be assigned at random into 2 equal groups: group A (will receive dry cupping massage technique in addition to traditional exercises for 3 sessions per week for 12 sessions), and group B (will receive myofascial release technique in addition to traditional exercises for 3 sessions per week for 12 sessions.
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 38 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- South Valley University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Mohamed Gamal Abouelyazeed Ali, South Valley University
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06031571
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- cupping vs release
- Status last verified
- Jun 2024
- First submitted
- 27 Aug 2023
- Last updated
- 25 Jun 2024
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 25 Jun 2024. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Effect of Dry Cupping Massage Versus Myofascial Release Therapy in Patients With Mechanical Non-specific Neck Pain: a Quasi-experimental Study
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06031571
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- cupping vs release
- Conditions
- Mechanical Neck Pain
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Unknown status
- Enrolment
- 38 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- South Valley UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 1 Aug 2023 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 12 Jul 2024 (estimated)
- Study completion
- 20 Jul 2024 (estimated)
- First posted
- 11 Sep 2023 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
A Quasi-experimental study will investigate the effect of dry cupping massage versus myofascial release on patients with mechanical neck pain.
Detailed description
PURPOSE: To investigate the effect of dry cupping massage versus myofascial release on pain level, range of motion, and functional level in mechanical neck pain…
BACKGROUND: Neck pain is a multivariate disease and is a leading issue in a modernized society. The economic burden of neck pain is remarkable and includes treatment costs, reduced productivity, and job-related problems (Cohen, 2015).
There is no one definitive treatment for neck pain. However, different pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments have been recommended, including laser therapy, massage, acupuncture, yoga, and aquatic therapy (Corvillo et al., 2020). However, no studies are focusing on comparing the effect of dynamic cupping and myofascial release in mechanical neck pain.
HYPOTHESES: There will be a non-significant difference between dry cupping massage and myofascial release on pain level, range of motion, and functional level in patients with mechanical neck pain…
RESEARCH QUESTION: Will there be a difference between dry cupping massage versus myofascial release on pain level, range of motion, and functional level in patients with mechanical neck pain?
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 2
- Model description
- 38 participants will be assigned at random into 2 equal groups: group A (will receive dry cupping massage technique in addition to traditional exercises for 3 sessions per week for 12 sessions), and group B (will receive myofascial release technique in addition to traditional exercises for 3 sessions per week for 12 sessions.
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| group A | Experimental | Procedure: dry cupping massagegroup A (will receive cupping massage technique in addition to traditional exercises) |
| Group B | Experimental | Procedure: Myofacial releasegroup B (will receive myofascial release technique in addition to traditional exercises) |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 to 40 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult
Key inclusion criteria (2 listed)
- Age between 18- 40 years.
- Participants have experienced mechanical neck pain for at least the previous 3 months.
Key exclusion criteria (2 listed)
- Participants aged below 18 years-old and those above 40 years old
- Mechanical neck pain due to trauma, disc protrusion, congenital deformity of the spine, spinal stenosis, and rheumatoid disease.
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| dry cupping massageAlso: traditional exercises (neck stretching and strengthening exercises)Dry cupping is a form of massage therapy that involves using Hijamat cups without skin injury while applying suction and then performing circular and transverse movements | Procedure or surgery | group A |
| Myofacial releaseAlso: traditional exercises (neck stretching and strengthening exercises)Myofascial release is a form of manual therapy using hands-on techniques to regain tissue extensibility and elasticity | Procedure or surgery | Group B |
Primary outcome
Cervical range of motion
Time frame: Assessment will be done pre and post treatment sessions (3 sessions/week, total of 12 sessions in 4 weeks)
Cervical flexion and extension ranges of motion are measured by goniometer in numerical degrees
2 secondary outcomes
Neck Disability index
Time frame: Assessment will be done pre and post treatment sessions (3 sessions/week, total of 12 sessions in 4 weeks)
Visual analog scale
Time frame: Assessment will be done pre and post treatment sessions (3 sessions/week, total of 12 sessions in 4 weeks)
Results and safety
Results are not available in the source record.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 25 Jun 2024.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
2 sites in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing dry cupping massage and Myofacial release in people with Mechanical Neck Pain, run by South Valley University at 2 sites in Egypt.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 2 inclusion and 2 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 25 Jun 2024. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 2 sites in Egypt. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
Results are not available in the source record.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
Each site lists its own contact: choose the nearest one under Trial locations. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Cervical range of motion (time frame: Assessment will be done pre and post treatment sessions (3 sessions/week, total of 12 sessions in 4 weeks)). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 25 Jun 2024.