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Comparative Efficacy of Magnesium Sulfate Iontophoresis and Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy on Chronic Mechanical Neck Pain

No phase Interventional 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
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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

Primary sources (government registries)

View this study on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗