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IRCT20220209053976N1 IRCT 2022-02-14 Khyber medical university A manual therapy technique used in physiotherapy to decrease pain and increase range of motion in chronic mechanical neck pain MET Immediate effects of muscle energy techniques and conventional physical therapy versus conventional physical therapy alone on pain and range of motion in patients with chronic mechanical neck pain: A randomized controlled trial 2022-03-01 anticipated 50 Complete https://irct.ir/trial/61841 interventional Randomization: Randomized, Blinding: Single blinded, Placebo: Not used, Assignment: Parallel, Purpose: Treatment, Randomization description: After participants are selected, they will be randomly allocated to control group and experimental group using lottery method in which they will be asked to select a piece of paper from a box. The piece of paper will be marked with initial of the groups (such as A or B) and then the participants will be allocated to the group initial that was on paper, Blinding description: Due to nature of study, it will not be feasible to blind researcher/therapist and subjects. However, assessor, who will assess pre and post scores, will be blind. N/A Chronic mechanical neck pain. Intervention 1: Experimental/Interventional Group (Group A): This group will be same as control group (as in having conventional physical therapy) but with addition of the intervention which will be muscle energy techniques (MET). Therapist will give resistance to produce isometric contraction in the muscles just short of the barrier. The patient strength of muscle contraction will be less than the therapist counter force of resistance. Therapist will hold the position for 7-10 seconds. Then a 30 seconds stretch will be given and the process will be repeated three times. Intervention 2: Control group B: This group will comprise of conventional therapy for the participants. Conventional therapy will include heating pad for 15-20 minutes and soft tissue release for 5 minutes. Yes - There is a plan to make this available What will be shared: I will provide study protocols, data analysis, codes When: After completion of my thesis and will provide for long time To whom: To IRCT and other members Conditions: For research and educational purposes Where to obtain: from websites and journals How to obtain: online Comments:
public Dr. Aatik Arsh PT
F1 Phase-6 Rd, Phase 5 Hayatabad
Peshawar Pakistan 25000 +92 344 6997046 aatikarshkmu@yahoo.com Khyber medical university scientific Dr. Aatik Arsh PT
F1 Phase-6 Rd, Phase 5 Hayatabad
Peshawar Pakistan 25000 +92 344 6997046 aatikarshkmu@yahoo.com Khyber medical university Pakistan Male and female Age 18-50 years Subjects having neck pain from previous 3 or more than 3 months 18 years 50 years Both Cervical radiculopathy or disc prolapse Absolute contraindications for MET include trauma, bone fractures, joint dislocation or cervical instability Absolute contraindications for hot pack include dermatitis, abnormal sensations, active bleeding and open wounds History of the neck surgery in the past 12 months Diagnosed cases of serious pathologies like infection, inflammation or malignancy M54.2 Cervicalgia Rehabilitation Rehabilitation Experimental/Interventional Group (Group A): This group will be same as control group (as in having conventional physical therapy) but with addition of the intervention which will be muscle energy techniques (MET). Therapist will give resistance to produce isometric contraction in the muscles just short of the barrier. The patient strength of muscle contraction will be less than the therapist counter force of resistance. Therapist will hold the position for 7-10 seconds. Then a 30 seconds stretch will be given and the process will be repeated three times. Control group B: This group will comprise of conventional therapy for the participants. Conventional therapy will include heating pad for 15-20 minutes and soft tissue release for 5 minutes. Cervical pain and range of motion. Timepoint: before intervention and immediately post intervention. Method of measurement: Pain will be measured using numerical pain rating scale and range of motion by goniometer. Khyber medical university Approved 2022-02-25 KMU ethics committee F1 Phase-6 Rd, Phase 5 Hayatabad Peshawar Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa Pakistan