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          date_enrolment,type_enrolment,target_size,recruitment_status,url?,study_type,study_design,phase,hc_freetext?,i_freetext?,results_actual_enrolment,results_date_completed,results_url_link,results_summary,           results_date_posted,results_date_first_publication,results_baseline_char,results_participant_flow,results_adverse_events,results_outcome_measures,results_url_protocol,results_IPD_plan, results_IPD_description)>
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<!ELEMENT primary_sponsor (#PCDATA)>
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<!ELEMENT scientific_title (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT scientific_acronym (#PCDATA)>
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<!ELEMENT hc_freetext (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT i_freetext (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT results_actual_enrolment (#PCDATA)>
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<!ELEMENT results_summary (#PCDATA)>
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<!ELEMENT results_adverse_events (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT results_outcome_measures (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT results_url_protocol (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT results_IPD_plan (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT results_IPD_description (#PCDATA)>


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<!ELEMENT zip (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT telephone (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT email (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT affiliation (#PCDATA)>

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<!ELEMENT agemax (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT gender (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT exclusion_criteria (#PCDATA)>

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<!ELEMENT intervention_code (i_code+)>
<!ELEMENT i_code (#PCDATA)>

<!ELEMENT intervention_keyword (i_keyword+)>
<!ELEMENT i_keyword (#PCDATA)>

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<!ELEMENT secondary_sponsor (sponsor_name+)>
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<!ELEMENT issuing_authority (#PCDATA)>

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<!ELEMENT source_name (#PCDATA)>

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  <trial>
    <main>
      <trial_id>IRCT20210226050502N1</trial_id>
      <utrn></utrn>
      <reg_name>IRCT</reg_name>
      <date_registration>2021-03-03</date_registration>
      <primary_sponsor>Riphah International University</primary_sponsor>
      <public_title>Effects of Strain counter strain technique with and without Kinesio tape in myofascial neck pain syndrome.</public_title>
      <acronym>Strain counter strain Kinesio taping techniques Myofascial neck pain Syndrome</acronym>
      <scientific_title>Effects of Strain counter strain technique with and without Kinesio tape in myofascial neck pain syndrome.</scientific_title>
      <scientific_acronym></scientific_acronym>
      <date_enrolment>2021-01-05</date_enrolment>
      <type_enrolment>anticipated</type_enrolment>
      <target_size>50</target_size>
      <recruitment_status>Complete</recruitment_status>
      <url>https://irct.ir/trial/54627</url>
      <study_type>interventional</study_type>
      <study_design>Randomization: Randomized, Blinding: Single blinded, Placebo: Not used, Assignment: Parallel, Purpose: Treatment, Randomization description: Subjects will be randomly distributed (Consecutive sampling) to two groups with the use of the lottery method of randomization.Group 1 patients will get Strain counter strain technique with Kinesio taping and Group 2 will get Strain counter strain technique without Kinesio taping, Blinding description: Outcome assessor is taken as blind and data safety will be ensured.</study_design>
      <phase>N/A</phase>
      <hc_freetext>Myofascial neck pain syndrome.</hc_freetext>
      <i_freetext>Intervention 1: Intervention group 1: Strain counter strain with Kinesio taping. Intervention 2: Intervention group 2: Strain counter strain without Kinesio taping.</i_freetext>
      <results_actual_enrolment></results_actual_enrolment>
      <results_date_completed></results_date_completed>
      <results_url_link></results_url_link>
      <results_summary></results_summary>
      <results_date_posted></results_date_posted>
      <results_date_first_publication></results_date_first_publication>
      <results_baseline_char></results_baseline_char>
      <results_participant_flow></results_participant_flow>
      <results_adverse_events></results_adverse_events>
      <results_outcome_measures></results_outcome_measures>
      <results_url_protocol></results_url_protocol>
      <results_IPD_plan>Undecided - It is not yet known if there will be a plan to make this available</results_IPD_plan>
      <results_IPD_description>Justification or reason for indecision in sharing IPD is There is no further information.</results_IPD_description>
    </main>
    <contacts>
      <contact>
        <type>public</type>
        <firstname>Dr. Mubashra Ibrahim</firstname>
        <middlename></middlename>
        <lastname></lastname>
        <address>Narowal Road zafarwal, near total pump</address>
        <city>zafarwal</city>
        <country1>Pakistan</country1>
        <zip>51670</zip>
        <telephone>+92 542 538127</telephone>
        <email>mubashraibr1994@gmail.com</email>
        <affiliation>Riphah International University</affiliation>
      </contact>
      <contact>
        <type>scientific</type>
        <firstname>Dr. Mubashra Ibrahim</firstname>
        <middlename></middlename>
        <lastname></lastname>
        <address>Narowal Road zafarwal, near total pump</address>
        <city>zafarwal</city>
        <country1>Pakistan</country1>
        <zip>51670</zip>
        <telephone>+92 542 538127</telephone>
        <email>mubashraibr1994@gmail.com</email>
        <affiliation>Riphah International University</affiliation>
      </contact>
    </contacts>
    <countries>
      <country2>Pakistan</country2>
    </countries>
    <criteria>
      <inclusion_criteria>1.	Subject between the ages 17 and 45 years old. 2.	Both male and female patients with myofascial neck pain. 3.	Participant with complaints of Neck pain will be recruited. 4.	Participants for this study will be strictly voluntary and informed consent will be obtained 5.	Presence of active symptomatic MTrPs in the upper trapezius will be the main inclusion criteria.</inclusion_criteria>
      <agemin>17 years</agemin>
      <agemax>45 years</agemax>
      <gender>Both</gender>
      <exclusion_criteria>Participants will be excluded if they have a medical diagnosis of fibromyalgia, spinal radicular findings, blood coagulation disorders, chronic pain syndrome, cancer, allergies history of cervical spine or shoulder surgery within the preceding 3 years, use of anticoagulants, opioids or antiepileptic medications, daily alcohol intake over 27.4 g for men or 13.7 g for women, and pregnancy</exclusion_criteria>
    </criteria>
    <health_condition_code>
      <hc_code>M54.2</hc_code>
    </health_condition_code>
    <health_condition_keyword>
      <hc_keyword>Cervicalgia</hc_keyword>
    </health_condition_keyword>
    <intervention_code>
      <i_code>Treatment - Other</i_code>
      <i_code>Treatment - Other</i_code>
    </intervention_code>
    <intervention_keyword>
      <i_keyword>Intervention group 1: Strain counter strain with Kinesio taping</i_keyword>
      <i_keyword>Intervention group 2: Strain counter strain without Kinesio taping</i_keyword>
    </intervention_keyword>
    <primary_outcome>
      <prim_outcome>Pain. Timepoint: Before intervention and 1 week after intervention. Method of measurement: Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS).</prim_outcome>
      <prim_outcome>Disability. Timepoint: Before intervention and 1 week after intervention. Method of measurement: Neck Disability Index (NDI).</prim_outcome>
    </primary_outcome>
    <secondary_outcome>
      <sec_outcome></sec_outcome>
    </secondary_outcome>
    <secondary_sponsor>
      <sponsor_name></sponsor_name>
    </secondary_sponsor>
    <secondary_ids>
      <secondary_id>
        <sec_id></sec_id>
        <issuing_authority></issuing_authority>
      </secondary_id>
    </secondary_ids>
    <source_support>
      <source_name>Riphah International University</source_name>
    </source_support>
    <ethics_reviews>
      <ethics_review>
        <status>Approved</status>
        <approval_date>2020-03-27</approval_date>
        <contact_name>Riphah Ethical committee</contact_name>
        <contact_address>Narowal Road zafarwal, near total pump zafarwal Punjab Pakistan</contact_address>
        <contact_phone></contact_phone>
        <contact_email></contact_email>
      </ethics_review>
    </ethics_reviews>
  </trial>
</trials>
