Enrolling by invitation NCT07027631
Comparative Efficacy of Magnesium Sulfate Iontophoresis and Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy on Chronic Mechanical Neck Pain
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- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Magnesium Sulfate Iontophoresis, Shock Wave Therapy, stretching and strengthening.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Mechanical Neck Pain. Basic parameters: 18 years — 40 years · All.
- 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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Official title
Comparative Efficacy of Magnesium Sulfate Iontophoresis and Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy on Chronic Mechanical Neck Pain. A Randomized Controlled Trial
Overview
The purpose of the study is to investigate the Comparative Efficacy of Magnesium Sulfate Iontophoresis and Extracorporeal shockwave therapy on Chronic Mechanical Neck Pain
Interventions
- Device Magnesium Sulfate Iontophoresis
Magnesium Sulfate iontophoresis utilizing an iontophoretic drug delivery system - Device Shock Wave Therapy
using Shock Wave Therapy Device - Other stretching and strengthening
stretching and strengthening exercises
Primary outcome measures
- pain pressure threshold [Time frame: 0-4 weeks]
- Pain intensity [Time frame: 0-4 weeks]
Secondary outcome measures (1)
- Neck Disability Index [Time frame: 0-4 Weeks]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- medically competent men and women will be included
- They had chronic MTrPs in the upper trapezius for more than 6 months
- Diagnostic criteria of being a tight band with a palpable nodule and distant pain when subjected to pressure
Exclusion criteria
- subjects with previous neck or shoulder pathology (e.g., fracture, sur¬gery, inflammatory and infectious diseases),
- cervical disc pathology, systemic disorder, fibromyalgia,
- those who underwent physical therapy for at least the previous 3 months
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Model
- Parallel assignment
- Masking
- Double blind
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
Study locations
Egypt · 1 center
- Faculty of Physical Therapy — Giza
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07027631 · BeniSuefU24