Biomechanical Risk Factors of Cervical Pain in Pregnant Women
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An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.
- What is being studied
- This is an observational study: the protocol does not assign a study treatment.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Cervical Pain. Basic parameters: 20 years — 35 years · Female.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Egypt
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Overview
The purpose of the study is to assess the biomechanical risk factors for neck pain in pregnant women.
Detailed description
Neck pain during pregnancy has significant physical, psychological, and social impacts on women's lives. Moreover, the economic burden of neck pain is remarkable and includes treatment costs, reduced productivity, and job-related problems. Untreated neck pain during pregnancy can potentially lead to chronic musculoskeletal problems postpartum.
The significance of the study is based on the concept of "early prediction for early mitigation of the risk and prevention of the onset or progression".
Studies have investigated risk factors for neck pain. However, there is a notable gap in research regarding these factors in pregnant women, especially physical (biomechanical) risk factors, despite the significant biomechanical changes they undergo during pregnancy. This study aims to fill this gap by investigating the relationship between biomechanical risk factors and neck pain in pregnant women.
To our knowledge, this is the first study in which this relationship will be assessed to provide evidence about the biomechanical risk factors for neck pain in pregnant women.
Interventions
- Other
Primary outcome measures
- Pain intensity [Time frame: 2 months]
- Measurement of trigger points [Time frame: 2 months]
Secondary outcome measures (7)
- Measurement of craniovertebral angle (CVA) [Time frame: 2 months]
- Measurement of cervical flexion range of motion (ROM) [Time frame: 2 months]
- Measurement of cervical extension range of motion (ROM) [Time frame: 2 months]
- Measurement of cervical lateral flexion range of motion (ROM) [Time frame: 2 months]
- Measurement of cervical rotation range of motion (ROM) [Time frame: 2 months]
- Assessment of neck disability [Time frame: 2 months]
- Measuring breast size [Time frame: 2 months]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Pregnant women in their third trimester suffering from cervical pain.
- They have experienced cervical pain starting during pregnancy.
- They reported no neck pain or neck-related disorders during the previous year and were screened for the absence of cervical pathology during a physical examination.
Exclusion criteria
- Objective signs of structural pathology on physical examination, including but not limited to shoulder bursitis, impingement, tendonitis, fracture, cervical nerve or disc impairment, radiculopathy, or loss of upper extremity sensory or motor function.
- Acute injury of the neck or shoulders (<12 weeks before the study).
- History of fibromyalgia or musculoskeletal pain present in more than 4 body regions concurrently.
- Self-reported systemic illness, including cancer, rheumatic, cardiovascular, or neurological disease
- Untreated psychiatric condition
- Previous surgery involving the cervical spine or shoulders
- Uncontrolled hypertension (resting systolic blood pressure >150 mm Hg, or diastolic blood pressure >90 mm Hg).
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Observational model
- Other
Study locations
Egypt · 1 center
- Doaa Ahmed Fadel — Zagazig
Identifiers
NCT: NCT06741605 · P.T.REC/012/005381