Chronic Non-specific Neck PainNCT07132229

Impact Of Cervical High-Intensity Resistive Exercises In Patients With Chronic Non-Specific Neck Pain

A study testing Cervical High-Intensity Resistive Exercises and Conventional physical therapy in people with Chronic Non-specific Neck Pain, run by Cairo University at 1 site in Egypt.

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Official record

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Trial summary

Purposes of the study To investigate the effect of adding Cervical High-Intensity Resistive Exercises to conventional physical therapy in patients with Chronic Non-Specific Neck Pain Read more about this study

Who is it for?: Ages 20 to 40 years
Conditions the study is for: Chronic Non-specific Neck Pain
What is being tested?: Cervical High-Intensity Resistive Exercises and Conventional physical therapy
Could I receive a placebo?: No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people: 34 participants
Where: 1 siteEgypt
Study dates: 10 Aug 2025to 1 Feb 2026
Phase: Interventional

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 20 to 40 years
All sexes
No healthy volunteers
Adult

Who may be able to join

Thirty-four patients diagnosed CNSNP.
Age of the patients between 20-40 years.
Non-specific neck pain started more than 3 months.
Reduce ventilatory function; FVC >= 70% from predicted.
Waist to height ratio (WtHR)> 60 %.
Positive craniocervical flexion test.

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Positive neck flexor endurance test.
Pain at neck after prolonged static weight bearing positions.
Pain with palpation of the neck paraspinal or suboccipital or trapezius muscles.

Who cannot join

History of whiplash injury.
Clinical sign of cervical radiculopathy.
Clinical signs of cervical myelopathy.
Rheumatoid Arthritis or any other autoimmune diseases.
Any respiratory disorders.
Tumors.
vertebrobasilar insufficiency VBI.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.

Egypt1 site

outpatient clinic, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University
Giza, Egypt, 12613
Taha Elbragily, MSc, +20 103 382 3380, Tahaahmed.ta218@gmail.com

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About this study

Official title: Impact of Cervical High-Intensity Resistive Exercises on Ventilatory Measures in Patients With Chronic Non-Specific Neck Pain

Purposes of the study

To investigate the effect of adding Cervical High-Intensity Resistive Exercises to conventional physical therapy in patients with Chronic Non-Specific Neck Pain

Read the detailed description

Patients will be randomized into either Cervical High-Intensity Resistive Exercises group or Conventional physical therapy group. Patients will receive the intervention for six weeks. Outcomes will be assessed at baseline and post-intervention.

Conditions: Chronic Non-specific Neck Pain
Being tested: Cervical High-Intensity Resistive Exercises, Conventional physical therapy
Keywords: neck pain, cervical pain, High-Intensity Resistive Exercises
Medical subject headings: Neck Pain

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

Cervical High-Intensity Resistive ExercisesOther
The patient will wear a neck harness, and a weight equivalent to 90% of the patient's measured maximum voluntary isometric contraction (MVIC) will be attached to it.
Conventional physical therapyOther
Conventional physical therapy consisting of TENS for pain control, soft tissue release for the cervical and associated muscles, activation and strengthening exercises for the deep neck flexors, extensors, and scapular muscles, as well as diaphragmatic breathing exercises.

Study groups in NCT07132229
Study group	Role	What they receive
Cervical High-Intensity Resistive Exercises + Conventional physical therapy	Experimental	Patients in this group will receive Cervical High-Intensity Resistive Exercises + Conventional physical therapy Receives: Other: Cervical High-Intensity Resistive Exercises; Other: Conventional physical therapy
Conventional physical therapy	Active comparator	Patients in this group will receive Conventional physical therapy Receives: Other: Conventional physical therapy

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

Disability
Neck disability index (NDI)
Measured: Change from Baseline Disability at 6 weeks
Diaphragm thickness
Ultrasound
Measured: Change from Baseline Diaphragm thickness at 6 weeks
Forced vital capacity (FVC)
Spirometry
Measured: Change from Baseline Forced vital capacity (FVC) at 6 weeks
maximum voluntary ventilation (MVV)
Spirometry
Measured: Change from maximum voluntary ventilation (MVV) at 6 weeks

Secondary outcomes (2)

Neck pain
Visual analogue scale
Measured: Change from Baseline Neck pain at 6 weeks
Strength of neck flexors, extensors, and side bending
Hand-held dynamometer (HHD)
Measured: Change from Baseline Strength of neck flexors, extensors, and side bending at 6 weeks

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

10 Aug 20251 Feb 2026

First posted20 Aug 2025
Study start10 Aug 2025 (estimated)
Primary completion1 Feb 2026 (estimated)
Study completion1 Feb 2026 (estimated)

Resources

Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
Other trials for Chronic Non-specific Neck PainStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
More trials run by Cairo UniversityThe sponsor's other registered studies.
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
Masking: Double blind
Who is masked: Participant, Outcomes assessor
Enrolment: 34 participants (estimated)

IDs, dates and publications

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT07132229
Sponsor's protocol ID: P.T.REC/012/004930
Status last verified: Aug 2025
First submitted: 5 Aug 2025
Last updated: 20 Aug 2025
Results posted: No
Data monitoring committee: No
FDA-regulated drug: No
FDA-regulated device: No
Individual data sharing: Undecided

Interested in taking part?

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