Study to Evaluate Whether Dry Cupping Therapy Reduces Neck Pain and Improves Neck Movement and Daily Activities in People with Text Neck Caused by Prolonged Mobile Phone Use

Effectiveness of Dry Cupping Therapy on Pain, Cervical Range of Motion and Disability in Individual with Text Neck Syndrome - Nil

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Phase 2

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2026/03/105727

Enrollment

Registered

2026-03-09

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-03-30

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: 1.Static Dry Cupping Therapy 2. Neck muscle stretching 3. Isometrics exercises of neck muscles 4. Chin tuck: Dry cupping therapy will given for 10 minutes per session three days in a

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Neck pain, upper back pain, and shoulder pain since more than 3 months 2. Neck Disability Index score more than 10 percent 3. Visual Analogue Scale atleast 4 4. Short Version-Smartphone Addiction Scale more than 30 5. Daily Average Digital Screen Usage time atleast 5 Hours

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Recent surgical history of cervical spine or upper back 2. Skin allergies patient 3. Wound over cervical spine and shoulder region 4. Any congenital condition such as torticollis 5. Pateint diagnosed as cervical spine rediculopathy 6. Patient with migraine

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1.Visual Analogue Scale 2. Goniometer 3. Neck Disability IndexTimepoint: At. 1. Pre intervention (immediately after recruitment) 2. Post intervention	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
NILTimepoint: NIL	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactSanam Maurya

Maharishi Markandeshwar Institute of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation

mauryasanam737@gmail.com7009550221

Outcome results